Protection of Employment Act 1977
Collective redundancies not to take effect for 30 days.
14.—F35[(1) An employer or a responsible person shall not effect collective redundancies before the expiry of the period of 30 days beginning on the date of the relevant notification under section 12.]
(2) Where collective redundancies are effected by an employer before the expiry of the 30-day period mentioned in subsection (1) the employer shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding F36[€250,000].
F37[(3) F38[…]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F35
Substituted (1.07.2024) by Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (14/2024), s. 11(a), S.I. No. 303 of 2024.
F36
Substituted (8.05.2007) by Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 (27/2007), s. 13, commenced on enactment.
F37
Inserted (9.12.1996) by Protection of Employment Order 1996 (S.I. No. 370 of 1996), art. 12.
F38
Deleted (1.07.2024) by Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (14/2024), s. 11(b), S.I. No. 303 of 2024.
Editorial Notes:
E18
Previous affecting provision: fine substituted (20.12.2001) by Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (45/2001), s. 21, (S.I. No. 636 of 2001), superseded as per F-note above.