Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006
Number 9 of 2006
EMPLOYEES (PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 1 February 2019
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019), enacted 25 January 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including Brown Crab (Conservation Of Stocks) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 26 of 2019), made 1 February 2019, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 9 of 2006
EMPLOYEES (PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 1 February 2019
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
3. Right of employees to information and consultation.
4. Application — workforce thresholds.
5. Calculating workforce thresholds.
7. Process for establishing information and consultation arrangements.
10. Standard rules on information and consultation.
13. Protection of employees’ representatives.
16. Power of Court to administer oaths and compel witnesses.
21. Notification obligations of transferor to transferee in the event of transfer of an undertaking.
22. Short title and commencement.
Standard Rules on Information and Consultation
Election of Employees’ Representatives
Redress for Contravention of Section 13(1)
Acts Referred to
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1981, No. 11 |
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2005, No. 23 |
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1991, No. 25 |
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1977, No. 7 |
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1941, No. 22 |
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Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 |
1996, No. 20 |
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005 |
Number 9 of 2006
EMPLOYEES (PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION) ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 1 February 2019
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTIVE 2002/14/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1 AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 11 MARCH 2002 BY PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR INFORMING AND CONSULTING EMPLOYEES IN UNDERTAKINGS, TO IMPLEMENT ARTICLE 3(2) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 2001/23/EC OF 12 MARCH 2001 2 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFERS OF UNDERTAKINGS, BUSINESSES OR PARTS OF UNDERTAKINGS OR BUSINESSES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[9th April, 2006]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
Editorial Notes:
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Act included in definitions of “employment enactment” and “relevant enactment” (1.08.2015) by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 2 and sch. 1 part 2 item 13, S.I. No. 338 of 2015, with the following effects:
• Authorised officers or inspectors under employment enactments deemed to be appointed under Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 26(2) and subject to termination under s. 26(4).
• Powers of inspectors for purposes of relevant enactments defined in Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 27.
• Workplace Relations Commission, an inspector or an adjudication officer authorised to disclose employer’s registered number or employee’s PPSN to enable Labour Court to perform functions under relevant enactments by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 31(5).
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and official body to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 32.
• Power of Workplace Relations Commission and contracting authority to disclose information to each other concerning the commission of offence under employment enactment/ relevant enactment provided by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 33.
• Powers of Minister to prosecute under relevant enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 37.
• Functions of EAT to hear claims under employment enactments transferred to Workplace Relations Commission and references to EAT construed by Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015) s. 66(1), (2), not commenced as of date of revision.
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Code of Practice to assist employers, employees and their representatives in implementing provisions of Act made (29.04.2008) by Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice on Information and Consultation) (Declaration) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 132 of 2008).