Redundancy Payments Act, 1967
Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“the Act of 1952” means the Social Welfare Act, 1952 ; | ||
“business” includes a trade, industry, profession or undertaking, or any activity carried on by a person or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, or by a public or local authority or a Department of State, and the performance of its functions by a public or local authority or a Department of State; | ||
“date of dismissal”, in relation to an employee, means— | ||
(a) where his contract of employment is terminated by notice given by his employer, the date on which that notice expires, | ||
(b) where his contract of employment is terminated without notice, whether by the employer or by the employee, the date on which the termination takes effect, and | ||
(c) where he is employed under a contract for a fixed term, and that term expires without the contract being renewed, the date on which that term expires, | ||
and cognate phrases shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“employee” means a person who has entered into or works under (or, in the case of a contract which has been terminated, worked under) a contract with an employer, whether the contract is for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, is express or implied, oral or in writing, and whether it is a contract of service or apprenticeship or otherwise, and “employer” and reference to employment shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“employee's redundancy contribution” and “employer's redundancy contribution” have the meanings assigned to them by section 27; | ||
“the Employment Service” means the employment service operated under the control of the Minister and known by that title; | ||
“lay-off” has the meaning assigned to it by section 11 (1); | ||
“lump sum” has the meaning assigned to it by section 19; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act; | ||
“rebate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 29; | ||
“redundancy payment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7; | ||
“short-time” has the meaning assigned to it by section 11 (2); | ||
“sickness” or “illness” includes being incapable of work within the meaning of the Act of 1952; | ||
“special redundancy scheme” has the meaning assigned to it by section 47; | ||
“the Tribunal” has the meaning assigned to it by section 39 (1); | ||
“week”, in relation to an employee whose remuneration is calculated weekly by a week ending on a day other than Saturday, means a week ending on that other day and, in relation to any other employee, means a week ending on Saturday, and “weekly” shall be construed accordingly; | ||
“weekly payment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 30. | ||
(2) In this Act a reference to a Part, section or schedule is to a Part or section of, or schedule to, this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection, paragraph, sub-paragraph or other division is to the subsection, paragraph, sub-paragraph or other division of the provision (including a schedule) in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to another provision is intended. | ||
(4) For the purposes of the operation of this Act in relation to an employee whose remuneration is payable to him by a person other than his employer, reference in this Act to an employer shall be construed as reference to the person by whom the remuneration is payable. |