Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006

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Number 9 of 2006

EMPLOYEES (PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION) ACT 2006

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Interpretation.

2. Regulations.

3. Right of employees to information and consultation.

4. Application — workforce thresholds.

5. Calculating workforce thresholds.

6. Employees’ representative.

7. Process for establishing information and consultation arrangements.

8. Negotiated agreements.

9. Pre-existing agreements.

10. Standard rules on information and consultation.

11. Direct involvement.

12. Co-operation.

13. Protection of employees’ representatives.

14. Confidential information.

15. Dispute resolution.

16. Power of Court to administer oaths and compel witnesses.

17. Enforcement.

18. Inspectors.

19. Offences.

20. Penalties.

21. Notification obligations of transferor to transferee in the event of transfer of an undertaking.

22. Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE 1

Standard Rules on Information and Consultation

SCHEDULE 2

Election of Employees’ Representatives

SCHEDULE 3

Redress for Contravention of Section 13(1)

Acts Referred to

Number 9 of 2006

EMPLOYEES (PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION) ACT 2006

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:

¹O.J. No. L080, 23/03/2002, p. 29

²O.J. No. L082, 22/03/2001, p. 16