Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007
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Amendment of section 4 (classes of persons to which this Act applies) of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 . |
15.— Section 4 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1): | |
“(1) Subject to this section and to section 47, this Act applies to— | ||
(a) employees employed in employment which is insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 , | ||
(b) employees who were so employed in such employment in the period of four years ending on the date of termination of employment, and | ||
(c) employees who have attained the age of 66 years and are in employment that would be insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 but for— | ||
(i) their attainment of that age, or | ||
(ii) the fact that the employment concerned is excepted employment by reason of paragraph 2, 4 or 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act.”. |