Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024

Functions of Review Group

14. (1) The Review Group shall monitor, review and advise the Minister in accordance with the programme of work determined by the Minister under section 16 (1) on matters concerning—

(a) the implementation, amendment and consolidation of employment enactments,

(b) legislative proposals and the introduction of new legislation relating to the employment of persons and redundancy practices in the State,

(c) the Rules of the Superior Courts and judgments of courts which relate to the operation of employment enactments,

(d) the State’s membership of the European Union in so far as it is relevant to the operation of employment enactments,

(e) international developments in employment and redundancy law in so far as they represent best practice and may provide a model for developments in the State,

(f) emerging trends in the workplace or changes to the way employment and redundancy matters operate, and

(g) other related matters.

(2) In advising the Minister, the Review Group shall promote the modernisation and efficacy of legislation relating to the employment of persons and redundancy practices.

(3) In this section, “employment enactment” has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 .