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

Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1977

9. Section 12 of the Act of 1977 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) The Minister may prescribe the particulars to be specified in a notification under this section and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, regulations under this section shall make provision for the following:

(a) particulars of the employer;

(b) particulars of the proposed collective redundancies;

(c) particulars of the consultations with the employees’ representatives;

(d) such other particulars in relation to the employer’s proposal as the Minister considers appropriate.”,

and

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):

“(4) In the case of collective redundancies arising from the employer’s business being terminated following the commencement of bankruptcy or winding up proceedings or for any other reason as a result of a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the responsible person shall comply with the obligations of an employer under this section.”.