All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	10 May 1977	Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (Commencement) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 139 of 1977), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Protection of Employment Acts	27/2007, s. 1(2)
	1/2014, s. 1(17)
Collectively cited Protection of Employment Acts included in definition of Employment, relevant Enactments	16/2015, s. 2 and sch. 1 item 19
Functions transferred and references construed subject to transitional provisions	S.I. No. 438 of 2020, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, sch., part. 1
	S.I. No. 361 of 2017, arts. 1(2) 2, 3(1)(a), (2), 4-8
	S.I. No. 18 of 1993, art. 4, sch., pt. 1
Certain services reckonable for purposes of	10/2003, ss. 6, 35 (1) (3)
S. 2(1) amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 4
	27/2007, s. 11
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 3
	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 4
S. 6 substituted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 5
S. 7(2)(c) substit.	1/2014, ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6
S. 7(2)(d) deleted	S.I. No. 15 of 2018, reg. 4(1)
S. 7(2)(e) deleted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 6
S. 9 redress and appeals procedure provided	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 2
S. 9 complaints procedure provided	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 6
S. 9 applied	27/2007, s. 6(1). Note also s. 3
S. 9(1) substituted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 5(a)
S. 9(1) amended	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 7
S. 9(2)(a) amended	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 8
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 4
S. 9(3) am.	27/2007, s. 12
S. 9(3) applied	27/2007, ss. 7(4)(a), 10(2)(a). Note also s. 3
S. 9(4) inserted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 5(b)
S. 10 redress and appeals procedure provided	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 2
S. 10 complaints procedure provided	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 6
S. 10(1) amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 6(a)
S. 10(2)(c) substituted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 9(a)
S. 10(2)(cc) ins.	13/2012, s. 17
S. 10(2)(e) ins.	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 9(b)
S. 10(2)(f) ins.	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, art. 9(b)
S. 10(3) amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 6(b)
S. 10A inserted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 10
S. 11 designated as s. 11(1)	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 7(a)
S. 11 relevant offence for the purposes of	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 36
S 11 fixed payment notice penalty in respect of breach of offence under section provided	S.I No. 705 of 2023, reg. 4(1)
	S.I. No. 419 of 2015, reg. 4(1)
S. 11 am.	27/2007, s. 13 and table
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 5(a)
S. 11(2), (3) inserted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 7(b)
S. 11A inserted	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 ref. 3
S. 11A amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 8(a)
S. 11A relevant redress provision specified	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 41(5)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 1 item 3
S. 11A(b) amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 8(b)
S. 11B inserted	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 ref. 3
S. 11B relevant redress provision specified	16/2015, ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), sch. 6 pt. 2 item 3
S. 12 applied	27/2007, s. 6(1). Note also s. 3
S. 12 particulars specified	S.I. No. 140 of 1977, art. 2
S. 12(1) applied	27/2007, s. 10(2)(a). Note also s. 3
S. 12(2) substituted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 9(a)
S. 12(4) inserted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 11
S. 12(4) substituted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 9(b)
S. 12(5) inserted	S.I. No. 15 of 2018, reg. 4(2)
S. 13 designated as s. 13(1)	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 10(a)
S. 13 am.	27/2007, s. 13 and table
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 5(b)
S. 13(2), (3) inserted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 10(b)
S. 14 am.	27/2007, s. 13 and table
S. 14(1) substituted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 11(a)
S. 14(2), am.	45/2001, ss. 2, 21
S. 14(3) inserted	S.I. No. 370 of 1996, arts. 1(2), 12
S. 14(3) deleted	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 11(b)
S. 17(3) am.	27/2007, s. 13 and table
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 5(c)
S. 18(3) am.	27/2007, s. 13 and table
	S.I. No. 488 of 2000, reg. 5(d)
S. 20 amended	14/2024, ss. 1(3), 12

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 3(2)	Protection of Employment Order 1996 (S.I. No. 370 of 1996)
S. 12	Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (Notification of Proposed Collective Redundancies) Regulations 1977 (S.I. No. 140 of 1977)
S. 12(2)	Protection of Employment Act 1977 (Notification of Proposed Collective Redundancies) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 324 of 2024)