When we closed on this Bill yesterday, I had made the point on the contract now required by an employer, but I expressed concern about subsection (4) which deals with notice to employees of procedure for and grounds of dismissal. Subsection (4) reads:
Where an employee is dismissed, the employer shall, if so requested, furnish to the employee within 14 days of the request, particulars in writing of the grounds for the dismissal,...
Who is entitled to make the request? Is it the employee or can somebody on his behalf make it? I ask this question because of other points we will be coming to in later sections. The Minister agreed to amend this Bill on Report Stage to cover the employee who dies within that period and whose dependants may become entitled to benefit from the unfair dismissal.