Vol. 542 No. 1
50 Mr. O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative proposals she has to ensure that employees who do not opt for a cashless payroll system for the payment of wages and who are part of a superannuation scheme are not paid a lesser pension than their colleagues who opt for the cashless payment system (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23621/01]
The Payment of Wages Act, 1991, provides that every employee has the right to a readily negotiable mode of wage payment, including cheque, credit transfer, cash, postal or money order and bank draft. The Act, which also obliges employers to give to each employee with every wage payment a written statement of gross wages and itemised deductions, does not deal with pension entitlements. In the circumstances, I have no legislative proposals to address the situation outlined by the Deputy, which is a matter for the parties concerned.
