Employment Rights Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2013

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Questions (313)

Joe Higgins

Question:

313. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the findings made in favour of employees or former employees against employers by the Employment Appeals Tribunal since 2010 resulting in the the award of sums to employees, the number of instances in which employers have not adhered to those findings resulting in referrals to the National Employment Rights Authority for enforcement of payment; and the rate of success for NERA in dealing with such referrals. [22693/13]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The number of awards made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) that have been referred to the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) for enforcement since 2010 is outlined in the table below. The number of cases closed for each year represents the total number of those where resolution/payment has been secured and those where it was not. The success rate by NERA in relation to the enforcement of awards is dependent on a number of different factors such as the employer's ability to pay, whether or not the employer is solvent or still trading and the costs associated with pursuing the enforcement of individual awards through the courts.

Enforcement of Determinations made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal

Year	2010	2011	2012	2013 (to 10/05/2013)
Number of cases closed	32	30	49	24
No. of cases where payment was made and resolved	11	11	21	8
Success Rate	34%	37%	43%	33%