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Employment Rights

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Questions (20)

Mick Barry

Question:

20. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the six monthly reports on inspections that used to be produced by the National Employment Rights Authority can be reinstituted. [39123/16]

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The Workplace Relations Act 2015 provides for the establishment of a new two-tier workplace relations structure to replace the previously existing five workplace relations bodies. A new single body of first instance called the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was created from 1st October 2015 and a separate appeals body, which is effectively an expanded Labour Court.

The WRC incorporates the functions of the Labour Relations Commission (including the Rights Commissioner Service), the Equality Tribunal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (first instance jurisdiction only), and the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA).

Since its establishment the WRC has published its Annual Report for 2015 and two six monthly Progress Reports and Commentaries. These Progress Reports include activity reports and data on the work of the Information and Customer Services and Inspection and Enforcement Divisions of the Commission. Both the Information and Customer Services and Inspection and Enforcement Divisions of the WRC carry out the functions of the former National Employment Rights Authority (NERA).

The Progress Reports set out the work undertaken by the WRC in its first year of operation and also identify trends emerging in dispute resolution, adjudication, labour inspection, and enforcement.

The Progress Reports and Commentaries are published on the Workplace Relations Website and can be accessed at www.workplacerelationsie.

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