Mary Harney
Ceist:83 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he has investigated the complaints of a group of employees (details supplied) in Dublin 4 regarding holiday pay. [12355/97]
Written Answers. - Employees' Holiday Pay.
The Holidays (Employees) Acts, 1973 and 1991 provide a statutory minimum entitlement to annual leave and public holidays for eligible employees including regular part-time employees. A complaint was submitted to my Department by an employee of the company named by the Deputy that he had not received all his holiday entitlements under the above Acts from his employer. While his claim was being investigated 34 other employees of the company also submitted similar claims under the Acts. I have arranged for an inspection of the employer's records following which an inspector's report will be available. If the complaints are not resolved satisfactorily through agreement between the parties, statements wil be taken from the complainants and the matter will be referred to my legal advisers for consideration as to the initiation of legal proceedings, if appropriate.
My Department will endeavour to have the matter expedited and will keep the complainants informed of developments as they arise.