Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2023
73. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many job losses have been reported to his Department from 1 January 2023 to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41843/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy.
Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are:
• 5 employees where 21-49 are employed,
• 10 employees where 50-99 are employed,
• 10% of the employees where 100-299 are employed,
• 30 employees where 300 or more are employed.
I want to emphasise that statistics on collective redundancy notifications do not reflect the number of actual job losses. Redundancies which occur outside the parameters set out are not required to be notified to the Department. As such, information on collective redundancy notifications does not reflect the total number of actual redundancies that take place across the workforce. Furthermore, not all proposed redundancies result in actual redundancies as alternatives can be found during the 30-day consultation period between employers and employees and job losses may be avoided.
The number of notifications in 2023 which specified potential redundancies in the area mentioned is as follows:
|
No. of notifications |
No. of potential redundancies notified |
|
3 |
44 |
