Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2024
256. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will honour the terms of the Employment Regulation Order for the security industry and issue a pay rise as promised, which was promised to rise to €14.50 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16134/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn the 25th August 2023, I signed the Employment Regulation Order for the Security Sector which came into force on 4th September 2023. The ERO provided for a wage increase to €12.90 per hour from that date. The full details of the ERO are available here: si-no-424-of-2023-employment-regulation-order-security-industry-joint-labour-committee-2023.pdf (enterprise.gov.ie)
I have not to date received a proposal from the Labour Court in relation to any other ERO for the Security Sector.
Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions. If a JLC adopts proposals for an ERO for a sector, it will submit them to the Labour Court for consideration. The Labour Court will then make a decision on the adoption of the proposals. If the Court decides to adopt the proposals, a copy is presented to me and, if I consider it appropriate to do so, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposals.
