Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
On the agrifood pilot, and I have some experience in this regard from the same place as Senator Gavan, it was stated that employers have an obligation concerning the protection of workers' rights and their minimum entitlements. In the context of enforcement, how many employers have been found to be in breach of the requirements in this area and what are the levels of associated penalties? I ask that because it strikes me as being somewhat academic for us to have a conversation about updating legislation if the existing legislation is not being used. I ask Ms Ward to outline the number of breaches and the penalties in that regard.
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