Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
European Work Councils and Legislative Provisions for Dispute Procedures: Discussion (Resumed)
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source
I obviously agree that the issue of extending the remit of the WRC is a route for this, but it seems that is not the only issue. This is about access to justice, which relates to the question of means, about which Dr. Altmeyer was making the point. It seems a central part of the legislation the Government will need to write is that means will have to be provided for. One has a David-and-Goliath situation here. On the one hand, we have some of the biggest corporations in the world, with effectively unlimited access to resources and, on the other hand, EWCs that do not have a mechanism to raise resources for themselves. They can only have what is provided by the companies. Does Mr. Sack agree that it is essential to have an obligation in the legislation for companies to provide for experts, legal advice and so on?
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