Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, generally, the relationship will have broken down. I have been on both sides of the table, defending employers as well as taking cases on behalf of employees. Sometimes that engagement is facilitated by employers and they hit the intransigence of only one answer and cannot meet that. To be fair, many well-intentioned employers fall foul of the legislation not through their own willingness to do so. There are some really good employers against which rulings may be made.