Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion

Photo of Marie SherlockMarie Sherlock (Labour)
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Mr. McCormack summed up the real need to make right the defective legislation as it currently stands. Mr. Kevin Duffy's paper and our guests' contributions were clear that the reliance on the model of private arbitration simply does not work. The penalties are too few. I wish to understand a bit about employer interest in, and resistance to EWCs and the context in that regard. It is important that we have an employer here today. I wish to ask Ms McKeon about Oracle's experience and frustrations with the existing legislation. I understand that there is still no EWC but it is in the works at the moment.