Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion

Ms Maeve McElwee:

I cannot prevent that happening. It is a voluntary agreement between two parties that we are now aiming to make a statutory obligation. That is very challenging because there are different agreements in every individual company. It would be necessary to change many laws to make that happen. That is my challenge to this legislative measure.