Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)

Sinn Féin supports the retrospective nature of the legislation but is concerned that, due to the passage of time while enacting the legislation, many workers may have been obliged to endure unequal pay and conditions. While this measure caters for pay, it does not cater for the other matters. Sinn Féin believes this should not be the case and that workers should be entitled to claim back, for example, time off in respect of breaks and so on if they were treated unfairly.

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