Dáil debates

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages

 

11:30 am

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak in support of amendment No. 10. Deputy Tóibín is right, in that there is a large corpus of employment rights and responsibilities about which most people are not aware. Nor do they know how to access them until such a time as employment relationships have been terminated or soured to such an extent that people seek out their union officials or solicitors. A basic information sheet should be available and visible in every workplace. Given the multicultural nature of our workforce, consideration should also be given to producing it in a number of languages, including Gaeilge. There is no sense in us giving time to debates on this Bill or the industrial relations (amendment) Bill unless the practical consequences and benefits of the legislation are made available and visible to those they will benefit.

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