Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 15:

In page 17, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“Access to workplaces

21. (1) A trade union official is entitled, in accordance with this section to enter a workplace for purposes related to:

(a) monitoring compliance with the operation of a registered employment agreement and sectoral employment order;

(b) monitoring compliance with other Acts dealing with employment-related rights of trade union members;

(c) to seek compliance with relevant requirements in any case where non-compliance is detected;

(d) discuss trade union business with trade union members;

(e) to seek to recruit employees as trade union members;

(f) to provide information on the trade union and trade union membership to any employee on the premises.

(2) A discussion in a workplace between an employee and a trade union official who is entitled under this section to enter the workplace for the purpose of the discussion must not exceed a reasonable duration.

(3) An employer may deduct from an employee’s wages any amount in respect of the time the employee is engaged in a discussion referred to in subsection (1)(d).”.

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