Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have a very strong suite of employment rights in this country to protect and support workers in redundancy situations and employers must comply with a number of legal obligations when proposing collective redundancies, including the requirement to consult and provide information to employees and their representatives for a 30-day period before any notice of redundancy can issue. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment must also be notified of the proposals at least 30 days before the dismissal takes place. I ask that the organisation engage with the Workplace Relations Commission.

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