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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (27 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Health and Safety Authority’s national programme of inspections is intended to advise on and support the use of, effective health and safety management, to reduce the risks of workplace injuries, ill health and fatalities in workplaces. The frequency of inspection visits is governed by a range of factors: the standards of health and safety in the workplace; management’s...

Other Questions: National Minimum Wage (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: It is worth noting that the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, and I have worked very hard to re-establish a registered employment agreement, REA, system that will be constitutionally and legislatively robust. We will be introducing the legislation very shortly. We have a joint labour committee system in place and work is ongoing on two particular sectors covered by JLCs, where I expect we...

Other Questions: National Minimum Wage (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: The living wage concept is grounded in the idea that a person’s wage should be sufficient to maintain a safe and decent standard of living. At an individual level the resources required to achieve a minimum essential standard of living are very dependent on family circumstances and thus the interaction of individual earnings with household income and supports such as child benefit,...

Other Questions: National Minimum Wage (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: There is provision in the review of the JLC sector and the fact that we have put the JLC system on a stronger legislative and constitutional footing for the establishment, for example, of a JLC in the retail sector. Under the legislation it is a matter for employers, employees and trade unions to engage. I am very interested in the concept of a living wage and have engaged with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: In accordance with the statement of Government priorities from the Tánaiste and Taoiseach last July, last February I commissioned the University of Limerick, UL, to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero-hour and low-hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: I hope Deputy Collins will welcome the collective bargaining legislation the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and I have been working on for some time now and which will be published shortly and made available to all Deputies. I look forward to her input on that because that is about levelling the playing field and trying to create a fairer future in the workplace. We can discuss issues around...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: I thank Deputy Collins for her interest in this area. It is, however, important to acknowledge the point that the Minister, Deputy Bruton, made earlier, namely, that we have seen huge growth in full-time employment in this country over the last 12-18 months in particular, which is borne out by CSO data. The vast majority of jobs created are full-time jobs created by hard-working businesses...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Waste Management Regulations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: Under the legislation re-establishing joint labour committees, JLCs, it is not a matter for the Minister to dictate whether there should be a JLC or another wage setting mechanism. It is a matter for the Labour Court to examine the need for a particular type of wage setting mechanism in a sector. I am always anxious to ensure that there are proper standards in every industry. Last year,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Waste Management Regulations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: There are approximately 100 registered household kerbside waste collection companies operating in Ireland and there are approximately 3,000 waste collection permits currently extant. The industry employs almost 6,000 people directly while the indirect labour figure is less clear. Given the number of companies competing for business in the household kerbside waste collection sector, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Waste Management Regulations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: The HSA, an agency under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, decided to undertake a focused campaign of inspection and engagement with the players in the waste management sector last year. The aim was to ensure that there were improved standards of performance in the industry and a renewed focus on workplace health and safety due to the issues of which the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: Cabinet approval was obtained on Wednesday last, May 6th, to publish the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. Publication is expected this week with enactment to follow as expeditiously as possible thereafter. The main purpose of the Bill is twofold: Firstly to provide (1) for the reintroduction of a mechanism for the registration of employment agreements between an employer or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: Cabinet approval was obtained on Wednesday last, May 6th, to publish the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. Publication is expected this week with enactment to follow as expeditiously as possible thereafter. The main purpose of the Bill is twofold: Firstly to provide (1) for the reintroduction of a mechanism for the registration of employment agreements between an employer or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: Cabinet approval was obtained on Wednesday last, May 6th, to publish the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. Publication of the Bill is expected this week with enactment to follow as expeditiously as possible thereafter. The main purpose of the Bill is twofold: Firstly to provide (1) for the reintroduction of a mechanism for the registration of employment agreements between an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: In accordance with the Statement of Government Priorities, I commissioned, last February, the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are: - To fill the gap in knowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: Cabinet approval was obtained on Wednesday last, May 6th, to publish the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. Publication is expected this week with enactment to follow as expeditiously as possible thereafter. The main purpose of the Bill is twofold: Firstly to provide (1) for the reintroduction of a mechanism for the registration of employment agreements between an employer or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Aer Lingus Staff (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: I take it the issue that is the subject of the deputy’s question is the reported outsourcing of cabin crew for the new Boeing 767 aircraft which is being leased by Aer Lingus for three months over the summer period to meet seasonal demand on the Shannon to Boston route. I would urge the parties involved to avail of internal dispute resolution mechanisms to try and resolve the issues in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: A General Approach was adopted by the EPSCO Council on 11th December 2014 on the proposal for a Directive which aims to provide for a more uniform protection of seafarers' labour rights, including the right to information and consultation, and affording seafarers the same rights as those enjoyed by workers on shore. The compromise position agreed by the EPSCO Council reflects the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Central Statistics Office Quarterly National Household Survey indicates that at the end of Quarter 4 2014 there were 116,700 persons engaged in construction, 43,400 of which were self employed. This equates to 37%. Ireland’s body of employment rights legislation protects all persons legally employed in Ireland on an employer-employee basis. Where NERA receives complaints in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: In accordance with the Statement of Government priorities, I commissioned, last February, the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are: - To fill the gap in knowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: In accordance with the Statement of Government priorities, I commissioned, last February, the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are: - To fill the gap in knowledge that...