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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. It is clear that we need legislation on this. I do not think we should rush it. We should look for submissions, however, because the devil is in the detail. When Mr. Hayes says that this could become the model across Europe, we want to make sure that it is a good model. There is something that I think is worth exploring further. Under the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Does Mr. Hayes want to see barristers on one side?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: To go further on that on experts, does Mr. Hayes accept that it should be the right of the works councils to decide the experts themselves-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: -----that the funding should be provided by the employer but that the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Can I ask Ms McKeon what sort of agreement Oracle has or would like to have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: I support SIPTU's point about the levels of fines, which is a real problem. Is the point I am making about legal representation for EWCs a concern, with the potential for significant imbalance if this model is adopted?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. Sheridan. Returning to Mr. Hayes, he is at pains to emphasise that the kinds of companies he works with are okay with EWCs, they want them to work and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Is it not the case that Mr. Hayes is opposed to the Radtke report which was just mentioned -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: ----- because it would strengthen the position of employees in the process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: It might mean that they would pass over all the information and not withhold it though, which is can be an issue at EWCs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: To start with Ms McKeon, why does Oracle not have an agreement with its EWC?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: How long has it been in negotiations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: What is preventing agreement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Okay. Let us say an agreement were to be concluded before we deal with this, it is the case it could include provisions for mediation in the agreement. That would be common enough in agreements between EWCs and companies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Would they generally not have mediation clauses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Mr. Hayes mentioned the problems with the Central Arbitration Committee, CAC, process in Britain. Who has the problems with the CAC process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: Does SIPTU know if the EWC has said anything about a question of legal means, legal representation and so on? Would SIPTU have a concern with the WRC Labour Court process in that sometimes employers just do not turn up to these things? Is there a danger this would happen with European works councils?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: But in this scenario there could be barristers on one side, is that not the case?
- Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: It has not been done.
- Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)
Paul Murphy: The Government is implementing the changes we suggested.