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- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: Information campaigns to publicise increases in the national minimum wage were conducted in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. These campaigns included advertising on television, radio and in the national and regional newspapers. The campaigns also involved the distribution of thousands of information leaflets and booklets to citizen information centres and post offices around the country. The...
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: As part of the Government's commitments under Sustaining Progress, in June 2005 the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment issued a White Paper on the review of the Employment Agency Act 1971. The deadline for submissions was 15 July 2005. The Department is currently finalising the heads of a Bill based on submissions received. This process will be completed by the end of June 2006,...
- Written Answers — Work Practices: Work Practices (28 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The labour inspectorate contacted the principal parties in regard to this issue on Tuesday, 13 March and subsequently met with senior representatives of the ESB and its agents, and these contacts have been ongoing since. In the meantime, labour inspectors have commenced inquiries with the contractor concerned in this case and have visited both the head office and the site in Moneypoint. Those...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (28 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The main purpose of the community employment, CE, programme operated by FÃS is to provide work experience and training for the long-term unemployed and other disadvantaged persons including those with a disability by giving them an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their...
- Job Losses. (28 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: As I said on the Adjournment some weeks ago, I am very concerned that Oasis in Ballina has decided to reduce its workforce to approximately 12 people within a period of two months. I am very conscious of the effect these job losses will have on the workers involved and their families, as weIl as the community in the surrounding area. I wish to assure the people concerned that the State...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 38 and 73 together. The latest statistics compiled by the Central Statistics Office indicate that the total labour force is 2.07 million. The assignment of previously announced additional labour inspectors was completed in November 2005. That brought the complement of serving inspectors to 31 officers. The increase in staffing represents almost a doubling...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: Officials from my Department's employment rights section have participated in all five meetings of the European Commission's group of national experts on the implementation of the posting of workers directive, since October 2003 when the group was first established. The group's mandate is to foster practical co-operation between EU member states regarding implementation of the directive....
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: In 2005, the Health and Safety Authority consulted widely with relevant interests in the cash in transit industry at all levels in the development of the "Guidelines for Employers, Employees and Clients involved in the Cash in Transit Industry", which were formally launched on 2 March this year. Speaking at the launch of the guidelines, my colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: In accordance with its remit under employment rights legislation, the labour inspectorate is empowered to examine particular employer records. In this connection, inspectors can examine copies of statements of pay or payslips and reconcile these with the payroll records. In addition, inspectors can examine the working time records that an employer is obliged to maintain. The preparation and...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The information requested is not readily available for the years 1946 to 1984, inclusive, and can only be obtained by the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of officials' time and resources relative to the information sought. In 1985, two cases relating to Dunnes Stores were referred to the Labour Court under section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946. Since 1986, no referrals have...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The Labour Inspectorate of my Department is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland, including immigrant workers. The inspectorate operates without any differentiation with regard to worker nationality, as statutory employment rights and protections apply to immigrant workers in exactly the same manner as they do to other workers. In...
- Written Answers — National Reform Programme: National Reform Programme (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 52 together. The overall assessment of the Irish national reform programme, NRP, by the European Commission is very positive. It acknowledges the strong labour market performance in Ireland over the past five years and the effectiveness of our policies to sustain and enhance employment growth. The emphasis in the NRP on measures to integrate inactive...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: In general there is no employment rights legislation covering overtime. While the Organisation of Working Act 1997 regulates rest breaks and maximum weekly working hours it does not cover overtime payment. Employees do not have a statutory entitlement to overtime pay except in certain employments covered by employment regulation orders and registered employment agreements. Policy on overtime...
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The Health and Safety Authority began a consultation process with the social partners and key players in the construction industry on proposed new construction regulations under the safety, health and welfare at work legislation in 2003. The authority undertook public consultation during a six-week period towards the end of last year. A total of 46 submissions was received during this latter...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment circulated a discussion document, Mandate and Resourcing of the Labour Inspectorate, to the social partners in early 2005. That document was the basis for further consideration by the employment rights compliance group, ERCG. The ERCG, which is made up of representatives of the social partners, including the CIF and SIPTU, together with the...
- Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The expert advisory group's report on workplace bullying was launched and published by me on 17 August 2005. This report is freely available on my Department's website or directly from the Department. My Department is currently in the process of implementing the group's recommendation to conduct a follow up survey on workplace bullying, which is similar to the survey conducted for the last...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The labour inspectorate of the Department is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland, including immigrant workers. The inspectorate operates without any differentiation with regard to worker nationality as statutory employment rights and protections apply to immigrant workers in exactly the same manner as they do to other workers. In...
- Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The National Economic and Social Forum published its report entitled Creating a More Inclusive Labour Market, last month. It is a comprehensive report which aims to make practical recommendations to help create more opportunities for vulnerable people to access training, education and find better quality jobs in the labour market. The report's recommendations are wide ranging and involve the...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: In the case of the construction sector, there are two separate registered employment agreements, REAs â the construction industry, wages and conditions of employment, registered employment agreement and the construction industry, pensions assurance and sick pay, registered employment agreement, generally referred to as CFOPS. In 2005 the labour inspectorate carried out 50 inspections/visits...
- Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (23 Mar 2006)
Tony Killeen: The national minimum wage legislation provides for a monetary deduction which can be made from the statutory minimum pay of an employee if the employee is provided with board and/or lodgings as follows: For full board and lodgings, â¬54.13 per week or â¬7.73 per day. For full board only per week, â¬32.14 per week or â¬4.60 per day. For lodgings only per week, â¬21.85 per week or â¬3.14...