Seanad debates

Wednesday, 2 April 2003

The Leader might find out from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment why a Bill, which arises from an EU directive, supposed to be transposed into Irish law by this year to allow specific rights to part-time workers, has yet to be published and put through both Houses of the Oireachtas. In January the Government said this Bill was a priority. The Bill simply puts into place a range of European directive rights for our workers, giving them permanent rights of employment where they are on fixed-term contracts. It would also be a significant help to those people from outside this country who are working here, some of whom are being treated abominably. We saw the case in the newspapers earlier this week of the Ukrainian people who have been treated very shabbily indeed. We need this legislation in place. The Leader might find out when it is likely to be published and put through both Houses of the Oireachtas.

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