Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
Section 4 raises the fines of £5O and £10 provided for in section 10(1) of the Employment Agency Act 1971 to €2,000 and €1,000 respectively. It also amends section 28(8) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and section 17(8) of the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 by removing the time limit of six weeks. which applies at present to referrals of rights commissioners' decisions to the Labour Court. It further provides for a technical amendment of section 39(2) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 relating to the powers of a rights commissioner, the Employment Appeals Tribunal or the Labour Court to amend decisions in certain cases.
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