Seanad debates

Thursday, 29 May 2003

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

Part 2 deals with fixed-term work and the rights of fixed-term employees. Section 6 provides that an employee is a comparable permanent employee in relation to a fixed-term employee if (a) the permanent employee and the fixed-term employee are employed by the same or associated employer and one of the conditions referred to in (i),(ii) or (iii) is met; (b) where (a) does not apply (including a case where the fixed-term employee is the sole employee of the employer), then the permanent employee is specified in a collective agreement, being an agreement that for the time being has effect in relation to the relevant fixed-term employee, to be a comparable employee in relation to the fixed-term employee, or (c) where neither (a) nor (b) applies, the employee is employed in the same industry or sector of employment as the fixed-term employee and one of the conditions referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii) is met.

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