Seanad debates

Friday, 4 July 2003

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.

 

As with all legislation, we are setting up a legal framework under which both fixed-term employees and employers must operate. The redress procedures in the Bill, namely, the rights commissioner service and the Labour Court, are in place for both parties to use if problems arise. Furthermore, the Government's amendment to section 13 of the Bill may prevent an employer from dismissing an employee – by not renewing a fixed-term contract – where the purpose is the avoiding of that employee becoming permanent. The new text substantially improves the provisions in section 9 of the Bill. I thank Senator O'Toole for his constructive amendment that essentially has led us to the text we now have.

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