David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I support my two colleagues and the amendment. In a submission to the committee, the Employment Law Association of Ireland, ELAI, suggested this amendment and a number of other amendments as well. It noted that a number of employers do not provide proper statements setting out their full legal name. Some companies use a trade name and an employee believes they are employed by that business which in many cases is not registered, resulting in the employee having to get such details from the Revenue Commissioners to work out who is their employer. As P60s and P45s are not required to include the full legal name of the employer, the ELAI has noted that this causes huge difficulties because the case is not being pursued against the right entity. The ELAI advises that making it an offence not to advise an employee of the identity of the legal employer would result in savings and time not being wasted. We have all made that clear argument. We hope the Minister accepts the amendments tabled.