Written answers

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Labour Inspectorate

11:00 pm

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recommendations in relation to the mandate of the labour inspectorate which were proposed in the report, Mandate and Resourcing of the Labour Inspectorate, circulated by his Department to the social partners in early 2005. [11754/06]

Photo of Tony KilleenTony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment circulated a discussion document, Mandate and Resourcing of the Labour Inspectorate, to the social partners in early 2005. That document was the basis for further consideration by the employment rights compliance group, ERCG. The ERCG, which was made up of representatives of the social partners, including the CIF and SIPTU, together with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance, has completed its report. The report will inform the current national partnership discussions.

Some of the key proposals in the report are: a streamlining of access to redress through the existing employment rights bodies, thus enabling individuals with the information and facility to more easily vindicate their employment rights and entitlements; greater emphasis on proper record keeping together with increased transparency regarding pay and the associated information provided to employees on payslips; organisational improvements in the service provided by the employment rights compliance section of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, including the labour inspectorate, which includes a regionalised structure; and major investment in education and information dissemination on employment rights obligations and entitlements for both employers and employees. The resourcing of the labour inspectorate and options to enhance the effectiveness of our employment rights compliance regime are being considered in the current round of social partnership discussions.

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Acts for which the labour inspectorate has responsibility for inspecting compliance with. [11759/06]

Photo of Tony KilleenTony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The labour inspectorate is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland under the following legislative instruments: Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004, including employment regulation orders and registered employment agreements; Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996; Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; Parental Leave Act 1998; National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and Carers Leave Act 2001. Furthermore, officers assigned to the labour inspectorate perform the duty of authorised officers under the following legislative instruments: Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003; Employment Agency Act 1971; Protection Of Employment Act 1977; Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2004; and Payment of Wages Act 1991.

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