Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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298. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation is in place to deal with employee-employer disputes regarding issues such as hours of work and pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13091/15]

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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There is a comprehensive corpus of employment rights legislation in place providing protection for employees, including legislation governing working time and pay. This includes the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, the Payment of Wages Act 1991, the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001, the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001, the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 and the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012. These Acts provide for redress mechanisms through the dispute settling institutions of the State, in circumstances where an individual considers that they are not getting their legal entitlements.

In addition, under the Industrial Relations Acts, workers, either individually or collectively, can refer a dispute with their employer regarding terms and conditions of employment, not already governed by statute, to the Labour Relations Commission or the Labour Court, who can assist in the resolution of the dispute.