Press release

From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Last updated on 4 May 2023

• the Bill will further enhance the protection of employees in a collective redundancy situation following their employer’s insolvency by amending the Protection of Employment Act 1977, which governs collective redundancy rules, and the Companies Act 2014
• the Bill will also provide for the establishment of a new statutory Employment Law Review Group which will advise the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on all aspects of employment and redundancy law
• the Bill will strengthen the already robust legislative protections and safeguards afforded to the employees involved

Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, and Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, today announced they have secured government approval for the priority drafting of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023.

The Bill will deliver on important Programme for Government commitments and serves to implement the remaining commitments in the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency.

The Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency was published in June 2021, following extensive engagement with the social partners. The policy objective of this Plan is to further enhance the protection of employees facing collective redundancy in a way that does not...

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