Press release
Plan for Action published on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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Ministers of State in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Robert Troy TD and Damien English TD, published the Plan for Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency which sets out Government’s work to enhance protections and ensure transparency for employees in insolvency situations.
The Plan follows the commitment in the Programme for Government to review whether the legal provisions surrounding collective redundancies and the liquidation of companies effectively protect the rights of workers. It outlines short-term and medium-term measures that will further enhance the protection of employees in a way that does not overly impede businesses and their operations.
In developing the plan, the department considered several matters including investigating whether there were gaps or deficiencies in company and employment law that could be addressed to improve the position of employees who find themselves in a redundancy situation due to company insolvency. The process included consultation with trade unions and business representative bodies.
The main provisions of the Plan include commitments to:
And, separately, in the area of employment law more broadly to:
The intention is that this complementary range of measures will promote the provision of quality information, enhance participation and transparency for those workers facing a collective redundancy following company insolvency, and will also provide for continued development of employment law in general.
Work will continue, with ongoing engagement with trade unions and business representative groups, against the timeframes outlined in the Plan for Action. Government will be ready to respond as the plan progresses.