Committee Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 53/2021 Official bill number / year
Companies (Protection of Employees’ Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Mick Barry · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 21 Apr 2021
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Companies Act 2014 to recognize redundancy payments agreed in collective agreements as creditor claims in company liquidations.
- Grants employees preferential creditor status in company liquidations, improving their position relative to other creditors.
- Protects employee entitlements under collective agreements during winding up of insolvent companies.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil21 Apr 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil21 Apr 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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