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Employment Permits (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Paul Murphy · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 1 Apr 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows migrant workers without valid permits to access Workplace Relations Commission if they took reasonable steps to obtain one, enabling them to claim compensation for employer breaches.
- Permits migrant workers on general employment permits to change employers within first year if employment risks their health, safety, dignity or wellbeing, without losing work rights.
- Requires employers in meat processing, dairy and horticulture to provide sick pay schemes covering at least 70% of wages for 4 weeks to 6 months before receiving permits.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil1 Apr 2021
Debates
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