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Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- George Lawlor · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 22 May 2025
- Last updated
- 22 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows Labour Court to appoint employer/worker representatives to Joint Labour Committees without their organizations' cooperation if those organizations refuse or fail to consult.
- Enables Labour Court to independently formulate and adopt employment regulation orders (minimum pay/conditions) where appointment of balanced committee membership proves impracticable.
- Removes employer/worker veto over JLC establishment by allowing Court to proceed based on sector need, not organizational agreement or participation.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- Second Stage 34th Dáil21 May 2025
- First Stage 34th Dáil22 May 2025
Debates
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