Enacted 28/2025
Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Introduced
- 23 May 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Apr 2026
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- Updates 1984 employee insolvency law to align with EU Directive 2008/94/EC on protecting workers when employers go insolvent.
- Expands when employers are deemed insolvent and improves how employees in insolvency arrangements are treated and compensated.
- Changes how Social Insurance Fund payments to employees of insolvent employers are calculated; amends Employment Equality Act 1998.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 34th Dáil23 May 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil27 May 2025
- Committee Stage 34th Dáil28 May 2025
- Report Stage 34th Dáil18 Feb 2026
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil18 Feb 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad4 Mar 2026
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad11 Mar 2026
- Report Stage 27th Seanad24 Mar 2026
- Fifth Stage 27th Seanad24 Mar 2026
- Enacted30 Mar 2026