First Stage Lapsed 26th Seanad 68/2021
Protection of Employment (Platform Workers and Bogus Self-Employment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Marie Sherlock
- Introduced
- 7 May 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Makes employment status a legal question, not just what employer and worker agree. Courts decide true status independently.
- Creates presumption workers are employees unless proven otherwise. Stops employers falsely labeling staff as self-employed to avoid benefits.
- Amends 1994 employment law. Requires clearer written information about actual employment status and worker rights.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad7 May 2021