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Public Services and Procurement (Workers' Rights) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Richard Boyd Barrett · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 22 Jun 2017
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Public contracts cannot use lower wages or worse working conditions as competitive advantages in bidding.
- Bidders must maintain nationally established minimum wage and employment standards; selection criteria will reflect this requirement.
- Different rules may apply to contracts above or below EU spending thresholds; protects workers across all public procurement.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil22 Jun 2017
- Second Stage32nd Dáil1 May 2025
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