Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022

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• Amends Redundancy Payments Act 1967 to compensate employees for lay-off periods between 13 March 2020 and 30 September 2021.
• Eligible workers receive payments for time spent laid off during specified pandemic period, treating it as continuity of employment.
• Related provisions address implementation details and conditions for claiming payments under amended redundancy framework.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   21 Jan 2022
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   21 Jan 2022
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   3 Feb 2022
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Feb 2022
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   2 Mar 2022
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   2 Mar 2022
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   8 Mar 2022
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   22 Mar 2022
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   22 Mar 2022
10. Enacted

    31 Mar 2022