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Complaints out the compliance actions to be taken by
a specified date. An employer may, not later
An employee (or his/her trade union) may than 42 days of the service of the notice,
take a complaint to the Workplace Relations appeal that notice to the Labour Court.
Commission (WRC) that an employer has Failure to comply with a Compliance Notice
contravened his/her obligations to the is an offence.
employee under the European Communities
(Protection of Employees on Transfer of The relevant complaint form is available on
Undertakings) Regulations 2003. www.workplacerelations.ie or by contacting
the Commission’s Information and Customer
Complaints in relation to contraventions Services on 1890 80 80 90. There is a right
of the Protection of Employees (Temporary of appeal by either party to the Labour Court
Agency Workers) Act 2012 may be presented from a decision of a WRC Adjudication Officer.
for adjudication to the Workplace Relations
Commission.
Additional Information
Where a WRC inspector is satisfied that a
hirer has failed to treat an agency worker no See the Explanatory Booklet on the
less favourably than the hirer’s employees European Communities (Protection of
in relation to access to collective facilities Employees on Transfer of Undertakings)
and amenities at a place of work, contrary to Regulations, 2003 and the Guide to the
Section 14 of the Protection of Employees Worker Participation (State Enterprises)
(Temporary Agency Workers) Act 2012, he/ Acts 1977 to 2001, copies of which are
she may, in accordance with Section 28 of available on request, or downloadable from
the Workplace Relations Act 2015, issue a www.workplacerelations.ie.
Compliance Notice on the employer setting

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