Page 7 - Workplace Relations Guide to Employment Law

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 5 Maximum night working time 23
2. Workplace Relations Definitions, exemptions and other 23
features of the Working Time Act
Offices and Services 5
Department of Business, Enterprise Holidays 24
and Innovation 5 Public Holidays 25
The Workplace Relations Commission 6 Sunday Premium 25
The Labour Court 6 Zero Hours 26
Employment Appeals Tribunal 7 Records 26
Low Pay Commission 7 Complaints 26
Health and Safety Authority 8 Additional Information 27
Mechanisms for Setting Terms and
Conditions 9 5. Part-Time Employees 29
Adjudication Services 10 General 29
Mediation Services Who is Covered By The Act? 29
(Employment Rights Issues) 11 Objective grounds 30
Inspection and Enforcement Services 12 Part-Time Employee 30
Mediation (Internal Workplace Issues) 12 Full-Time Employee 30
Conciliation Services 13 Comparable Employee 30
Advisory Services 13 Agency Worker 31
Important Contacts 14 Complaints 31
Additional Information 31
3. Commencing Employment 17
Contract of Employment 17 6. Fixed-Term Workers 33
Employment Permits 17 General 33
Terms of Employment (Terms of Who is Covered by the Act? 34
Employment (Information) Acts) 18 Objective grounds 34
Complaints 19 Fixed-Term Employee 34
Additional Information 20 Permanent Employee 34
Comparable Permanent Employee 34
4. Working Hours 21 Objective Conditions 35
Organisation of Working Time Objective Grounds Justifying
Act 1997 21 a Renewal 35
Maximum Weekly Working Time 21 Indefinite Fixed-Term Contracts 35
Rest 22 Employees on fixed-term contracts 36
Night Workers 23 Vacancies and training opportunities 36

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