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Act Section or Contravention Redress
Regulation
Further Education 35(1) Penalisation of an employee for May require the employer
and Training Act making a complaint or giving to take a specified course of
2013 evidence in proceedings under action or make an award of
the 2013 Act. compensation not exceeding 2
years’ remuneration
Central Bank 41(1) Penalisation of an employee for May require the employer
(Supervision and making a protected disclosure to take a specified course of
Enforcement) Act under the 2013 Act. action or make an award of
2013 compensation not exceeding 2
years’ remuneration
Protected 12(1) Penalisation of an employee for May require the employer
Disclosure Act 2014 making a protected disclosure to take a specified course of
under the 2014 Act. action and make an award of
compensation not exceeding
260 weeks’ remuneration
European 4 (excluding Failure to protect the rights May require the employer to
Communities 4(4)(a)), 5, of employees arising from an comply with the Regulations,
(Protection 6, 7, 8 employment contract in the take a specified course of
of Employees event of a transfer of a business action or award compensation
on Transfer of or part of a business, in which not exceeding 4 weeks’
Undertakings) they are employed, which remuneration (Regulation 8
Regulations 2003 entails a change of employer. breach) or 2 years’ remuneration
(other breach).
European 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Failure to grant rest periods, May require the employer
Communities breaks, compensatory rest to comply with the relevant
(Organisation of or breaks or to comply with provision and/or an award of
Working Time) maximum working hours compensation not exceeding 2
Activities of provisions years’ remuneration.
Doctors in Training)
Regulations 2004
European 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Failure to comply with May require the employer to
Communities provisions relating to annual comply with the Regulations,
(Organisation of leave, health assessments, and award compensation
Working Time) health and safety, working time not exceeding 2 years’
(Mobile Staff in and the adaptation of work. remuneration.
Civil Aviation)
Regulations 2006

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