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Working Groups
Our working groups help frame our advocacy efforts to Government, state agencies and policy makers on issues that affect the entire food & drink sector.
Guidance
In the FAQ below, we look at the most frequently asked questions to the Ibec Knowledge Centre regarding GDPR.
CJEU ruling on overtime for part time workers
In some organisations, part-time workers are only entitled to overtime pay when the worker has performed work beyond the weekly working hours of a full-time worker.
To date, employers have taken the view that it is both reasonable and lawful to apply the same rule to both part-time and full-time workers that only hours worked over and above normal full-time hours in the business would qualify for an overtime time rate or premium payment. While recent European case law has questioned this approach, in Ireland, we have no body of case law that has challenged this approach.
A recent European Court of Justice ruling on overtime for part-time workers raised further difficulties with this approach to overtime pay of part-time workers.
Government approves drafting of the Work Life Balance Bill
Government this month approved the drafting of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill. The proposed legislation will give parents and carers of children under twelve the right to request flexible work, introduce five days unpaid leave for medical care reasons and extend paid entitlement to breastfeeding breaks from six months to two years.
Industry and energy
The supply of secure, affordable and sustainable energy is central to all economic development in Ireland and across the EU.
Female statistician at semi state advisory service awarded 40000 in pay equality case at WRC
Along with the €40,000 award, the Workplace Relations Commission also ordered the organisation to pay the female statistician arrears since 2017. This is likely to amount to close to €100,00 based on figures provided by the employee to the WRC.
Statutory Sick Leave Bill 2021
The Government published the proposed Sick Leave Bill 2021 which commenced legislative scrutiny on 10 November. The Bill will initially provide for a minimum of three days sick leave per year for all employees but this is expected to eventually increase to ten. It will be paid at 70% of regular earnings up to €110 per day from the first day of illness but this can be varied by ministerial order.
Rugby Lessons for Life and Business
With the world’s oldest and most famous rugby competition rolling into town, I was asked to consider what sport can teach us about ourselves, leadership and how we can apply a nugget or two of knowledge to business.
Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 signed into law
On 9 May 2024, the Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 was signed into law by the President. The Act is subject to commencement orders to bring it into effect.
ESRI Study flags low number of employment inspectors
A recently published Economic and Social Research Institute report on non-EU nationals in irregular employment in Ireland indicated that the food service activity sector accounted for 54 per cent of employment permit legislation breaches in 2023, with 12 per cent in hair and beauty, and 11 per cent in wholesale. The ESRI also raised concerns about the low number of work permit inspectors.