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Politician(s) lobbied: Emer Higgins (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To initiate contact with the new Minister and to continue our campaign to secure changes in the law which would address our concerns regarding the disputes procedures in the Transnational Information and Consultation Act
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Email from BEERG Executive Director to newly appointed Minister of State (with responsibility for Labour Affairs) to congratulate her on her appointment and to inform her and her officials of an event we were holding (for companies with EWCs based in Irish Law) in Brussels on May 16th (Email erroneously said May 9th) |
Politician(s) lobbied: Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Louise O'Reilly (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To get opposition parties to table amendments whose ultimate effect would be to give EWCs - as collective bodies - a right of access to the WRC or the Court.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Emailed and phoned staff in offices of Sinn Féin employment spokespersons on the Employment (Collective Redundancies and Misc Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023 (No 76 of 2023) which is due for committee stage. Requested that they table an amendment which would give Irish-based European Works Councils access to the State’s dispute resolution procedures |
| — | if the need arises |
| — | when they have been informed and consulted over job losses. |
Politician(s) lobbied: Neale Richmond (Minister of State), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: A meeting with the Minister and ultimately an amendment to the revelvant Acts
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Email from BEERG Executive Director to newly appointed Minister of State (with responsibility for Labour Affairs) at the Dept of Enterprise Trade and Employment. The letter acquainted the Minister with our previously expressed 'concerns regarding the disputes procedures in the Transnational Information and Consultation' and offered: '...at any time – via online platform |
| — | or face to face |
| — | to speak and engage with you and your officials about this matter'. |
2022-05-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Maurice Quinlivan (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To meet with the committee to discuss this issue
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Letter to the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise |
| — | Trade and Employment to make it aware of our serious concerns regarding the provisions in Irish law for the operation of European Works Councils (EWCs) and let it know that we have raised these concerns with the relevant Department over the past 18 months. |
2021-02-17
Politician(s) lobbied: Leo Varadkar (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Matthew Lynch (Special Adviser), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: An urgent review of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 be undertaken to provide a robust dispute procedure, as required by EU Directive 2009/38/EC.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Communications with the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation advising the Minister's office and officials of a lacuna we see in the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 |
| — | specifically the absence of a clear statutory dispute resolution process. This is deficient and out of line with processes available elsewhere in Europe. We advised that action should be taken as many European Works Councils now based in UK are moving to Ireland post-Brexit transition |