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The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 has been signed into law. The Act, once commenced,

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ACT WHICH ENHANCES PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY INSOLVENCY NOW LAW

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 has been signed into law. The Act, once commenced, will amend the existing collective redundancy regime in insolvency situations and will deliver on key Programme for Government commitments detailed in the Plan of Action – Collective Redundancies following Insolvency. The text of the Act remains unchanged since our December 2023 briefing here about the key changes it proposes.

RIGHT TO WORK EXTENDED TO ELIGIBLE SPOUSES AND PARTNERS OF ALL EMPLOYMENT PERMIT HOLDERS

The Government has announced that all eligible spouses and partners of employment permit holders will be allowed to work if they are already in the State and are granted permission to live in Ireland with their family member. To date, the ability to work without a permit was only provided to spouses and partners of Critical

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