Part 1 of the Act deals with the usual interpretation and commencement of the Act. Section 6 deals with service of documents, it provides that service can be satistified by one of the following means: by delivering it to the person by hand, by leaving it at the usual address of the ordinary residence of…...
In Summary The dispute resolution system in employment cases had become overwhelmingly complex for all involved. The adjudication section of the Act is the most significant, and brings in the most far ranging changes to the current system. ...
The most wide sweeping changes to the resolving of employment disputes are contained in Part 4 of the Act. ...
Inspectors Section 26 provides for inspectors to be appointed and Section 27 gives these inspectors broad powers to enter places of employment and to inspect and/or remove documents, books and records. Further an inspector can require any person at the premises to give information and or assistance and also to make a declaration of truth…...
Part 2 of the Act provides for the establishment and functions of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which essentially takes over the work of several employment bodies. The WRC will have general responsibility for the promotion and improvement of industrial and employment relations, with new powers to impose compliance notices and fixed payment notices to…...
The Workplace Relations Act 2015 came into force in October 2015 and contains the most significant overhauls to the practice of employment law since the establishment of the Employment Appeals Tribunal nearly 50 years ago. The aim of the Act is to streamline the dispute procedure in employment law. Before this Act came into…...
