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Part time workers are a major feature of the Irish workplace. And they used to have little or no protection from exploitation or abuse.
Not any more.
The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act, 2001 offers a considerable degree of protection to part time and casual workers.
The principle goals of this legislation are to prevent discrimination against part time workers and to improve the quality of part time working conditions.
In addition the Code of Practice on Access to Part Time Work (SI 8/2006) seeks to encourage promotion of part time work including helping employees access part time work by more encouraging workplace policies by employers in respect of access.
While the code of practice is not mandatory should such a code of practice exist in the workplace this will be admissible as evidence in any Court or hearing of a dispute between employer and employee.
Employers who fail to recognise this change are leaving themselves open to successful claims from employees through the Rights Commissioner service within 6 months of the alleged contravention and prosecution from NERA.
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