No. 7/1979:

REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT, 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1 Definitions.

2 Financing of Redundancy Fund.

3 Contributions to Redundancy Fund.

4 Provisions relating to lump sum under Principal Act, and consequential provisions.

5 Provisions relating to persons reaching qualifying age for old age pension.

6 Rebates to employers from Redundancy Fund.

7 Employee's right to time off for certain purposes while under notice of dismissal for redundancy.

8 Termination of entitlement to weekly payments.

9 Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

10 Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act.

11 Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act.

12 Application to certain cases of sections 10 and 11.

13 Amendment of section 24 of Principal Act.

14 Amendment of section 42 of Principal Act.

15 Amendment of section 15 of Act of 1971.

16 Power to remove difficulties.

17 Miscellaneous amendments of Principal Act.

18 Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1971.

19 Repeals.

20 Expenses.

21 Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

SCHEDULE

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACTS, 1967 TO 1973, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS.

[20th March, 1979]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: