Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021
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Amendment of section 39 of Redundancy Payments Act 1967 | ||
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7. Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (17): | ||
“(17A) Proceedings in relation to any matter referred to an adjudication officer under this section shall be conducted in public unless the adjudication officer, of his or her own motion or upon the application by or on behalf of the employee or employer, determines that, due to the existence of special circumstances, the proceedings (or part thereof) should be conducted otherwise than in public. | ||
(17B) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the Commission shall publish on the internet in such form and in such manner as it considers appropriate every decision of an adjudication officer under this section. | ||
(b) In publishing a decision under paragraph (a), an adjudication officer may determine that, due to the existence of special circumstances, information that would identify the employee or employer in relation to whom the decision was made should not be published by the Commission.”. |