Carer's Leave Act, 2001
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Reference of disputes to rights commissioner. |
19.—(1) An employee may refer a dispute to a rights commissioner that the employee's employer has contravened a provision of this Act in relation to the employee. | |
(2) A rights commissioner— | ||
(a) shall hear the parties to a dispute and receive any relevant evidence tendered by either of them, | ||
(b) shall give a decision on the dispute in writing, and may, in accordance with section 21 , make provision for redress, and | ||
(c) shall communicate the decision to the parties. | ||
(3) An employee making a reference under subsection (1) shall give a notice in writing containing such particulars (if any) as may be prescribed to a rights commissioner within 6 months of the date of the contravention giving rise to the dispute. | ||
(4) The rights commissioner shall give a copy of the notice referred to in subsection (3) to the employer. | ||
(5) Proceedings before a rights commissioner under this section shall be conducted otherwise than in public. | ||
(6) A rights commissioner shall furnish a copy of each decision made by him or her under this Part to the Tribunal. | ||
(7) The Minister may by regulation provide for any matters relating to the proceedings under this section that the Minister considers appropriate. | ||
(8) A rights commissioner may, if he or she considers it reasonable to do so having regard to all the circumstances, extend by a specified period (not exceeding a further period of 6 months) the period of time within which a notice under subsection (3) is required to be given. |