Civil Debt (Procedures) Act 2015

Attachment of earnings order: notification of changes

13. (1) Where an attachment of earnings order is in force, the judgment debtor concerned shall notify the judgment creditor, within 10 days of the occurrence of the event concerned, where the—

(a) earnings that fall to be paid to the judgment debtor increase by not less than €50 relative to the amount of earnings specified by the judgment debtor in his or her statement of means, or

(b) judgment debtor leaves any employment, or becomes employed or re-employed.

(2) A notice under subsection (1)(b) shall, where the judgment debtor has become employed or re-employed, be accompanied by particulars of his or her earnings and expected earnings from the relevant employment.

(3) Where an attachment of earnings order is in force, a person who becomes an employer of the judgment debtor and knows that the order is in force shall, within 10 days of becoming the judgment debtor’s employer or of acquiring that knowledge (whichever is later), notify the judgment creditor in writing that the person is the judgment debtor’s employer, and include in such notification a statement of the judgment debtor’s earnings and expected earnings from the relevant employment.