Redundancy Payments Act, 1967

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Number 21 of 1967

REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT, 1967

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Commencement.
4.	Classes of persons to which this Act applies.
5.	Laying of regulations and certain draft orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

PART II

Redundancy Payment

6.	Definition for Part II.
7.	General right to redundancy payment.
8.	Qualification of general right under section 7.
9.	Dismissal by employer.
10.	Employee anticipating expiry of employer's notice.
11.	Lay-off and short-time.
12.	Right to redundancy payment by reason of lay-off or short-time.
13.	Right of employer to give counter-notice.
14.	Disentitlement to redundancy payment because of dismissal for misconduct.
15.	Disentitlement to redundancy payment for refusal to accept alternative employment.
16.	Associated companies.
17.	Notice of proposed dismissal for redundancy.
18.	Redundancy certificate.
19.	Payment of lump sum by employer.
20.	Change of ownership of business.
21.	Implied or constructive termination of contract.
22.	Application of this Part upon employer's or employee's death.
23.	Modification of right to redundancy payment where previous redundancy payment has been paid.
24.	Time-limit on claims for redundancy payment.
25.	Employment wholly or partly abroad.

PART III

Redundancy Fund

PART IV

Miscellaneous Provisions

37.	Deciding officers.
38.	Decisions by deciding officers.
39.	Redundancy Appeals Tribunal and appeals and references thereto.
40.	Reference and appeal to the High Court.
41.	Revision of decisions.
42.	Provisions relating to winding up and bankruptcy.
43.	Recovery of sums due to Redundancy Fund.
44.	Application of section 52 of the Act of 1952.
45.	Application of Section 53 of Act of 1952.
46.	Aid to unemployed persons changing residence.
47.	Special redundancy schemes for employees excluded from Act.
48.	Provision for officers and servants on Córas Iompair Éireann and Óstlanna Iompair Éireann Teoranta.
49.	Power to modify or wind-up existing schemes and arrangements for the provision of superannuation and redundancy payments.
50.	Application of Probation of Offenders Act, 1907.
51.	Voidance of purported exclusion of provisions of this Act.
52.	Offences by bodies corporate.
53.	Provisions regarding notices.
54.	Certificate of decision by deciding officer.
55.	Power to remove difficulties.
56.	Expenses of Minister.
57.	Regulations regarding keeping of records, furnishing of information and inspection of records.
58.	Regulations providing for offences.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

Acts Referred to
Social Welfare Act, 1952	1952, No. 11
Companies Act, 1963	1963, No. 33
Industrial Training Act, 1967	1967, No. 5
Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1887	1887, c. 57
Succession Act, 1965	1965, No. 27
Public Offices Fees Act, 1879	1879, c. 58
Inland Revenue Regulations Act, 1890	1890, c. 21
Stamp Duties Management Act, 1891	1891, c. 38
Stamp Act, 1891	1891, c. 39
Post Office Act, 1908	1908, c. 48
Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy (Ireland) Act, 1889	1889, c. 60
Bankruptcy (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1872	1872, c. 58
Transport Act, 1964	1964, No. 30
Probation of Offenders Act, 1907	1907, c. 17
Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1966	1966, No. 16

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Number 21 of 1967

REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT, 1967

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING BY EMPLOYERS OF PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES IN RESPECT OF REDUNDANCY, TO ESTABLISH A REDUNDANCY FUND AND TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO PAY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THAT FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE OUT OF THAT FUND TO EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN UNEMPLOYED PERSONS CHANGING RESIDENCE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS (INCLUDING OFFENCES) CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [18th December, 1967.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

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