Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-01-31
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Roderic O'Gorman (GP), Dublin West

My reading of the legislation is similar to that of Senator Seery Kearney in that the proposed amendment would appear to reduce the 26-week period to one week. As drafted, it would mean that only previous employment in the past week would qualify as continuous service for the purpose of calculation. I do not believe that is the intention of the Senator in the circumstances but it is the result of the amendment proposed.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-31