Role of the Industrial Relations Section

Our Role

To further strengthen Ireland’s competitive advantage through partnership, enhancement of the organisational capability of enterprises and the provision of dispute resolution facilities.

Areas of Responsibility

• Industrial Relations Legislation
• Trade Union Matters
• Monitoring of Industrial Disputes
• Policy issues relating to the National Minimum Wage
• EU Policies and Programmes
  • Policy input to EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council and overall co-ordination on EU matters
  • Contact Point for Ireland in relation to funding support for proposals under the PROGRESS programme related to employment and working conditions
  • Transposition of Directive 2009/38/EC
  • Co-ordination of Ireland’s membership of the EU Employment Committee
• Employee Involvement in the Workplace
  • Cross Border Merger (SI 157 of 2008) Regulations
  • European Company Statute (SI No.623 of 2006)
  • European Co-operative Society Statute (SI No. 259 of 2007)
  • Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1997 - 2001
  • Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1988
  • Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (to be amended to give effect to directive 2009/38/EC)
• General enquiries and support services