Employment Permits Act 2024

Employment Permits Act 2024 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh… Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 17 2024 EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2024 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Definition of “remuneration” 4. Regulations 5. Expenses 6. Repeals and revocations PART 2 Employment in State of Foreign Nationals Chapter 1 Prohibition on employment in State without employment permit 7. Employment in State of foreign nationals 8. Non-application of section 7 to certain foreign nationals Chapter 2 Purposes for which employment permits may be granted 9. Purposes for which employment permit may be granted Chapter 3 Approved seasonal employer 10. Application for approval as approved seasonal employer 11. Refusal to approve person as approved seasonal employer Chapter 4 Application for employment permit 12. Application for employment permit 13. Application – information to be provided 14. Foreign nationals who may apply for dependant employment permit 15. Amendment by Minister of application 16. Recommendation by enterprise development agency 17. Consultation by Minister in respect of certain applications 18. Consideration by Minister of application Chapter 5 Grant of employment permit 19. Grant of employment permit by Minister 20. Cancellation of previous employment permit still in force 21. Issue of employment permit, information to be specified in permit, etc. 22. Restriction on grant of employment permit 23. Establishing need for grant of certain employment permits 24. Conditions of grant of intra-company transfer employment permit 25. Conditions of grant of contract for service employment permit 26. Change of ownership of business: change to name of employer, connected person or relevant person 27. Change of employer: application and approval of change 28. Change of employer: refusal to approve change 29. Change of approved seasonal employer: application and approval of change 30. Change of approved seasonal employer: refusal to approve change 31. Employment of non-consultant hospital doctors Chapter 6 Refusal to grant employment permit 32. Mandatory grounds for refusal of employment permit 33. Discretionary grounds for refusal of employment permit 34. Notification of refusal and return of fee 35. Review of decision to refuse grant of employment permit Chapter 7 Renewal of employment permit 36. Renewal of employment permit 37. Period for which employment permit may be renewed 38. Application of certain sections to renewal of employment permit 39. Additional grounds for refusing renewal of employment permit Chapter 8 Cessation of employment permit 40. Revocation of employment permit 41. Review of decision to revoke employment permit 42. Order under section 3 or 4 of Immigration Act 1999 43. Termination of employment Chapter 9 Redundancy of certain permit holders 44. Redundancy of critical skills employment permit holder 45. Redundancy of general employment permit holder 46. Information, documents, supplementary provisions relating to redundancy PART 3 Regulations Relating to Employment Permits 47. Regulations governing grant of employment permit, etc. 48. Remuneration relating to employments 49. Criteria for making regulations under section 47 50. Regulations governing procedure in relation to applications for employment permits, etc. PART 4 Enforcement, Offences and Penalties 51. Authorised officers 52. Warrant relating to offences under section 7(6) 53. Prohibition on forgery, fraudulent alteration or fraudulent use of employment permit 54. Prohibition on certain use of employment permit 55. Prohibition on deduction from remuneration and retention of personal documents 56. Provision of false or misleading information 57. Penalties and proceedings 58. Offences by body corporate 59. Civil proceedings 60. Prohibition on penalisation 61. Presumption of employment in certain proceedings 62. Presumptions in proceedings under Act 63. Retention of records PART 5 64. Register of employment permits 65. Service of notices 66. Notification of change of address 67. Delegation of functions 68. Data exchange PART 6 Transitional Provisions 69. Definition (Part 6) 70. Continuation in force of employment permits granted under Act of 2006 71. Applications for grant or renewal of employment permits under Act of 2006 72. Renewal of employment permits granted under Act of 2006 73. Review of refusal under section 12 of Act of 2006 74. Review of revocation under section 16 of Act of 2006 75. Additional transitional provisions PART 7 Consequential Amendments 76. Amendment of section 17(2) of Employment Equality Act 1998 77. Amendment of Immigration Act 2004 78. Amendment of Workplace Relations Act 2015 SCHEDULE 1 Enactments Offences Under which Fall within Sections 33(1)(c) and 40(1)(b) SCHEDULE 2 Redress for Contravention of Section 60(3) Bankruptcy Act 1988 (No. 27) Carer’s Leave Act 2001 (No. 19) Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24) Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967 (No. 8) Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27) Employment Equality Act 1998 (No. 21) Employment Permits Act 2003 (No. 7) Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16) Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16) Immigration Act 1999 (No. 22) Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1) International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66) Interpretation Act 2005 (No. 23) Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (No. 26) Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.24) Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25) Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973 (No. 4) National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5) Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20) Payment of Wages Act 1991 (No. 25) Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict., c.93) Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14) Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29) Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 45) Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 (No. 27) Protection of Employment Act 1977 (No. 7) Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (No. 16) Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (No. 21) Registration of Business Names Act 1963 (No. 30) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10) Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39) Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 (No. 5) Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 (No. 10) Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16) 17 2024 EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2024 An Act to provide for the grant of employment permits to certain foreign nationals for the purpose of permitting such persons to be in employment in the State; to prohibit the employment in the State of certain foreign nationals who do not have such permits; to impose certain restrictions and conditions in respect of the grant of such permits; to enable the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make, having regard to certain matters, regulations to impose certain other restrictions and conditions in respect of the grant of such permits; to provide for the enforcement of provisions of this Act and the imposition of penalties for contraventions of this Act; to provide for civil proceedings to recompense certain foreign nationals for work done or services rendered in certain circumstances; to otherwise regulate the employment in the State of certain foreign nationals; to repeal the Employment Permits Act 2003 and the Employment Permits Act 2006 ; to provide for consequential amendment to certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters. th June, Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: