Protection of Employees (Employersâ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026
AI-assisted research summary: This Act amends the employers’ insolvency law and related employment equality law, and it also gives further effect to an EU insolvency protection directive.
Protection of Employees (Employersâ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026 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, IRà arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 2026 PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYERS’ INSOLVENCY) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title, citation and commencement 2. Definition 3. Saver PART 2 Amendment of Principal Act 4. Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act 5. Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act 6. Insertion of sections 4A to 4H in Principal Act 7. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act 8. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act 9. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act 10. Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act 11. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act 12. Amendment of section 11 of Principal Act PART 3 Amendment of Employment Equality Act 1998 13. Amendment of Employment Equality Act 1998 Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024 (No. 20) Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Employment Agency Act 1971 (No. 27) Employment Equality Act 1998 (No. 21) Pensions Act 1990 (No. 25) Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (No. 44) Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984 (No. 21) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39) 2026 PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYERS’ INSOLVENCY) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026 An Act to amend the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984 ; to give further effect to Directive 2008/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer; to make provision for the deeming of employers to be insolvent in certain circumstances; to make further provision on the treatment of employees whose employer enters into an insolvency arrangement; to make further provision for the manner of calculation of certain payments made out of the Social Insurance Fund to certain employees in respect of insolvent employers; to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 ; and to provide for related matters. th March , 2026] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: OJ No. L 283, 28.10.2008, p. 36