Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: REE9510 Case Number: EET958 Section / Act: S19(5)EE Parties: DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT (Represented by AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT OF EQUALITY AND LAW REFORM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE) - and - A WORKER |
Time Limit
Recommendation:
The Court is satisfied that the 1977 Act was not intended to have
retrospective effect.
The Court sees Section 18 of the Employment Equality Act as merely
changing titles of jobs rather than implementing retrospection.
Therefore, the Court does not see the time frame issue in this
case as being correctly before it.
Division: Mr Flood Mr McHenry Mr Rorke
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REE9510 DECISION NO. EET895
EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977
SECTION 19(5)
PARTIES:
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT
AND
A WORKER
SUBJECT:
Time Limit
BACKGROUND:
A Labour Court hearing took place on 27th October, 1995.
DECISION:
The Court is satisfied that the 1977 Act was not intended to have
retrospective effect.
The Court sees Section 18 of the Employment Equality Act as merely
changing titles of jobs rather than implementing retrospection.
Therefore, the Court does not see the time frame issue in this
case as being correctly before it.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
6th November, 1995 Finbarr Flood
C.O.N./A.K. ---------------
Deputy Chairman