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Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (No. 7)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-8)1. Short title and commencement.2. Interpretation.3. Regulations and orders.4. Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.5. Expenses.6. Meaning of collective redundancies.7. Application and non-application of Act.8. Calculation of normal number of employees.Part II Consultation and Notification (ss. 9-13)9. Obligation on employer to consult employees' representatives.10. Obligation on employer to supply certain information.10A. Application of sections 9 and 10.11. Penalty for contravention of section 9 or 10.11A. Decision of adjudication officer under section 41 of Workplace Relations Act 2015.11B. Decision of Labour Court on appeal from decision referred to in section 11A.12. Obligation on employer to notify Minister of proposed redundancies.13. Penalty for contravention of section 12.Part III Commencement of Collective Redundancies (ss. 14-17)14. Collective redundancies not to take effect for 30 days.15. Further consultations with Minister.16. Saver for employees' rights to notice, etc.17. Provisions relating to authorised officers.Part IV Miscellaneous (ss. 18-22)18. Records to be kept by employers.19. Certain provisions to be null and void.20. Notices, etc. to Minister.21. Proceedings under Act.22. Mitigation of penalty for certain offences.
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AI Summary of 18. Records to be kept by employers.

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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 8 May 2007 - onwards
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18. Records to be kept by employers.

(1) An employer shall keep such records as may be necessary to enable the Minister or an authorised officer to ascertain whether or not the provisions of this Act are being and have been complied with.

(2) Records kept under this section shall be retained by an employer for a period of not less than three years from the date on which they were made.

(3) An employer who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000.

(4) Where an employer fails to keep or retain records under this section the onus of proving that he has complied or is complying with this Act shall lie on him.

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