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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 (No. 29)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4)1. Short title.2. Interpretation.3. Regulations and orders.4. Expenses.Part 2 Fixed-Term Work and Rights of Fixed-Term Employees (ss. 5-13)5. Comparable permanent employee.6. Conditions of employment for fixed-term employees.7. Objective grounds for less favourable treatment.8. Written statements of employer.9. Successive fixed-term contracts.9A. Probation periods10. Information on employment and training opportunities.11. Information and consultation.12. Voidance of certain provisions.13. Prohibition of penalisation of employee by employer.Part 3 Enforcement (ss. 14-16)14. Decision of adjudication officer under section 41 of Workplace Relations Act 201515. Decision of Labour Court on appeal from decision referred to in section 1416. Enforcement of determinations of Labour Court.Part 4 Exclusions and other Provisions (ss. 17-19)17. Exclusion of certain types of contracts.18. Limitation on relief.19. Amendment of Employment Agency Act 1971, Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 and Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001.
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Version status: | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 14 July 2003 - onwards

Introductory Text

Number 29 of 2003

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVE NO. 1999/70/EC OF 28 JUNE 1999, OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES CONCERNING THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON FIXED-TERM WORK CONCLUDED BY ETUC, UNICE AND CEEP, TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ACT 1971, THE ORGANISATION OF WORKING TIME ACT 1997 AND THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (PART-TIME WORK) ACT 2001 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[14th July, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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