Written Answers. - Redundancy Payments Scheme.Tuesday, 2 February 1971 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Mr. Tully:
asked the Minister for Labour if his attention has been drawn to the legal notices in a Dublin newspaper of 27th January, 1971, in connection with seven transport companies; and if he is in a position to state the number of non-manual employees who became redundant and who are not within the scope of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967, owing to the income limit of £1,200.
Minister for Labour (Mr. J. Brennan):
I have seen the newspaper reports referred to in the question. I have been informed that, of the 500 employees involved, there were 30 who did not qualify for redundancy payments owing to the remuneration limit for non-manual workers of £1,200.
Mr. Tully:
asked the Minister for Labour the estimated net cost over and above the existing redundancy payments scheme of (a) relating the lump sum to weekly pay under age 41, (b) relating the lump sum to twice weekly pay over age 41 and (c) abolishing the lump sum limit.
Minister for Labour (Mr. J. Brennan):
The total cost of making the three changes referred to by the Deputy is estimated at £800,000, of which £550,000 would be chargeable to the Redundancy Fund. These figures are based on the assumption that redundancy experience as to numbers of redundancies, proportion of men and women, rates of pay, et cetera will be substantially similar to the current situation.
To make separate estimates of (a) [389] and (b), it would be necessary to make an assumption as to the lump sum limit to operate. If the Deputy will inform me of what he has in mind, I will endeavour to let him have figures.
Mr. Tully:
asked the Minister for Labour the net additional cost in each case of the proposed improved [390] provisions in the redundancy payments scheme by reference to paragraphs 23, 27, 32, 34, 35, 39 and 40 in the memorandum circulated with the Redundancy Payments Bill, 1970.
Minister for Labour (Mr. J. Brennan):
The information requested is given in the following statement:
(a) These estimates are based on the assumption that redundancy experience as to numbers, proportion of men and women, rates of pay, etc., will be substantially similar to the current situation.
(b) Each of the items Nos. (3) to (7) contains an element attributable to the additional workers who will be brought into benefit by the improvements referred to at (1) and (2).
(c) As certain benefits, i.e. Nos. (1) and (2), will bring in categories of workers who have not heretofore been covered by the Act and as the other benefits will be affected by the inclusion of these additional categories, the estimates made must be regarded as very approximate.
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