Maurice Quinlivan

That the proposed Bill regulating banded hour contracts protects workers and guarantees minimum hours

TUI comments and views on the draft legislation re tackling the issue of casualisation in schools and Colleges

To bring attention to the Committee on Jobs Enterprise and Innovation TASC's work in this area in the report Enforced Flexibility? Working in Ireland Today to support better regulation of variable working hours

Oppose Private Member's Bill on Banded Hours::Oppose mandatory trade union recognition::Highlight disruption and cost to businesses of Bus Eireann strike::Oppose proposal for employers to reimburse welfare payments arising in cases of unfair dismissal::Ensure good communication…

To ensure understanding by Oireachtas members of the position of Irish business, and the unintended consequences that the draft legislation could potentially bring forth and provide both the legal and industry sector perspective.

To ensure understanding of the significant adverse consequences of the Bill for employers which would legislate for banded hours contracts across all sectors.

To inform the committee members on the position of the Restaurants Association of Ireland on the Banded Hours Contracts Bill 2016.

To secure either a new contract or extension of existing contract for ConnectIreland from the IDA

To highlight the issues surrounding the Bill and oppose it's introduction on behalf of the Chamber Network

Recommendations to insulate companies impacted by Brexit

Introduction of legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses in employee contracts.

Provide members of the Oireachtas with briefing on industrial relations, employment law and diversity in the workplace.::Provide solutions to industrial relations issues including recommendations for mandatory retirement age and enterprise level solutions to zero and low hour…

Increase ease of doing business to help small businesses create jobs::Increase funding available for training of owner-managers and their staff::Specific policies to increase labour market participation, e.g. childcare tax credit::Introduce 'job-proofing' of all policy…

Share impact on small firms of increases in the National Minimum Wage::Maintain flexibility in the labour market and highlight burden of employment legislation on small firms::Oppose the introduction of an extra public holiday::Highlight the impact of public sector pay claims…