The Labour Minister, Tony Killeen, announced on June 14, a reform of the procedures before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT*). This reform's goal is to speed up the procedures before employment jurisdictions and to make them less expensive and more transparent. (Ref. 070544)
This reform announcement follows the delivery to the Minister Killeen of a report on the reform of judicial procedures in labour law, elaborated by a special reflection group. The report suggests a number of reforms, including:
- The introduction of a hearing session prior to the examination of the substantive case: parties would have to attend it and briefly present to a single judge their claims. This prior hearing would make it possible to clarify each parties’ demands.
- The substantive heari
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