Failure to Comply
A breach of the Registered Employment Agreement is an offence under Section 32 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 and Section 10 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1969. Failure to comply will result in non-compliant employers being referred to the Labour Court. This may involve a Labour Inspection of employment records for the review period of the investigation. Continued non-compliance will lead to enforcement proceedings under Section 7 the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 to the District Court.
Cost of non-compliance – retrospective payments the responsibility of the employer“An employer who fails or neglects to make the authorised deduction from wage of the worker or who having made the authorised deduction fails to remit it to the scheme within 21 days of the end of the month in which the deduction was made shall be liable for the total cost required, to ensure that the value of workers pension is maintained in full for his/her period of service with such employer”.
(Extract from REA (Pensions Assurance & Sick Pay) Variation Order (No.2) 19th May 2006)