Inspection Services

Location

NERA’s Inspection Services are regionalised. Inspection Services headquarters and the Midlands and Southeast sub-regional office are based in Carlow with additional sub-regional offices in:

Northeast-Dublin

Northwest-Sligo

Mid-west-Shannon

South-Cork

Staffing

NERA will have a total of 90 inspectors comprising 12 Inspector-Team Managers and 78 Inspectors.

The Inspector-Team Managers report to the Managers, Inspection Services who have responsibility for operations, strategy and planning within their respective regions (the Northern Region and Southern Region).

The Head of Inspection Services, who reports to the Director, has overall responsibility for Inspection Services.

The Head of Legal Affairs and an Accountant provide support to inspection Services in relation to operations and strategy.

The Head of Inspection Services, Managers of Inspections Services, the Head of Legal Affairs and Accountant are also authorised for the purposes of carrying out Inspections in relation to employment rights legislation.

Powers

NERA’s powers come from the following legislation:

• Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996
• The Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997
• Parental Leave Act, 1998
• National Minimum Wage Act, 2000
• Carers Leave Act, 2001
• Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 2003
• Employment Agency Act, 1971
• Protection of Employment Act, 1977
• Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency)
• Payment of Wages Act, 1991
• Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006

In general Inspectors have the following powers under the above legislation:

• To enter any premises at a reasonable time
• To demand sight of records
• To inspect records
• To take copies of records
• To interview and require information from any relevant person

To make a complaint to NERA Inspection Services please download and fill in our Inspection Services Complaint Form