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The following are some of the other organisations that can assist with employment issues.
Citizens Information Centres
Citizens Information Centres around the country provide information, advice and advocacy on all rights and entitlements. The service is free, confidential and independent. Some centres also offer specialist services such as legal or financial advice.
www.citizensinformationboard.ie/citizens/citizens_centres.html
The Citizens Information Website
Companies Registration Office
The CRO holds company information, incorporates and registers business names, enforces the Companies Acts in relation to filing obligations and makes certain information available to the public.
Data Protection Commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner protects the right to privacy under the Data Protection Acts and provides information on individuals’ rights and organisations' responsibilities
Employment Appeals Tribunal
The Employment Appeals Tribunal is an independent body established to provide a speedy, inexpensive and relatively informal means for adjudication of disputes on employment rights.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation’s mission is to drive Ireland’s competitiveness and productivity by creating the conditions where enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish and quality employment opportunities are grown and maintained.
Work Permits Section - www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits
Equality Authority
The Equality Authority is an independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act to promote equality and address discrimination in organisations and society.
Health and Safety Authority
The Health and Safety Authority is the state sponsored body in Ireland with responsibility for securing safety, health and welfare at work.
Labour Court
The Labour Court provides a free, comprehensive service for the resolution of disputes about industrial relations, equality, organisation of working time, national minimum wage, part-time work and fixed-term work matters.
Labour Relations Commission
The Labour Relations Commission (LRC) encourages employers and trade unions to use consultation and negotiation procedures to resolve disputes which may arise in individual employments.
Rights Commissioners
Rights Commissioners operate as a service of the LRC and are independent in their functions. Rights Commissioners investigate disputes, grievances and claims that individuals or small groups of workers refer under the following legislation.
Pensions Board
The Pensions Board monitors the Pensions Act; protects the interests of company pension scheme members and PRSA contributors; and e ncourages pension provision.
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
The Revenue Commissioners role is the assessment and collection of taxes and duties.
Code of Practice for determining Employment or Self-Employment status of Individuals
Department of Social and Family Affairs
The Department of Social and Family Affairs is the Government Department responsible for promoting a caring society through ensuring access to income support and other services, enabling active participation, promoting social inclusion and supporting families.
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland is a national organisation concerned with the rights of migrant workers and their families.
Free Legal Advice Centres
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) is a voluntary organisation that campaigns for equal access to justice and against social and economic exclusion. It offers basic free legal information and advice to those who cannot otherwise access legal resources.
Construction Industry Monitoring Agency (CIMA)
CIMA monitors compliance with the construction industry pension scheme.
The Private Security Authority
The Private Security Authority (PSA), which was established pursuant to the Private Security Services Act 2004, is the statutory body with responsibility for licensing and regulating the private security industry in Ireland.
The National Consumer Agency (NCA)
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) was established on 1st May 2007 and subsumed the powers of its predecessor, the Office of Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA). The aim of the NCA is to ensure consumer protection and to advise businesses of their obligations under consumer and product safety law.
InjuriesBoard.ie
InjuriesBoard.ie is an independent government body which assesses the amount of compensation due to a person who has suffered a personal injury.
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