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WORKER'S RIGHTS

This section tackles some areas of your employment rights and entitlements.

Part-time Work and Your Rights as a Young Person

You can download our two leaflets that provide information on your rights regarding working hours, holiday pay, age requirements and minimum wage,

Part-time Work, Your Rights Under 18 Part-time Work, Your Rights Over 18

Other Legislation for Employees

There is a range of labour legislation administered by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment that are there to protect you as an employee. These include:

• Minimum Wage;
• Working Time (rest breaks, holidays etc);
• Dismissal;
• Employment Rights for Children & Young People;
• Safety, Health & Welfare at Work;
• Worker Participation;
• Industrial Relations.

For any further information on your employment rights as a young person you can contact:

The Employment Rights Information Unit

Ph: (01) 631 3131
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
Davitt House, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
www.entemp.ie

National Employment Rights Authority

Lo-Call 1890 80 80 90
Headquarters O'Brien Road, Carlow
www.employmentrights.ie

The Department also produces a useful 'Guide to Labour Law'