04/04/2006

Employment Appeals Tribunal Launch New Website

Minister for Labour Affairs, Tony Killeen has launched the new Employment Appeals Tribunal website www.eatribunal.ie during a visit to Ennis, Co. Clare.

Speaking at the launch Minister Killeen said: “As Minister with responsibility for Labour Affairs, I am very conscious of the need to improve information to all clients who avail of the State’s employment rights institutions.

"This new website will provide a step-by-step guide to the Tribunal’s client base, both claimants and companies, their representatives, practitioners in employment law, the legal profession as well as for the general public. I am especially pleased to have been asked to launch the Tribunal’s website here in Ennis, the digital centre of Ireland. I hope and expect that it will become an important source of employment rights’ information for everyone involved in this area for very many years to come."

Minister Killeen thanked the Chairman, Members and Tribunal secretariat for their continued commitment in dealing with employment rights issues. He said: “Ireland is facing into a time of great challenge and change, particularly in the area of employment rights. I am extremely grateful to the Members of the Tribunal for their continued commitment and invaluable expertise in the resolution of employment rights’ issues." (CD)

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