Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Civil proceedings against employer.

[1942 IU, s. 53]

268.—(1) Where any employer has failed or neglected to pay any weekly contributions which under this Part he is liable to pay in respect of any insured person in his employment or has failed or neglected to comply in relation to any such person with any other requirements of this Part and the regulations made thereunder and by reason thereof that person has lost in whole or in part the supplementary benefit to which he would have been entitled under this Part, he shall be entitled to recover from the employer as a simple contract debt a sum equal to the amount of the supplementary benefit so lost.

(2) Proceedings may be taken under this section notwithstanding that proceedings have been taken under any other provision of this Part in respect of the same failure or neglect.