Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012
No. 13 of 2012
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 2- 5 | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| S. 6(1) in so far as it relates to pay | 5 December 2011 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(1) except in so far as it relates to pay | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| S. 6 (2)-(5) | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| S. 7 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 8 | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| S. 9 | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| Ss. 10- 12 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13(1) | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| S. 13 (2)-(3) | 17 May 2012 | S. 1(4) |
| S. 13(4) | 5 December 2011 | S. 1(2) |
| Ss. 14-21 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 22 | 17 May 2012 | S. 1(4) |
| Ss. 23-25 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. 1 (Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008) | 5 December 2008 | Art. 13 |
| Sch. 2 | 16 May 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in definition of employment enactment | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (16/2015), s. 2 and sch. part 1 item 17 | ||
| Transfer of functions | Employment Affairs and EmploymentLaw (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order2020 (S.I. No. 438 of 2020), arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. part. 1 | 14 October 2020 | Employment Affairs and EmploymentLaw (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order2020 (S.I. No. 438 of 2020), art. 1(2 |
| Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 361 of 2017), arts. 1(2), 2, 3, and sch. part 1 | 1 September 2017 | Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 361 of 2017), art. 1(2) | |
| s. 2(3)(b) amended | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (No. 11 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 60 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 |
| S. 6 redress procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 part 1 item 25 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 11 redress procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(3)(a) | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 13(1) provision specified for the purposes of | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 25 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 14 redress procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(3)(a) | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 14 compliance notice procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 28(17), sch. 4 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 21(1) renumbered as subs. (1) | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 15 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 21(2) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 15 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 22(1A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 15 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 23 redress procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1), sch. 5 pt. 1 item 25 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 23(1A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 15 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 24 redress procedure provided | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(3)(a) | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 24(1A) inserted | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014) ss. 1(2), 24(1), sch. 4 pt. 1 item 15 | 15 July 2014 | Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 327 of 2014), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 references construed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015) ss. 1(2), 66(2), (3) | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para 1 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 31 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para 1 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 41(1)(b)(i), (iii), sch. 6 pt. 1 item 31 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para 2 substituted | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 52(1), (3), sch. 7 pt. 1 item 31 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para 2 relevant redress provision specified | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 44(1)(b)(i), (iii), sch. 6 pt. 2 item 31 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 paras 3-5 repealed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 8(1), (2), (7), sch. 2 pt. 1 item 29 | 1 October 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 410 of 2015), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |