We examine the scope of the Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 and look at the potential impact on defined benefit pension schemes in Ireland, if enacted.
Ireland, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, Defined benefit pension plan
In a long awaited landmark judgment, The European Court of Justice has today found in favour of ten former Waterford Crystal workers who alleged the Irish State had failed in their obligations to correctly implement European Directive 2008/94EC ('The Directive’) on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer.
European Union, Ireland, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, Defined benefit pension plan, Court of Justice of the European Union