the manufacturing jlc enforces paying and position proposals of workers in the profession which , if approved by the labour court , legally binds firms to meet certain wage prices and provide provisions of employment . meanwhile , the qsfa now insists that the jlc has no right to ignore such a legally obliged provision , as section 15 of the constitution states that the mandatory and sole power to make law is vested in the oireachtas , and no other authority has empowered to make laws for the public . it also argued that the absence of the threshold hour and 25 other pieces of legislation protecting employees ' wages means that there is no need for jlcs . the chairman of the qsfa , matthew cox , worried that the state can lead to labor losing and closures .
John Grace works for QSFA.