The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 21:

"21A.

(1) A decision of an adjudication officer under section 41 of the Act of 2015, or a decision of the Labour Court under section 44 of that Act on appeal from the first-mentioned decision, in relation to a dispute between an employee and his or her employer relating to the fulfilment by the employer of his or her obligations under section 13C(1) may -

(a) direct that the employer comply with paragraph (a) of section 13C(1),

(b) direct that the employer comply with any of the requirements of paragraph (b) of section 13C(1) as if the reference in that subsection to the date that is 4 weeks after the receipt of the employee's request under section 13B was a reference to such date as may be specified in the direction,

(c) award compensation in favour of the employee concerned to be paid by the employer concerned, or

(d) specify both a direction referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), or both, and an award referred to in paragraph (c).

(2) A decision of an adjudication officer under section 41 of the Act of 2015, or a decision of the Labour Court under section 44 of that Act on appeal from the first-mentioned decision, in relation to a dispute between an employee and his or her employer relating to the fulfilment by the employer of his or her obligations under sections 13D or 13E, may award compensation in favour of the employee concerned to be paid by the employer concerned.