Commencement of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025
The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (Commencement) Order 2026 has now been published. After a period of delay pending a review of the existing Code of Practice on Longer Working, the Order confirms that the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (“the Act”) will come into operation on 29th June 2026.
WRC Publishes Annual Report for 2025
The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently published its Annual Report for 2025. The report provides a useful overview of complaint trends, adjudication activity, mediation outcomes, inspection and enforcement work, and wider strategic developments across the employment law landscape.
Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation Results in €28,000 Award in WRC
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) recently awarded €28,000 in Lukasz Swiercz v Lidl Ireland GmbH (ADJ-00059764) as compensation to an employee who was found to have been discriminated against on the grounds of disability, arising from a failure by his employer to provide reasonable accommodation. The employee brought the claim under the Employment Equality Acts …
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Labour Court Finds Employer Not Required to Pay SSP Where Employee Did Not Qualify for Company Sick Pay
SK Biotek Ireland Ltd v Shannon Reina (SLD262) is a recent decision by the Labour Court in respect of an appeal of a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision concerning statutory sick pay. The Complainant lodged the original claim under the Sick Leave Act 2022 (the “Act”) in circumstances where she did not receive sick pay …
New WRC Code of Practice on Part-Time Workers
In January 2026, a new Code of Practice on Access to Part-Time working (“the Code”) was introduced by the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”). The new Code aims to provide practical guidance for employers and employees in agreeing part-time working arrangements, reflecting the importance of flexible and inclusive work environments.
WRC finds Discrimination where “Neutral” Policy Failed to Accommodate Disability
In Kim Murphy v Ryan’s Investments Unlimited Company t/a Hertz Rent A Car, the Complainant brought a claim to the Workplace Relations (“WRC”) under the Equal Status Act 2000 after she was charged with a €150 ‘valet fee’ due to having her guide dog in the car. The WRC Adjudicator, Gaye Cunningham, found in favour …
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Requirements to Mitigate Loss – Recent Decisions from the Labour Court and WRC
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) and the Labour Court (the “Court”) each recently issued a decision in Conor Gilligan v Derrin Group Management Limited (ADJ-00058189) (WRC decision) and Accountancy & Business College (Ireland) Limited t/a Dublin Business School v Amir Sajad Esmaeily (UD/24/134) (Labour Court decision) which provide useful guidance on a Complainant’s duty to …
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WRC Seeks to Clarify Calculation of “Remuneration” under the Unfair Dismissals Acts
In Caroline O’Connell v Lionbridge International Unlimited Company (ADJ-00057077), the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”), awarded the Complainant €142,984 in compensation for unfair dismissal, which figure represented the full value of her financial loss. The Adjudicator, Breffni O’Neill, was satisfied that the Complainant’s financial loss arose entirely from the Respondent’s actions.
Labour Court Reduces WRC’s Record Award and Clarifies Calculation of Remuneration
The recent Labour Court decision of X Internet Unlimited Company v. Gary Rooney, arises from an appeal of a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision, (ADJ -00044246) in which the Complainant was found to be unfairly dismissed and was awarded the sum of €550,131. See our previous article on that decision here. Both parties appealed this …
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CJEU Annuls Part of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive
Published in the Irish Employment Law Journal 2025, volume 22 Issue 4, pgs 98-99. Readers will recall our article in this journal earlier this year¹ on the Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou, in Kingdom of Denmark v European Parliament and Council of the European Union concerning Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the …
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