€104,000 awarded to Employee for Unfair Dismissal due to Employer’s Conduct
The Complainant was employed as the Operations Director for the Respondent and had been employed by the Respondent for 26 years. The Complainant had a close personal relationship with Mr C, the owner and knew him for about 31 years and he was the godfather of the Complainant’s only daughter.
WRC Awards €45,000.00 in Discrimination Dismissal Claim on top of Statutory Redundancy Payment
The Complainant commenced employment with the Company (a producer and retailer of specialised pork products) in September 2005, starting as a general operative and before her employment was terminated in May 2019, she held the position of supervisor.
Reopening the workplace – The New Normal
Practical tips on implementing the governments Return to Work Safety Protocol
Update in respect of Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy scheme
n a previous article dated 30th March 2020 (available here), we discussed the workings of the Government’s Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme which is aimed at helping employers to keep employees on the payroll for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis (whether or not those employees are still working) so that businesses can resume normal operations more …
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Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
On Friday 27th March, 2020, the Emergency Meausures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Bill 2020 was passed by the Dáil Éireann. Section 28 of the Bill is a key provision from an employment law perspective. It provides a legislative basis for the recently introduced Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (the “Scheme”) being operated by the Irish Revenue …
Update from WRC and Labour Court
WRC: Dealing with adjudication complaints during the period of Covid-19 related restrictions.
Zalewski v Workplace Relations Commission [2010] IEHC 178
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission procedures in the case of Zalewski v Workplace Relations Commission [2020] IEHC 178.
Are your Restrictive Covenants enforceable? The key takeaways from Ryanair DAC v Bellew
The well-publicised recent High Court decision in the case of Ryanair DAC v Bellew [2019] IEHC907 has highlighted the importance of making sure restrictive covenants are tightly drafted and well-tailored to the facts of the situation.
Landmark Supreme Court decision on the obligation to provide reasonable accommodation to employees
The Supreme Court decision handed down in the long running case of Nano Nagle School v. Marie Daly [2019] IESC 63.The case raised very important questions around how the duty of an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities should be interpreted.