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Section 34 of the Employment Equality Act 1998 makes it not unlawful on the age ground for an employer to fix retirement age and there is no qualification in the Act as to what criteria the employer may use to fix retirement ages.

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 provides a comprehensive suite of protections to ‘whistleblowers' who are penalised by their employer or dismissed on account of raising concerns regarding possible

Just under two years since the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into force, it has been widely reported in the last few days that the first order for interim relief under the 2014 Act...

A no fault dismissal occurs where an employer exercises a contractual right to terminate an employee's employment with notice, but without fault or without providing a reason.

As a result of the implementation of EU directives since the 1970s, UK employment law is similar to that in Ireland.

The Labour Court recently considered whether the "seamless transition" of an agency worker, from his assignment at a client site to direct employment by the client...

There is a growing trend amongst employers towards rewarding key employees with share-based remuneration in place of cash bonuses.

Before deciding to dismiss an employee on the grounds of medical incapability, an employer will have its obligation to reasonably accommodate the employee under the Employment Equality Acts

In welcome decisions for employers, the High Court in Power v Health Service Executive and Court of Appeal in Kearney v Byrne Wallace have confirmed that an employment injunction cannot be granted

In November 2013, Mr. Smith was suspended (with pay) as part of an investigation by RSA into financial concerns relating to the large insurance claims process and motor claims in RSA.

The Workplace Relations Commission (the Irish employment law tribunal) (the "WRC") has recently published its 2022 Annual Report.

The recent High Court decision of John Clarke v. CGI Food Services Limited and CGI Holdings Limited [2020] IEHC 368 demonstrates the broad scope of the definition of 'protected disclosures' under ...

The recent Labour Court case of DHL Express (Ireland) Ltd. and Michael Coughlan (UDD1783) serves as a useful touchstone for employers in terms of the high bar that must be satisfied where employees...

In light of the recent judgment in Bus Átha Cliath (Dublin Bus) v. McKevitt [2018] IEHC 78 (Unreported, High Court, Ní Raifeartaigh J, 29 January 2018) it is timely to review the provisions....

When an employee is dismissed generally the employee will sue for unfair dismissal in the EAT.

In this update, we will explain the key concepts which employers should be aware of when establishing summer internship programmes.

The Irish Supreme Court in Zalewski v Adjudication Officer has rejected a number of arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 ("2015 Act")...