We have an employee who has been on long-term sick leave and wishes to return to work on Monday. We are concerned about their fitness to return to normal duties and wish to delay their return.

Our organisation has just become aware that one of our employees has a medical condition which we believe makes them unsuitable to work in our particular working environment.

In September 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its third insurance newsletter of 2025 (Newsletter).

The High Court has dismissed a claim taken by an employee who suffered personal injuries when she tripped over a vacuum cleaner at the dental practice where she worked.

The anti-immigration protests and violence that erupted across Belfast following a stabbing incident on 8 June 2026 are causing many to feel appalled, frightened and vulnerable.

With three cases of novel coronavirus ("Covid-19") now confirmed in Northern Ireland, employers are likely to see a rise in employees wanting to work from home ...

Issues relating to the use and dependency of intoxicants, both in and outside the workplace, remains a prevalent issue for employers.

A common issue that arises for Irish employers is dealing with and managing employees who are suffering from alleged work related stress.

In an unexpected and somewhat low-key move, the Government implemented Ireland's obligations under EU Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and ...

As the Covid-19 vaccination programme continues, employers and businesses are beginning to consider a return to the workplace for those employees that have continued to work remotely...

As reported by journalist Amelia Heathman in the Evening Standard recently, anxiety is a growing issue in the UK. According to AnxietyUK, one in six adults experience some form of "neurotic health problem"

On the 21st October last, the Government published an updated Work Safety Protocol ("the updated Protocol"). This is the fourth revision since the Protocol was first published in 2020.

According to the recently published Health and Safety Authority Annual Summary of Statistics for 2014, 56 fatal and 7,431 non-fatal workplace accidents were reported to the HSA in 2014.

How do I handle it? We are in the tourist sector and concerns around the Coronavirus have led to one employee questioning whether they can object and refuse to service persons of a certain nationality, ...

Falls from height remain the leading cause of death and serious injury among construction workers. What does health and safety law and guidance have to say?

Alan Devaney and David Rodgers, from Ronan Daly Jermyn's Employment and Tax teams, examine the factors that an employer should take into consideration in addressing a request to work remotely from abroad.

Against a backdrop of almost 92% of adults fully vaccinated in Ireland, the Irish Government has published the revised version of the Work Safely Protocol...

The Regulations transpose EU Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in the European Union.

The eagerly awaited Supreme Court decision in Ruffley v The Board of Management of Saint Anne's School has now been delivered

It wasn't that long ago that GDPR and the protection of data and privacy dominated employment law discussions in businesses across the country. In the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic...