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A recent landmark decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal ("EAT") is significant not only for the size of the award in favour of Mr. Philip Smith, former Chief Executive of Royal Sun Alliance ("RSA")...

As the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy in Ireland gathers pace, employers are frequently asking whether they can make decisions on who returns to work and when based on an employee's vaccination status.

With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding what constitutes a protected disclosure under the existing law, ...

Each year, the Workplace Relations Commission (‘WRC), the body responsible for adjudicating on employment law disputes in Ireland, publishes a report on the previous year's activities. This report always makes...

The legislative framework governing agency workers in Ireland, the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 (the “2012 Act”) has been in place for almost 15 years but continues to be an area that generates questions...

Addressing capability issues and manging performance in the workplace, whilst protecting the employer organisation from legal liability, takes time and lots of patience.

In this two part briefing, we consider two important recent decisions under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

The Department for the Economy announced the most significant changes in a decade to the NI employment law framework in July 2024...

Many businesses hit by Covid-19 restrictions will have little choice but to reduce their workforce this year – but it's important do so in a legally compliant way.

Recent decisions of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court provide important guidance for employers on their obligations to employees when implementing a redundancy process.

Three recent decisions spotlight the challenges employers face in effecting mandatory retirement, as well as the price to be paid by those who get it wrong.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Workplace Relations Act 2015 can be challenged on its constitutionality before the High Court.

It may come to light that an employee who once had the right to work in Ireland may no longer have such permission. For example, they may have forgotten to apply for a renewal of their immigration permission before it expired or they may not be able to provide evidence of their immigration status during a repeat right to work check. These scenarios may produce a heart-in-mouth moment for a manager or HR.

In a welcome ruling for employers, the Irish Court of Appeal has found that the constitutional right to fair procedures does not apply to the assessment of an employee's...

Where employees of regulated financial services providers who perform controlled function roles breach the standards required of them to perform their role, dismissal may...

Many employers utilise fixed-term and specific purpose contracts of employment. The RDJ LLP Employment Team regularly advises our clients on the employment law...

A number of recent cases in Ireland and the UK provide further guidance to employers on how to deal with protected disclosures made by employees and the extent of the protections

A whistleblower cannot be penalised for pointing out wrongdoing, and if that employee is later dismissed, the business must ensure the move has no connection to the protected disclosure.