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In two recent cases, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ("EAT") highlighted the importance of informed consent in the context of employees signing full and final settlement waivers.

In BC and Others v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland and Others, the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland upheld the Outer House's decision...

The CJEU considered whether refusing to provide paid leave to a female worker who has had a child through a surrogacy arrangement, offends the principle of equal treatment of male and female workers.

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 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...

A new Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect (the "Code") has been published this week. The Code directs employers in Ireland to assess their working arrangements and patterns and to agree on and publish a Right to Disconnect Policy.

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")...

The employment relationship in Ireland is regulated by an extensive statutory framework, much of which finds its origin in European Community law.

Recent Workplace Relations Commission decisions reveal critical distinctions in how compensation caps apply under Ireland's Employment Equality Acts, particularly when employees resign before filing discrimination claims. The €13,000 statutory ceiling may not always hold, as one landmark case suggests EU law could require higher awards in certain circumstances.

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")...

Employers owe both a common law and statutory duty to ensure the health and safety of their employees. But how extensive is this obligation and when are employees responsible

An employee's entitlement to paid statutory sick leave increased from three days to five days from 1 January 2024.

A decision as to what constitutes penalisation under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was handed down by the High Court for the first time recently.

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...

Since 2009, there has been much uncertainty regarding the accrual of annual leave entitlement during periods of sick leave.

The affect of employment law is increasingly being felt in connection with insolvency proceedings. A recent example is the shop workers’ Union, Usdaw, winning compensation worth up to £67 million for over 24,000 former employees of Woolworths made redundant following the company’s collapse at the end of 2008.