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From progress to pullbacks, U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on Diversity, Equality & Inclusion programmes is being felt internationally.

Irish employers are increasingly exploring the 'PIP or Go' model as an alternative to traditional performance management processes, offering underperforming employees a choice between entering a formal performance improvement plan or accepting an exit package. While this approach can expedite internal processes and reduce administrative burden, it carries significant legal risks including constructive dismissal claims, discrimination allegations, and potential challenges to subsequent dismissal procedures.

Coming into work with cold symptoms is now a no-no, and a new law in train will ensure statutory sick pay for the first time in this country...

In this week's issue of the Business Post, partner and head of the Employment team in our Dublin office, Karen Killalea, speaks to journalist Siobhán Maguire about the reopening of workplaces

While certain provisions contained in the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 have changed from the General Scheme of the Employment...

On 16 February 2021, the Court of Appeal addressed the fair procedures entitlements of employees on probation when at risk of dismissal on the grounds of poor performance.

In October 2023, the Supreme Court granted the applicant school board of management (the "Board") leave to appeal an earlier High Court decision.

Tuesday, 2 August 2016, heralded a significant development in the Irish legal landscape.

On 21 June 2016, the Data Protection Commissioner (the "DPC"), Helen Dixon, published her Annual Report for 2015. The Report identified a number of issues which are relevant to organisations with employees in Ireland.

The new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") entered into force on 24 May 2016, and will apply with effect from May 2018. We review some of the main implications for employers.

The High Court will soon consider for the first time the operation of European Works Councils ("EWCs") in Ireland following an appeal of two recent Labour Court decisions.

Another decision has been handed down to clarify – or complicate – the position on which aspects of pay should be included when calculating an employee's entitlement to holiday pay

The commencement on 29 April 2016 of the Spent Convictions Act 2016 (the "Act") and the National Vetting Bureau Acts 2012 - 2016 (the "Acts") represented a significant legal development in Ireland.

An updated Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status has been published by the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys...

Last week’s publication of the Workplace Relations Bill 2014 is a significant development in Irish employment law.

One year after the introduction of the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Request Flexible Working and Right to Request Remote Working...

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland aligns closely with WP29 opinions in interpreting data protection law.