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Employers should be wary of leaving themselves open to claims of failure to fairly and consistently apply their own disciplinary procedures.

The Court of Appeal has issued an interesting judgment in relation to an employment injunction where the employee had been dismissed while on probation.

In the recent case of CPM Ireland Limited v Natasha Callaghan, the Labour Court found that while an employee had made a protected disclosure, her dismissal was "wholly unrelated" to the disclosure.

Welcome to our inaugural edition of the Republic of Labour Law, a monthly newsletter in which we distill the most important Irish legal and HR updates from the last month in 500 words or less.

The recent online firestorm ignited by Gary Lineker's tweet criticising the UK Government's proposed immigration policy has brought the importance of a well drafted social media policy into sharp focus.

One of the key advantages to employers in using fixed-term contracts is the availability of an exclusion from the protections of the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015 on the expiry of a fixed-term

The Labour Court, in Kerry County Council v Cora Carrigg, has overturned a WRC award made against Kerry County Council for an alleged breach of the Protection of Employees

A recent decision of the Labour Court serves as a useful reminder to employers that there is another route other than the Unfair Dismissals Acts by which an aggrieved employee can claim against an employer for a dismissal.

In a decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal, an employee was dismissed after getting into an altercation with another member of staff at an office Christmas party.

There is a growing temptation amongst Claimants to issue injunctive proceedings in the High Court for wrongful dismissal with the aim of expediting a hearing.

In the latest episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne and Niall Pelly look at their predictions for the top five employment law trends for 2017.

This is the final article in our three part series dealing with legal professional privilege (See Parts 1 and Part 2).

An employee who was dismissed for breach of fitness and probity standards has succeeded in his unfair dismissal claim against his employing bank ...

In Upton-Hansen Architects Ltd v Ms X Gyftaki, the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal found that the decision to suspend an employee was a breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence resulting in her constructive dismissal.

A recent decision by the Employment Appeals Tribunal found that the dismissal of an employee for putting "derogatory" comments on Facebook about a colleague was unfair.

In March 2024, the High Court, on appeal from an inquiry held by the Fitness to Practice Committee of the Medical Council...

The Belfast Industrial Tribunal has recently rejected two claims of unfair dismissal following sectarian chants posted on social media. We look at the implications of clashing views...