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In "Employment Matters", the Arthur Cox Employment Law Group Newsletter, we look at a range of issues across our practice area and some recent and prospective developments in law.

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 provides a comprehensive suite of protections to ‘whistleblowers' who are penalised by their employer or dismissed on account of raising concerns regarding possible

Traditionally, dismissing employees during a period of probation was regarded as low risk by employers in circumstances where such employees have not accrued the necessary one year's service to...

Although it may have taken longer than anticipated, the recent launch of a public consultation for the ‘Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill is poised to bring Northern Ireland one step closer to a new era of employment rights.

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...

In 2022, the Northern Ireland Assembly passed the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act, which will entitle victims of domestic abuse to ten days paid safe leave each year...

The CJEU's recent judgment in Locatrans Sàrl v ES [2025] clarifies how courts must determine which country's mandatory employment laws apply when employees work across multiple jurisdictions.

The right to request remote working arrangements for all employees and the right to request flexible working arrangements for caring purposes,

The General Scheme seeks to allow, but not compel, an employee to remain in employment until reaching the "pensionable age" under social welfare legislation.

A piece of legislation with a mouthful of a name (Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018) updated the Organisation of Working Time Act...

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?

On 23 April 2014, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (the "Minister") published the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014 (the "Bill").

The Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowance to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 ("2023 Act"), which amends the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015...

A recent Private Members' Bill, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017, sought to introduce gender pay gap reporting in Ireland.

The Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland, Conor Murphy, has released the eagerly awaited "Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill" consultation document.

Last month the Labour Court examined Stryker Orthopaedic's ("the Company") Dignity at Work Policy following an appeal by its employee to a recommendation of the WRC.

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.