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Following the recommendations of the National Public Health Emergency Team, which have been approved and adopted by the Government on Monday 19 October, Dublin will now move to Level 5...

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.

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

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

In a recent judgment concerning the lawfulness of a disciplinary process to which an independent contractor had been subject, the Court of Appeal neatly restated some principles that are fundamental...

A recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court awarded an employee €35,000 under unfair dismissal legislation.

On 31 July 2020, new law came into force which changed the way redundancy pay is to be calculated for furloughed employees.

The recent High Court decision in O'Donovan v Over-C Technology Ltd & Anor [2020] demonstrates that terminating an employee's employment before the employee has accrued twelve months'...

Following the recommendations of the National Public Health Emergency Team, which have been approved and adopted by the Government this evening...

Proceed with caution! Terminating during probation was always one of the more straightforward ways in which to terminate an employment relationship,

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The Employment Appeals Tribunal ("EAT") recently ordered a cyber security firm (the "Company") to pay a senior director (the "Employee") €105,000 as a result of his unfair dismissal.

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...

There are a range of legislative provisions which ascribe certain duties of care and obligations around agency workers, who are in an unusual position in that they are employed by the agency provider...

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.

The RDJ Employment Team recently held a series of employment law breakfast briefings across our offices in Cork, Galway and Dublin. Areas covered in these briefings were protected disclosures...

The Supreme Court has helpfully clarified the circumstances in which an employee may be entitled to legal representation during a disciplinary process.