The unprecedented circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have given rise to multiple concerns for businesses, including how they should deal ...

In this two part briefing, we consider two important recent decisions under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

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.

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024Opens in new window (the "Act") was signed into law by the President on 9 May 2024...

The decision in DW v Nobel Plastiques Ibérica SA was delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "Court")

Many businesses hit by Covid-19 restrictions will have little choice but to reduce their workforce this year – but it's important do so in a legally compliant way.

A recently published Bill proposes amendments to the existing collective redundancy regime in insolvency situations. If enacted, the Bill will deliver on key Programme for Government commitments...

Recent decisions of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court provide important guidance for employers on their obligations to employees when implementing a redundancy process.

As discussed in our 2023 Irish Tax Review article, there have been a number of recent Tax Appeal Commission (TAC) determinations that created a lack of clarity regarding the application of section 192A ...

A whistleblower cannot be penalised for pointing out wrongdoing, and if that employee is later dismissed, the business must ensure the move has no connection to the protected disclosure.

In a significant recent decision, the High Court set aside an award of compensation made previously to a Debenhams employee by the Labour Court.

The "date of dismissal" issue has come before the WRC for determination on a number of occasions, where an employee seeks recourse to the Unfair Dismissals Acts (the "Acts")...

The judicial system in Ireland is established by the Constitution, the principal courts being the district courts and circuit courts (with limited jurisdiction), the High Court...

There have been two recent and significant developments in the law relating to collective redundancies.

On 20 December 2023, the Outcome of the Review of the Occupations Lists for Employment Permits was published which made several important recommendations.

The application of European Communities Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 2003, is a complex area of law.

At the beginning of summer, confirmed redundancies in Northern Ireland reached their highest monthly level in almost five years. Are employers getting redundancy right?

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to employment and labour law in Ireland.

The law relating to redundancy is an area that comes up almost on a daily basis for our RDJ Employment Team. Whether a business is re-structuring, re-sizing or reducing their workforce...

Irish employers must prove a genuine redundancy situation exists and follow fair procedures to avoid unfair dismissal claims.