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We are pleased to share the third instalment in our 2022 Employment Law Series featuring short and informative webcasts where Karen Killalea, Partner and head of our Employment team, and Associate, Ciara Ní Longaigh, ...

We are pleased to share the third instalment in our 2022 Employment Law Series featuring short and informative webcasts where Karen Killalea, Partner and head of our Employment team, and Associate, Ciara Ní Longaigh...

The complainant was originally employed by an employment agency and assigned to work for the respondent for a period of nearly two years.

As the end of 2020 approaches, the William Fry Employment & Benefits team is releasing a 3 part series of short videos.

The decision gives some useful insights into the practicalities of running an internal investigation and hearing, and the extent to which the Tribunal accepts that not all investigations are perfect.

The Supreme Court has found, by a narrow majority, that the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (the Act) as implemented by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is not unconstitutional.

The Workplace Relations Bill 2021 (the Bill) has completed the fifth stage of its journey through the Seanad on its way to becoming law.

Parliament has approved legislation to change the formula and some parameters for the existing Jobseeker's Benefit, resulting in a higher benefit for most individuals, and to implement a slight increase in employer...

In a recent High Court case, Delaney v Central Bank of Ireland [2011], which involved a referral by the Central Bank of a senior employee for psychiatric assessment, Ms Justice Laffoy commented on the principles to be adhered to by employers in referring employees for medical examination in order to accord with fair procedures.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has continued its streak of record-breaking awards of compensation for dismissal.

The employer was notified by a member of the public that the employee was posting extreme views regarding refugees in Ireland on Facebook.

The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is scheduled to take place on 23 June 2016.

Employers need to ensure that the selection criteria used in redundancies are clear and objective, to counter any allegation of unfair selection or discrimination which may arise. In a recent decision the Labour Court awarded €20,000 to a pregnant woman who was selected for redundancy.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of an employer in a highly-publicised case in which a former employee who resigned from her position, took a claim of constructive dismissal against the company.

Late last year, the Labour Court made a non-binding recommendation under the Industrial Relations Acts that a hotel manager be awarded €90,000 in compensation ...

The vast majority of employment-related claims are adjudicated upon by the Workplace Relations Commission.

The Labour Court recently held that the dismissal of an employee on the grounds of her capability was not justified on either substantive or procedural grounds and, therefore, was unfair.