Employee personal data, and in particular their health data, will often be core to such further measures.

By November, Ireland will have been in the grips of a pandemic for over 9 months.

The Data Protection Commission has issued updated Guidance on Processing COVID-19 Vaccination Data in the context of Employment and the Work Safely Protocol here.

As EEA member states proceed with vaccinations, many are advocating the use of certificates as a tool to reopen society safely. In this context, the EU Commission (Commission) ...

The opening words of emergency legislation signed into law by the President of Ireland on 20 March set the tone for sweeping new powers given to the State in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

This week marks the beginning of the festive period following the end of the two-week circuit breaker introduced by the Northern Ireland Executive on 27 November

Meanwhile, in Ireland there has been no report of any Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Dawn Raids under its competition law powers since COVID-19 restrictions were first introduced.

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, certain industrial and provident societies ("Societies") may be required to conduct their AGM this year using electronic communications technology.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and resulting restrictions on travel and meetings, it is necessary to find practical solutions to minimise disruptions to business ...

Existing health and safety legislation does not require employers to notify the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), as the relevant regulatory body, if an employee contracts COVID-19 in the workplace.

With An Taoiseach's announcement of the ‘Roadmap for reopening society and business' (the ‘Roadmap') on 1 May last, many employers have rightly turned ...

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD (the "Minister"), last week signed an order (the "Order") authorising the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to conduct its...

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its annual report for 2020, which shows significant change and momentum in data protection regulation.

Welcome to the November 2020 issue of Legal News.

Alan Devaney and David Rodgers, from Ronan Daly Jermyn's Employment and Tax teams, examine the factors that an employer should take into consideration in addressing a request to work remotely from abroad.

At a recent William Fry CounselConnect virtual Conference, over 170 in-house legal counsel from across Ireland heard Antoinette Moriarty...

On Monday this week the Government announced that Ireland will enter into Level 5 of the framework of restrictions provided for in the ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19

Matheson's construction / infrastructure specialists have taken the temperature of the construction sector with respect to existing / ongoing Covid-19...

UK Organisations which do business in Ireland and process personal data often assume that compliance with the GDPR is sufficient in order to process the personal data of Irish...

Now that Ireland is in the initial roll-out phase of the COVID-19 vaccine (vaccine), it is advisable for employers to begin preparing for its implications in the workplace.