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A recent WRC decision arising from working arrangements during the Covid crisis is very likely to be followed by more WRC decisions on the same topic over the coming months.

A comprehensive review of six significant Irish employment law decisions from September 2026, examining critical issues including redundancy during protected leave, settlement agreement enforcement...

It has been suggested recently that companies who avail of the supports put in place by the Government are, as such, admitting to trading while insolvent, and that continuing to trade while insolvent...

Minister Regina Doherty has described the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (‘the Act ‘) as "one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation for a generation".

The novel coronavirus has spread around the world rapidly and while in recent months, lockdown measures and associated health restrictions have stunted the spread of Covid-19 and many businesses have reopened.

One of the most common queries which our RDJ LLP Employment Team receives is whether or not employees are entitled to bring either trade union or legal representation...

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...

The EU has introduced several key cybersecurity laws in recent years that organisations should be aware of.

After months of parabolic gains, recent turbulent events have shook the cryptocurrency market.

The Australian national workplace tribunal (equivalent to the Irish Workplace Relations Commission) recently made orders that an employer accommodate an employee's request to perform...

Fixed-term contracts offer flexibility for Irish employers, but they require careful navigation of equal treatment obligations, renewal restrictions, and dismissal risks. Understanding the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 is essential to avoid inadvertent legal liability and ensure compliance with successive contract limits, probation requirements, and redundancy entitlements.

"I am in receipt of a request from an employee to take five weeks Parent's leave from 1 to 28 December 2020, due to the announcement in Budget 2021.

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

In 2022, the Court of Appeal in Sheehan v Bus Éireann[1] delivered a helpful judgment re-stating the criteria for plaintiffs bringing claims for nervous shock.

They are likely to play a key part in us leaving lockdown, but contract tracing apps will need to be introduced - and managed - with privacy at their core

RDJ's annual University Conference brought together leaders from Ireland's higher education sector to examine critical challenges facing universities today. From AI literacy and governance frameworks to funding strategies, student procedures, and reputation management, the conference explored how institutions can navigate rapid technological change while maintaining their core mission of critical thinking and knowledge creation.

With the prospect of a no-deal, crash-out Brexit now seeming unlikely, the air of impending doom has eased, for now at least.