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Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of Health and Safety and hygiene and disease prevention in the workplace. There has been a huge increase in infection control technology that used to be...

The long-awaited WRC Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Request Remote and Flexible Working ("the Code")...

Employers offering permanent health insurance or ill-health early retirement must apply contract and scheme procedures consistently. A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision found that blocking an employee's retirement case due to a health and safety complaint constituted unlawful penalisation, resulting in €40,000 compensation and a directive to process the case within ten weeks.

In our latest Insight, the RDJ Employment Team has prepared a helpful table setting out the various types of statutory leave currently available to employees, along with additional statutory leaves that are...

This comprehensive employment law update examines critical WRC decisions from August 2026, including substantial awards for pregnancy discrimination, parent's leave violations, and disability accommodation failures. The analysis also covers the Government's proposed Leave for Pregnancy Loss Bill and highlights emerging compliance risks around minimum wage, working time records, and fair dismissal procedures.

Employees facing disciplinary action in Ireland do not have an automatic right to legal representation, except in exceptional circumstances. This article examines the legal framework governing representation rights...