How do I handle it? We are in the tourist sector and concerns around the Coronavirus have led to one employee questioning whether they can object and refuse to service persons of a certain nationality, ...

Last month the Labour Court examined Stryker Orthopaedic's ("the Company") Dignity at Work Policy following an appeal by its employee to a recommendation of the WRC.

As we emerge from the pandemic and businesses look towards reopening, the key issue for employers will be sustaining their business and trading out of the economic difficulties faced in the past year.

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.

Your business is up and running, but you know you can't go it alone so you've decided to take that big step and become an employer.

An Enduring Power of Attorney ("EPA") is a legal document. It allows you to choose who will make certain decisions for you in the event that you become unable to make decisions ...

On the 19 November 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland published the ‘Thematic Review of Risk Management Maturity in Credit Unions' (the "Review").

The Report on the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Rising Cost of Health-Related claims was published by the Minister for Health on 19th September 2024. The Group was chaired independently...

In this article, we look at the recent guidance that has issued regarding Public Works Contracts arising from the closure of all non-essential construction sites on 8 January 2021...

On 23 July 2020, the Irish government announced its July Stimulus package (the "Stimulus") to assist Ireland to get back on the road to economic recovery by introducing a wide range of supports...

Third-party litigation funding remains largely unlawful in Ireland, primarily due to the enduring common law doctrines of maintenance and champerty.

A recent High Court decision, delivered by Ms Justice Bolger, in Henderson v Dublin Airport Authority T/A DAA Public Ltd Company & Anor (Approved) [2024] IEHC 29...

Ricky Kelly and Hilda Mannix recently acted for R&Q Ireland, formerly known as the Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund Limited ("SMDF"), in a successful application before the commercial division of the High Court...

On 21 June 2023, the Government adopted State Litigation Principles which seek to guide the State in maintaining high standards of ethics and integrity in the conduct of litigation.

Despite the settlement, the Supreme Court published its judgment with the substituted figure redacted.

Addressing capability issues and manging performance in the workplace, whilst protecting the employer organisation from legal liability, takes time and lots of patience.

As Irish football transfer values rise, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has tightened the rules for football agents operating in Ireland. Clubs, agents, players and their families now need to understand licensing, FAI registration, professional indemnity insurance, representation agreements and the uncertain status of FIFA agent fee caps. This guide explains the core rules and the transfer risk points that clubs, agents and players should review.

More and more, the RDJ Employment Team is asked to advise around the development of workplace remote and flexible working policies.

More and more, organisations are realising the potential for artificial intelligence-based systems ("AI"), machine learning (as a sub-category of AI) ("ML") and, more broadly, the exploitation of ‘big data'...

In a previous Insight, we set out the key provisions of the new legislation (the "Health Act 2020") introduced in response to the COVID-19 health crisis in Ireland by the Minister for Health (the "Minister").