O'Flynn Exhams advises on a variety of employment law matters, including drafting employee handbooks, handling complaints before the Workplace Relations Commission, and addressing specific day-to-day queries. The team is led by Shane Crossan, whose varied disputes practice includes employment-related litigation. Judith Curtin is a key name, regularly advising public bodies, particularly in the education sector, on employment matters, often intersecting with information and privacy law.
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Testimonials
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- ‘They have a client-centred approach and they have a deep knowledge across multiple areas of law, they help to explain complex issues into straightforward language.’
- ‘The staff go beyond the expected and have clear communication and attention to detail, and professional integrity.’
- ‘O'Flynn Exhams have consistently provided us with excellent advice to support us in managing challenging employment issues.'
- ‘All individuals we have dealt with in O'Flynn Exhams have consistently proven to be highly knowledgeable in their areas of expertise, with an in-depth understanding of the sector we operate in, as well as being highly responsive.'
- ‘Experts in their field.’
- ‘The team acts in a professional and ethical manner.'
Key clients
- Carey Glass UC
- Over C Technology Limited
- Irish Times
- Heineken Ireland Limited
- Marriott International
- Cork Education and Training Board
- Tipperary Education and Training Board
- Louth & Meath Education and Training Board
- City of Dublin Education and Training Board
- Celtic Sea Minerals
- Presentation Brothers
- N6 Operations
Work highlights
Advised the Irish Times on a range of employment queries, including employee policy updates, managing performance issues, approaching hybrid working in the workplace, structuring investigations into misconduct, and operation of paid maternity leave.
Advised Marriott International on a range of employment queries, including updating and amending the company’s Attendance Policy, Disciplinary Policy and procedures, advising on the handling of complex disciplinary hearings and subsequent interactions with employees, and the implementation of remote and hybrid working policies.
Advised Heineken Ireland Limited on a range of employment queries including representation in WRC defence matters and in mediations, advice on compliance, support through redundancies, and policy updates.
Practice head
Shane Crossan
Other key lawyers
Judith Curtin