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The Thorny Issue of Wearing Religious Garments and Jewellery to Work

Religious Garments and Jewellery at Work A recent decision of the US Supreme Court has found that Abercrombie & Fitch had discriminated against... Read More

26 June 2015 By Brian Murray

Important Case: High Court on Pay 'Reductions -v- Deductions'

The issue of a reduction of pay as compared to deductions from pay has been much disputed over recent years. In essence, it has been argued that the P... Read More

26 June 2015 By Brian Murray

Important Update - Employees Set to Accrue Annual Leave on Sick Leave from June 2015

As it stands in Irish employment law, employees in the private sector are not entitled to accrue annual leave whilst on sick leave. However, this is n... Read More

26 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Important Update - Workplace Relations Bill and Employment Tribunal Reform

On 12 May 2015, the Workplace Relations Bill went through the final stage of the legislative process and is set to come into force on 01 June 2015. Wh... Read More

26 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Bank of Ireland Required to Reinstate Dismissed Employee after 6 Years

In a key decision, the High Court (Bank of Ireland -v- Reilly [2015] IEHC 241) has ordered that an employee of Bank of Ireland be reinstated to his ro... Read More

26 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Workplace Consultation

Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 consultation between employers and employees is provided to help ensure co-operation in the prev... Read More

26 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Zero Hours Contracts - What are They and Why the Big Fuss?

The issue of zero hours contracts has certainly been one to take the media by storm in the last number of months. Indeed, the issue of zero hours cont... Read More

26 May 2015 By Brian Murray

The Marriage Equality Referendum - Managing the Debate in the Workplace

Here at Peninsula we have received numerous queries over the last week in respect of the marriage equality referendum. The majority of these employer ... Read More

19 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Industrial Relations Bill

The Government announced the publication of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015 on 08 May 2015 and plan to have it enacted into law by July... Read More

14 May 2015 By Brian Murray

Abuse in Care Environments - An Analysis of Recent Unfair Dismissal Claims

Abuse in care environments has become a hot topic in Ireland over the last number of years. Elder abuse and child abuse were the subject of infamous P... Read More

29 April 2015 By Brian Murray

Beware Internal Communication: Aggressive Emails/Conversation Lead to Unfair Dismissal Claim

A recent determination by the Employment Appeals Tribunal has awarded an employee compensation of €12,500 after finding she was constructively dismiss... Read More

29 April 2015 By Brian Murray

Confidential Company Information - A Lesson from Game of Thrones!

Game of Thrones is arguably the biggest television series of all time with each season eagerly awaited. As such, it would have caused its broadcast ne... Read More

29 April 2015 By Brian Murray

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