The beginning of a new business year is a time to assess where the business is going. It’s also a chance to evaluate your employees’ performances and ... Read More
17 May 2016 By Patrick Whelan
Letting staff go is a situation you hope your business will never face. If you’ve been lucky enough to avoid a redundancy issue to date, it doesn’t me... Read More
27 April 2016 By Patrick Whelan
The Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 was enacted on foot of the Fixed Term Workers Directive 99/70/EC to promote the equal treatment... Read More
Assuming resignation has proven to be ineffective, a recent Employment Tribunal case in which a woman whose contract of employment was terminated when... Read More
Since the 1st of November, 2007 the Children and Young Persons regulations as part of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Reg... Read More
In order to justify a dismissal, an employer must prove that dismissal was a necessary action resulting from an employee misconducting themselves, cap... Read More
Fixed Term workers are governed by the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003. The Act prohibits fixed-term workers being treated less fav... Read More
30 March 2016 By Patrick Whelan
Back ground: The employee in question had received a verbal warning as a result of refusing to carry out a management instruction, namely to attend... Read More
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has made an award of €9,229 to a Spanish women on the grounds that the family weren’t compliant with aspects ... Read More
25 March 2016 By Patrick Whelan
One of the tougher areas of employment law within which employers frequently find themselves is the area of medical related absences due to disability... Read More
Equality and Discrimination are covered under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 and Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 within Irish leg... Read More
26 February 2016 By Patrick Whelan
As of the 1st of July, 2016 the Woodworking Machinery, Abrasive Blasting of Surfaces and Abrasive Wheels regulations will be revoked and replaced by t... Read More
25 February 2016 By Patrick Whelan