Introduction The recent publication of the NERA quarterly update covering January to September 2012 has provided some useful insights into the ... Read More
02 December 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Last week's EAT decisions showed an interesting case which employers should take notice of. This case centred around the dismissal of an employee and ... Read More
28 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) have issued their quarterly report for the period covering January to September 2012. Overall the figu... Read More
27 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Here we can see two cases where the outcome is very interesting indeed. In these cases the employee was presented with evidence from the employer and ... Read More
22 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
We recently posted an article entitled the Practice of Bumping In Redundancies, which highlighted a new trend that was creeping into tribunals here in... Read More
20 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
We come across the question of whether a person is deemed to be an employee or self-employed in the context of their work, most recently in the case o... Read More
19 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
An employee who resigned their post in light of the treatment of their employer has been awarded €72,000 in compensation. The constructive dismissal c... Read More
16 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
As reported in today's Irish Times, Swedish furniture giant Ikea says it "deeply regrets" the fact some of its suppliers used forced prison labour in ... Read More
A recent case decision from the EAT has shown that even though an employee may return from annual leave later that originally required, the sanction o... Read More
12 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Another case has been submitted where the dissenting opinion of one of the members of the chair paints a very different view to the overall determinat... Read More
08 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
A new Eurofound report on restructuring in the EU, presents some interesting statistics on restructuring, and the resulting impact on the organisation... Read More
07 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan
In a recent Employment Appeals Tribunal Case, the tribunal ordered the employee to pays costs to the employer, as there was not reason why they had to... Read More
03 November 2012 By Patrick Whelan