Last week on 21 June 2012 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) published a decision in the case of Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribuc... Read More
25 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
The debate over the controversial employer funded sick pay issue has taken a new turn. In an article in today's (24th June) Sunday Times, the paper ha... Read More
24 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Monday 18th June saw a guest piece in the Irish Times on Fixed Term Workers Legislation, by prominent Employment Law author Mary Redmond. In the Ar... Read More
19 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Owing to the popularity of recent articles on Suspension, this weeks Landmark Case looks at the matter of suspension of an employee pending a discipli... Read More
08 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
The latest issue of the Irish Employment Law Magazine "The Bottom Line" is available to view online by clicking here. Read More
07 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
The latest edition of the Bottom Line express is available to view in our Bottom Line Express Page. May's edition sees articles ranging from issues... Read More
06 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Today saw workers from Bord na Mona take to the picket lines, as their one day strike action took place in the Midlands. Last week we discussed the ... Read More
05 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
As employees spend more time at work and technology improves, there may be a conflict between an employee’s right to privacy during their working time... Read More
04 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Section 4 of the Unfair Dismissals Act highlights that potentially fair reasons for dismissal may be based on the capability and competence of the emp... Read More
01 June 2012 By Patrick Whelan
Having received some requests from our Blog Readers, we have started a "Readers Questions" page where our readers can submit any questions relating to... Read More
On 16th May 2012, President Michael D. Higgins signed the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 into legislation.Amendments that we... Read More
In this piece we will consider the HR practise of suspending an employee penning a disciplinary hearing. In essence, in suspected cases of gross mi... Read More