Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Family Leave Bill 2013

Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter recently announced that the Government has given its approval of the drafting of the Family L... Read More

14 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

LRC to Intervene in Bus Eireann Matter

The Labour Relations Commission (LRC) has invited parties for discussion in an effort to avert any industrial action. We have posted previously on t... Read More

10 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Employee Cited For "Uncontrollable Flatulence" in the Workplace

A Social Security Administration worker has been cited by his superiors for 'conduct unbecoming a federal officer,' relating to his 'uncontrollable fl... Read More

09 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Bus Eireann Workers May Take Industrial Action

Members of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) have voted to take industrial action if management at Bus Éireann proceed with plans to implement cu... Read More

08 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Universal Pension Scheme Planned

In case you were engaging in the festivities over the Christmas period and missed this, Joan Burton has sounded the possibility of a universal pension... Read More

03 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Employer Operating in "The Black Economy"

The EAT have recently published a decision, Kostka -v- Kelliher UD2329/2010, which may cause some to agree or disagree with the determination dependin... Read More

02 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Inconsistency in Tribunal Determinations

There have been a number of decisions recently where the determination made by the tribunal is somewhat inconsistent with current case precedent. Th... Read More

28 December 2012 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Cases and Comment: Employee or Independent Contractor

It is important for employers to keep abreast of the movements within the employment tribunals and the determinations that they are publishing as it w... Read More