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NERA Quarterly Update November 2012

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Heat of the moment dismissals

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

NERA Releases Their Quarterly Report For October 2012

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Resign or Face Dismissal

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

UPDATE: The Practice of Bumping In Redundancies

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Contract 'Of' Service or Contract 'For' Service

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Constructive Dismissal Claim Amounts to €72,000 In Compensation

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Ikea 'Regrets' Use of Forced Labour

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

16 November 2012 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Late Back From Holidays Results In Unfair Dismissal

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Dissenting Opinions and Constructive Dismissal

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Interesting EU Report on Workplace Restructuring

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Employee Pays Costs To McDonalds

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 Stephanie Byrne-Roche

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