Exactly as the BBC had done, right? Consider the following though: • An estimated worldwide audience of over 350 million people • Watched annually in well over 200 territories • Over 1 million people signed a Change.org petition to have him reinstated, in what was the...
The other day I wrote about the Employment (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2018 which this month comes into operation and makes very serious changes to employment rights and so it impacts on casual contracts, tries to do away with zero hours contracts, imposes new...
When the Employment (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2018 comes into operation on the 25 March 2019, employment contracts must ensure that contracts are for a certain number of hours of work greater than zero. This requirement will not apply in limited circumstances,...
Hint: Very! A former customer service executive claimed under Sections 7, 8 & 9 of the Unfair Dismissals Act and was awarded €4707 in compensation. Background: The complainant commenced her employment on the 20th of June 2016 under a 6 month fixed-term contract....
Under Irish law employers are prohibited from penalising (defined as dismissal, demotion, transfer, imposition of duties, imposition of any discipline, reprimand or other penalty, coercion or intimidation) or threatening to penalise employees who exercise rights or...
The word “discrimination” is often misused when it comes to employment law. Under Irish employment legislation a person can only be discriminated against if they are treated in a less favourable way than another person based on any of the following 9 grounds: gender,...
In accordance with its EU obligations, Ireland was required to establish a framework to prevent abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term employment contracts. In doing so, Irish legislation now sets out that a fixed-term employee cannot be employed on 2 or...
Background The complainant had been employed by the respondent company as a Warehouse Manager for just over 18 years when he was dismissed on allegations of gross misconduct. On October 30th the complainant received a call from his wife, who was trapped in her home...
A complaint was filed for unfair dismissal when an employee’s wish to revoke his retirement letter was denied. Background The former employee first made his intention to retire known by letter on the 16th of December, 2015. The respondent claims that there was never...
A graphic designer filed a complaint against her ex-employer for unfair dismissal. Background The complainant had been employed by the respondent company for just less than 9 years, when she was dismissed on grounds of performance quality on the 29th of April 2016. It...
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