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...
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...
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...
