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...
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...
A respondent employer was ordered to pay €10,000 to the complainant in compensation for breaches of the Employment Equality Acts. Background The complainant initially commenced employment for the respondent through a recruitment agency between May and October 2012,...
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