29 Jun Leave Entitlements For Parents
In addition to annual leave and public holidays employees may be entitled to take various types of leave in respect of the care of their children at different stages. ...
26 May Record Award For Unfair Dismissal
Lots of useful lessons in this WRC decision for employers in proper and fair disciplinary handling as well as making a reasonable and proportionate decision before deciding to dismiss. In this case poor procedures were very costly with €329,000 awarded....
25 Apr Mandatory Retirement Age Discriminatory
A Company's retirement age was not objectively justified and held to constitute discrimination on grounds of age, resulting in one years compensation being awarded,...
16 Mar New Code of Practice on Sexual Harassment & Harassment at Work
The Code of Practice has been prepared by IHREC with the approval of the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and after consultation with relevant organisations representing equality interests. The code seeks to promote the development and implementation of policies and procedures that establish working environments free of harassment....
24 Feb Normal Supervision Not Bullying
This recent WRC decision outlines how normal supervision and requiring employees to adhere to workplace procedures will not normally constitute bullying....
05 Jan Investigation Procedures
The importance of always adhering to fair investigation procedures was highlighted in a recent Labour Court case that upheld the Complainant’s appeal of the quantum awarded of €2,544 made by an Adjudication Office, increasing the compensation payable to €5,000 (Ref UDD2167)....
21 Dec Public Holiday Entitlement
With three public holidays falling over the Christmas period, and all three on either a Saturday or Sunday, here is a quick summary of employees public holiday entitlement....