01 Sep Process Process Process
The case of Nkemka Patrick Okachi v Sodexo Ireland Limited (ADJ-00045306) provides lots of learning on the necessity for fair and objective processes before taking the decision to dismiss....
01 Aug Recording Breaking Whistleblowing Award
The recent awards against WIDA in resepct of the penalisation of its Director of Services following the raising of protected disclosures is a necessary read for Board members and employers....
14 Jul Pregnancy Loss Leave
5 days paid leave will now be available to employees who have a miscarriage before 23 weeks gestation....
17 Jun Working to State Pension Age
The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 will now commence on 29th June 2026 and provides that where an employee is subject to a contractual retirement age (‘CRA’) that is below the state pension age (66 years), they may request to continue working up to state pension age....
17 Apr Force Majeure Application
An award of €7,000 to an employee who was refused a second paid days force majeure leave when his wife miscarried, proved to be a costly refusal for the employer concerned....
19 Mar Gender Pay Difference Objectively Justified
With the recent formal announcement from the Department of Equality that the transposition of the European Pay Directive will be delayed, this case is a useful read around the potential issues that can arise (and how to mitigate them) with the likely increase in equal pay claims, as employees exercise their right to obtain information on colleagues average rates of pay....
06 Feb European Pay Transparency Directive
With the pending transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive due by 7th June 2026, but with no legislation published as yet, or indeed not even prioritised for publication, and a recent call by IBEC to delay implementation for 12 months, many employers are confused as to whether they should proceed with their preparation or adopt a wait and see approach....
23 Jan Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025
Employees will shortly have the legal right to stay working past a contractual retirement age (CRA) that is below State Pension Age, unless it can be ojectively justified by a legitimate aim and communicated accordingly in writing with a set time frame with heavy penalities available for non compliance....
08 Dec Attending work in adverse weather
With Strorm Bram due to hit this week, the issue of attendance at work and related payment or non payment is a query that many employers will have. Here is some helpful information from the WRC that can help both employers and employees undestand what should hapen in this scenario....
26 Nov The Cost of the Christmas Party !
Posted at 12:33h
in disciplinary process, dismissal, gross misconduct, unfair dismissal, workplace investigations
With the Christmas Party season kicking off this weekend, employers need to be aware of the potentiual additional costs that can arise, particulary when too much alcohol is involved, with case law clearly establishing the worpkplace connection with social events, even when the party has finished....