14 Jul Pregnancy Loss Leave
5 days paid leave will now be available to employees who have a miscarriage before 23 weeks gestation....
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....
06 Aug Parents Leave
Parents leave has been increased to 9 weeks from 7 weeks with effect from 1st August 2024....
12 Apr Statutory Sick Pay Compensation
An employee who was not paid his entitlement to SSP in a timely manner has been awarded compensation by the WRC, despite having received the payment due....
22 Mar Right to request remote and flexible working
Since 7th March 2024 employees have the right to request remote and flexible working arrangements, as provided for in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 and the Parental Leave Acts 1998 - 2023 and as supported by the long awaited Statutory Code of Pratice from the WRC....
24 Feb Payment in lieu of taking annual leave
The controversy this week in the Public Accounts Committee over the payment of annual leave to Jonathan Hill, FAI CEO was interesting from a HR perspective! It was far from good practice and also potentially illegal if the payment was for leave that related to his statutory leave entitlement. ...
01 Dec Domestic Violence Leave
A further provision of the Work Life Balance & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 has now been commenced with paid domestic leave available from 27th November 2023, as outlined in Section 13 AA of the Parental Leave Act 1998 as amended....
18 Nov Statutory Sick Pay
With Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) now set to increase to 5 days from 1st January 2024, it is interesting that only one case has come before the WRC under the Sick Leave Act 2022, which introduced SSP at the start of 2023....
26 Oct The 5 Day Statement
A quick summary on the information that employers must issue new employees about their terms and conditions of employment on starting employment and when it must issue. These are the minimum legal requirements but it is recommended that a full contract of employment is issued before employment commences so that everyone is clear on requirements from the outset....
26 May The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill.
With the recent passing of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, employers now need to start reviewing their policies with a number of new leave entitlements due to be introduced on a phased basis over the next few months, including the long awaited right to request remote wokring....