Did you know that annual leave entitlement accrues on a statutory basis for all employees regardless of employment status and length of time worked? A former employee of O Brien's Sandwich Bars who had a very brief period of employment, was successful in her claim under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 for leave due from the short half day trial period that she had worked....

With Opehlia, Brian, Dylan and Eleanor causing havoc across the country in the last few months, the Workplace Relations Commission recently published an useful Q&A on it's website about some of the main issues that arise when employees may not be able to get to work....

With Storm Brian on the way just days after the whole country was on red alert due to Storm Ophelia, employers may once again need to consider how they deal with the "grey" area of paying employees when it is unsafe to attend work due to unforeseen weather circumstances arising....