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....
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....
A recent case of A Caretaker versus a Supermarket (ADJ-00033611) dealt with some interesting legal points vis a vis whether reasonable cause was presented for failing to submit the unfair dismissal claim within 6 months, as well as the related issue of proportionality in determining whether the matters under review ultimately did amount to gross misconduct that reasonably justified a summary dismissal and the non-payment of notice....
This recent WRC decision outlines how normal supervision and requiring employees to adhere to workplace procedures will not normally constitute bullying....
The standard time limit for submission of complaints to the WRC is generally six months from the date of the contravention that the complaint relates to as per Section 41(6) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, and as per Section 41 (8), this may only be extended for a further six month period, if reasonable cause is presented for the delay....
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