News - September 10th, 2025
New Mother Discriminated Against By Employer…
In Lisa McGrath v Net Smart Security Limited (ADJ-00056559)the Workplace Relations Commission (“the WRC”)…
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News - September 10th, 2025
Recent Decisions on Mandatory Retirement Highlight…
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) and the Labour Court (the “Court”) each recently issued a decision…
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News - September 10th, 2025
WRC Condemns Sham Redundancy Carried out…
David Henderson v The Bohemian Football Club CLG (ADJ-00056820) concerned an employee of the Respondent football…
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News - September 10th, 2025
WRC Deems Compromise Agreement Invalid –…
Andrea Myers v Clay Youth Project Clg (ADJ-00056614) is a recent unfair dismissal case that was before…
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News - September 10th, 2025
WRC Upholds Sexual Harassment Complaint but…
In Lenianastasia Shanahan V Roots Health Food (ADJ – 00054550) the Complainant claimed that she experienced sexual…
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News - September 10th, 2025
WRC Orders Tesco to Re-Engage Worker…
In the recent high profile decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Cathal Hussey v Tesco Ireland…
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News - September 10th, 2025
WRC Finds that Victimisation Can Occur…
In Aoife Cleary v St. Patrick’s National School Lurgybrack (ADJ-00053384) the Complainant lodged several…
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News - August 18th, 2025
WRC Finds Unfair Dismissal where Employer…
In Barry Colclough v Grange Mockler Holdings Ltd t/a Lanigan’s Bar (ADJ-00050044) the Complainant…
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News - August 18th, 2025
One Year’s Remuneration Awarded to Marketing…
In A Marketing Manager v A Drinks Retail Company (ADJ-00051379), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”)…
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News - August 18th, 2025
Seconded Employee Succeeds in Unfair Dismissal…
In the recent decision of Krzysztof Machinkowski v Spectrum Telecom Installations Limited (ADJ-00052842)…
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News - August 18th, 2025
Finance Manager Dismissed after Making Protected…
In a recent case A Finance Manager v A Charity (ADJ-00051548) the Complainant claimed he was unfairly dismissed…
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News - July 9th, 2025
WRC Finds Employer Breached TUPE Regulations…
In Kathy Coleman v Cáirde Credit Union Ltd (ADJ-00054649), the Complainant brought a number of complaints…
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News - July 9th, 2025
Employee Put on Unpaid Leave Pending…
In Noel Kelly v Go Ahead Bus Ireland (ADJ-0005112), the Workplace Relations Commission (“the WRC”)…
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News - July 9th, 2025
Employer Successfully Defends Claim of Sexual…
This case Serhat Aksakal v. Kivaway2 Limited trading as the Odeon (ADJ-00053151) concerned a complaint…
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News - June 19th, 2025
Significant Award for Breaches of Organisation…
In the recent decision of Mark Alcock v Knights Tower Trading (ADJ-00049112), the Workplace Relations…
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News - June 19th, 2025
Recent Caselaw: Mandatory Retirement Ages and…
This article discusses a recent Workplace Relations Commission “WRC” decision and a recent Labour Court decision…
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News - June 19th, 2025
WRC Awards €1,000 for Two Day…
In the recent decision of Thomas Farrell v Salesforce (ADJ-00052842), the Workplace Relations Commission…
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News - June 19th, 2025
WRC Finds Contract was Frustrated as…
Francisco Martin Santano v Enable Ireland Sandymount School (ADJ-00050049) concerned a complaint under the…
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News - May 12th, 2025
WRC Finds Employer Used Redundancy as…
In Mark Langham v JMK Group (ADJ-00047192) the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) awarded…
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News - May 12th, 2025
WRC Find it is Not Unlawful…
Eugene McEnery v Partners in Logistics Ltd (ADJ-00052442) concerned an employee who alleged he was subjected…
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News - May 12th, 2025
WRC Deems Contractor to be an…
WRC Deems Contractor to be an Employee Despite A Contract Existing Between Two Limited Companies…
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News - May 12th, 2025
WRC Awards Two Years’ Compensation to…
In the recent decision of Maria Inmaculada De La Torre Ruiz v Hamilton UK Services Limited (ADJ-00049851)…
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News - May 12th, 2025
Government Publishes New Bill on Contractual…
The Government has published the new Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 (hereinafter referred…
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News - May 12th, 2025
Proposed Changes under the General Scheme…
In 2021, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth announced a comprehensive review of the equality…
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News - May 12th, 2025
HSE found not to be Data…
In the recent case of Eamon McShane v Data Protection Commission [2015] IEHC 19, the High Court upheld a decision…
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News - May 12th, 2025
High Court overturns Labour Court Decision…
In Debenhams Retail Ireland Limited (In Liquidation) v Jane Crowe [2025] IEHC 141, Barr J. reversed a…
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News - March 7th, 2025
WRC Finds Employer Liable for Sexual…
In An Employee v A Café (ADJ-00047296), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) made an award of €12,000…
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News - March 7th, 2025
WRC Orders Reinstatement of Employee who…
In Nkemka Patrick Okachi v Sodexo Ireland Limited (ADJ-00045306), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) ordered…
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News - March 7th, 2025
WRC Finds that Dismissal of Airport…
In Gerard Carey v DAA plc Dublin Airport Authority (ADJ-00048839), the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”)…
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News - March 7th, 2025
Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court…
A civilian garda driver, Mr Tom Ronan, is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court after having been refused…
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News - March 4th, 2025
Anne O’Connell Solicitors collaborates with IEL
Anne O’Connell Solicitors was delighted to collaborate with IEL (International Employment Lawyer) on their…
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News - December 17th, 2024
High Court Clarifies the Scope of…
The High Court judgement of Ms Justice Bolger in Padraic Hanley v. PBR Restaurants Ltd t/a Fish Shack Café…
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News - December 17th, 2024
WRC Finds Employer’s Sick Pay Scheme…
In Alan Lehane v Sean Ahern Ltd ADJ-00051505, the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) found that…
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News - December 17th, 2024
WRC Looks Behind Company and Deems…
The WRC recently delivered decisions on a number of employment law claims brought by the Complainant in a case entitled…
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News - December 17th, 2024
Government Publish Updated Code of Practice…
Following the 2023 judgement of the Supreme Court in The Revenue Commissioners v Karshan (midlands)…
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News - December 17th, 2024
Pregnant Employee who was Dismissed Awarded…
Raquel Vieira Dos Santos Silva v Eteam Workforce Limited (ADJ-00051855) is a decision of the Workplace Relations…
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News - December 17th, 2024
Reeling In The Year 2024
It is appropriate at this time of the year to look back at some of the interesting developments and the important cases…
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News - December 3rd, 2024
Recent WRC Decision Highlights the Importance…
In the case of Dylan O’Riordan v Omniplex Cork Limited (ADJ-00051601), the Complainant brought a successful…
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News - December 3rd, 2024
WRC Finds Employee Constructively Dismissed After…
WRC Finds Employee Constructively Dismissed After Being Offered An Exit Package Just Days After Commencing…
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News - November 27th, 2024
Ensure non-disclosure agreements regarding discrimination, harassment…
Section 5 of Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 has come…
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News - November 27th, 2024
WRC Orders Re-Engagement of Driver Forced…
In Tom Ronan v An Garda Síochána (ADJ-00047174), the Complainant brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations…
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News - November 7th, 2024
Employee Awarded €60,000 for Discriminatory Dismissal…
In the case of Marie O’Reilly v Chadwicks Group (ADJ-00044696), the Complainant brought a successful case under…
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News - November 7th, 2024
WRC Upholds Claim for Six Years…
In a recent Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision in Ryszard Kulbaka v Drumloman Pork Ltd (ADJ-00051058)
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News - November 7th, 2024
WRC Upholds Settlement Agreement Signed Without…
In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Brendan Flanagan v Ulster Bank Ireland DAC…
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News - November 7th, 2024
Employee Dismissed Due to Expired IRP…
Employee Dismissed Due to Expired IRP Card Awarded €25,000. In Polaine Fernandes Lima v Elland Distributors…
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News - November 7th, 2024
WRC Finds that Company Sick Pay…
In a decision from the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Ann Britton v Amcor Flexibles Ltd (ADJ-00050138)…
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News - October 3rd, 2024
Complainant held to stll be employed…
The recent determinations of the Labour Court in Parnells GAA Club, Parnells GAA Club LTd v Leigh Fogarty
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News - October 3rd, 2024
Wrc Finds Complainant Never Was An…
In A Solicitor v A Construction Consultancy Business (ADJ-00046911), the Complainant brought a complaint to the…
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News - October 3rd, 2024
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Update
As highlighted in our previous article in June 2022 entitled “Employers to Begin Mandatory Reporting of Gender Pay Gap…
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News - October 3rd, 2024
WRC Finds Dismissal Unfair as Re-Deployment…
In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Gareth Elliot v Legs Eleven Limited…
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