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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News - October 3rd, 2024
Twitter ordered to pay €550,000 to…
In the recent high-profile case of Gary Rooney v Twitter International Unlimited Company (ADJ – 00044246)…
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News - September 3rd, 2024
WRC Considers Employer Obligations Following Request…
In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Alina Karabko v Tiktok Technology…
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WRC Holds Fiddler To Be An…
In Matthew McGranaghan v. MEPC Music Ltd (ADJ-00037668), the Complainant brought a number of complaints…
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News - September 3rd, 2024
Employee Dismissed on Probation Awarded €15,000…
In the case of Abdulah Aljaber v Dawn Meats Group Unlimited Company (ADJ-00036503), the Complainant brought…
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News - September 3rd, 2024
Employers should be cautious of ‘Heat…
In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Darryl Scales v Ennistymon Parish…
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News - September 3rd, 2024
WRC Orders Re-engagement of Employee Dismissed…
In Courtney Carter v Tesco Ireland Limited (ADJ-00049889), the Complainant brought a complaint to the Workplace…
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Supreme Court Rules High Court Erred…
Supreme Court Rules High Court Erred in Re-engaging School Principal in a Manner that Meant He was Effectively Reinstated…
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Parent’s Leave Update August 2024
An increase in the amount of Parent’s Leave was expected this year following Budget 2024.
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AOC ranked by Legal 500 as…
Anne O’Connell Solicitors is thrilled to have been ranked by Legal 500 as a Leading Firm for Client Satisfaction.
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News - July 30th, 2024
Employee’s Dismissal Found Disproportionate, but Award…
In the case of Catherine Crabbe v Grosvenor Cleaning Services Limited t/a Grosvenor Services (ADJ-00049787)…
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News - July 30th, 2024
WRC Held Complainant Was Not an…
In Bertrand Lacour v Ubiqube (Ireland) Limited (ADJ-00029227) the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”)…
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News - July 30th, 2024
Labour Court Finds that Dismissal Not…
Facts: Aisling Murphy (the “Complainant”) was a pharmacist who was employed by the Madigan’s Pharmacy Kilkenny…
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News - July 30th, 2024
WRC Finds No Disability As Not…
In John-Paul Barbour-Hyland v Daa Plc Dublin Airport Authority (ADJ-00048082), the Complainant brought…
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News - July 30th, 2024
Teacher Penalised by Changes to Timetable…
In Jennifer Clancy v The Manager, Templeogue College (ADJ-00042323) the Complainant lodged a number…
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News - July 30th, 2024
WRC Awards Four Weeks’ Pay For…
In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Linda Moran v English By Design Limited..
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News - July 30th, 2024
Employer Deemed Unreasonable Not Allowing Employee…
Patricia Groarke v Pat The Baker (ADJ-00048826) is a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”)…
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Considers Suitability of Alternative Employment…
Employment. In the cases of Giancarlo Riozzi v Northway Personnel (ADJ-00047292)…
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Finds Mandatory Retirement Age Was…
Liam Murphy v Deepak Fasteners (Shannon) Ltd (ADJ-00040284) concerned a Workplace Relations…
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News - July 8th, 2024
Employer’s Failure to Challenge Third Party…
In Paul Atkinson v PFH Technology Group (ADJ-00047335), the Complainant brought a…
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Publishes Annual Report for 2023
The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently issued its Annual Report for 2023.
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Awards €10,000 for Disability Discrimination
Disability Discrimination. The Complainant in Aoife McGarry v. Temperature Lt..
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Finds Former Employee was Sexually…
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Jasmine Olaru v Remo Foods Limited t/a Domino’s…
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News - July 8th, 2024
WRC Awards Three Weeks’ Pay to…
The recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in A Worker v Service Provider….
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News - July 8th, 2024
New Revenue Guidelines for Determining Employment…
Revenue have recently published its “Guidelines for Determining Employment Status for…
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News - June 4th, 2024
Probationary Periods must be Proportionate to…
Facts: In the WRC case of Padraic O’Toole v. Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine…
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News - June 4th, 2024
€25k Awarded for Penalisation due to…
Facts: In the WRC case of Padraic O’Toole v. Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine…
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