News - December 24th, 2022
Constructive Dismissal Claim Succeeds Even Without…
Eamon Murphy v Michael Connolly & Sons Limited Supervalu Supermarket is a recent Workplace…
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News - December 24th, 2022
Employee Fails in Her Claim of…
The Adjudicator in this case found that the principles in Nano Nagle in relation to reasonable…
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News - December 24th, 2022
Dismissal of Imprisoned Employee deemed Unfair…
The Complainant in Muiris Flynn v Iarnrod Eireann ADJ-00030195 brought an unfair dismissal
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News - December 24th, 2022
Employer Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodation…
Eamon Murphy v Michael Connolly & Sons Limited Supervalu Supermarket is a recent Workplace…
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News - December 24th, 2022
WRC Discrimination Finding where Art Teacher…
In the case of Sarah Adam v Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board ADJ-00028925 the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) was very critical
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News - November 9th, 2022
“No-Fault Dismissal” Deemed to be Substantively…
In Caroline Mcaree v Newbrook Nursing Home Ulc Drumbear Lodge Nursing Home ADJ-00030614…
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News - November 9th, 2022
Right to Statutory Redundancy Payment Distinct…
Facts: The Complainant was a Fleet Training Manager who was employed with the Respondent for 15…
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News - November 9th, 2022
Employer Found to be Justified in…
William Morris v Iarnrod Eireann Irish Rail ADJ-00027184 is an interesting recent decision from the…
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News - November 9th, 2022
Employer Justified in Increasing Sanction from…
In Martin Browne v Egis Road and Tunnel Operation Ireland Limited ADJ-00019705 the Complainant
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News - November 9th, 2022
Employee Awarded 1/3rd of Loss –…
The Complainant in Mark Maunders v Overhead Doors Ireland Limited ADJ-00033788 brought an unfair…
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News - November 9th, 2022
WRC Upholds Victimisation Complaint and Orders…
In Tara McManus v Garda Representative Association ADJ-00028686 the Complainant…
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News - November 9th, 2022
WRC Permitted Amendment to Complaint Form…
Conor Williamson v David Stone and Carol Stone t/a Ashton Dog Pound and Warden Service came…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Labour Court Increased Unfair Dismissal Award…
In the recent Labour Court case of Starrus Eco Holdings Limited t/a Panda/Greenstar…
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News - October 6th, 2022
WRC Upholds Constructive Dismissal Complaint Following…
In Jade Gannon v Fides Playhouse Limited, the Complainant issued three complaints against her…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Labour Court Overturns WRC Finding of…
David Aranda Petit Delice Limited v Jessica Padayachee – EDA2219 is a recent Labour Court appeal…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Despite Seriously Flawed Procedures, Zero Compensation…
In Bridget Clarke v Paul Connolly[1], the Adjudicator found that the Respondent had unfairly…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Fixed-Term Worker entitled to Contract of…
In Alessio Caratti O Garatti v Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (“DIAS”) the Complainant…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Dismissal of Employee With Autoimmune Disease…
In the recent WRC case of Damien O’Sullivan v Fg Wilson Engineering (Dublin) Limited…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Constructive Dismissal Finding, but What More…
The Complainant in Frank O’Dwyer v Tesco Ireland ADJ-00034404 brought a constructive…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Dismissal Upheld but Date of Dismissal…
In the case of Tara Keating v. Camfil (Ire) Ltd ADJ-00030501 the Adjudicator agreed that…
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News - October 6th, 2022
Long Awaited – Sick Leave Act…
The highly anticipated Sick Leave Act (“the Act”) was finally signed into law by the President on 22 July this year…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Intern on Work Experience Held Not…
Facts: The Complainant was an unpaid intern with the Respondent as part of work experience…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Discriminatory Dismissal found where the Employer…
The Complainant in this case brought a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”)…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Unfair Dismissal Decision Reiterates the Importance…
Facts: The case of Fit4Life Gym v Megan Healy was an appeal to the Labour Court from…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Sexual Harassment Claim Fails As Court…
This case was a Labour Court (“Court”) appeal from three decisions of the Workplace Relations…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Labour Court Varies Redress Ordered by…
In Access IT CLG/Access IT v Andrea Galgey, the “Respondent” appealed the redress ordered…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Period of Unpaid Lay-Off Disregarded in…
Facts: The Complainant was employed by the Respondent from November 1989 until March…
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News - August 10th, 2022
Claim Against Employer for Discriminatory Dismissal…
The recent WRC case of Svetlana Grodzicka v Astra Leisure and Ultra Fresh Services Limited…
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News - July 11th, 2022
Employee Loses Constructive Dismissal Claim but…
The Melissa Moran v C.h Kane Ltd Supervalu[1] case comprised of two complaints to the Workplace….
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News - July 11th, 2022
High Court Grants Isaac Wunder-Type Order…
In Deirdre Morgan v The Labour Court and Others[1] the High Court considered for the first…
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News - July 11th, 2022
Labour Court Uphold Re-Engagement of Former…
The Complainant was employed as a school Principal in Gaelscoil Moshiolog (the School)…
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News - July 11th, 2022
Employers to Begin Mandatory Reporting of…
The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (“the Act”) came into force on 31st May 2022. The Act…
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News - June 15th, 2022
Court of Appeal Finds Pizza Delivery…
In Karshan (Midlands) Limited Trading as Domino’s Pizza v The Revenue Commissioners[1] the…
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News - June 15th, 2022
Employee’s Payment Of Wages Claim For…
In the recent WRC Decision of Jennifer Weldon v Forthside Lodge Ltd trading as Whitford…
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News - June 15th, 2022
Fast track Redundancy Process and Broad…
In the recent decision of Darragh O’Farrell v Campbell Catering Limited Trading as Aramark Ireland…
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News - June 15th, 2022
Supreme Court Rules ‘Acting Up’ Scenario…
The Supreme Court held that a permanent senior member of the HSE who was ‘acting up’ in a…
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News - June 15th, 2022
Performance Related Dismissal Deemed Unfair –…
The WRC decision in the case of Margaret Walsh v Bective Stud Ltd – ADJ00032464 which…
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News - May 6th, 2022
WRC Reiterates the Requirement for Redundancy…
Facts: The Complainant, Gerard Buston, commenced employment with the Respondent…
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News - May 6th, 2022
Statutory Redundancy Payment No Longer Taken…
In the recent decision of the WRC in the case of Kieran Murray v Sherry Garden Rooms Limited…
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News - May 6th, 2022
WRC Dismisses Payment of Wages Claim…
In Brigid Walsh v PV Generation Limited, the Complainant issued a complaint under…
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News - May 6th, 2022
Labour Court Finds That Providing a…
In Sylwester Michalski v Strandvous Limited the Respondent Company did not provide a translator…
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News - April 5th, 2022
Employee’s Claim For Reasonable Accommodation Fails…
The recent decision of the WRC in the case of Victorine Neuray v LIRG5 Ltd, ADJ-00029639 highlights…
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News - April 4th, 2022
Compensation, 3 Year Pay Difference And…
Facts: In the case of Paula Reid v Teagasc, Ms Reid (‘the Complainant’) was a Statistician employed…
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News - April 4th, 2022
Wrc Emphasises Procedural Error In Investigation…
In the recent case of Paul Dunne v Randox Teoranta, ADJ-00031187, the Complainant…
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News - April 4th, 2022
WRC Finds Purported Redundancy to be…
This decision is another recent example of the importance of fair procedures in a…
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News - March 3rd, 2022
Labour Court Finds Redundancy To Be…
This was an appeal by the Respondent, Cuan Tamhnaigh Teoranta, to the Labour…
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News - March 3rd, 2022
Mandatory Retirement Age Held Discriminatory on…
In its recent decision in the case of Doreen Nolan v Alsaa, ADJ-00029859 on the…
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News - March 3rd, 2022
High Court Injunction Seeking to Dismiss…
In the High Court case of Philomena Hennessy (the “Plaintiff”) v. Ladbrooks Payments…
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News - March 3rd, 2022
WRC Applies High Bar In Rejecting…
WRC Adjudicator emphasises the high bar that must be met by a Complainant in a…
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News - March 3rd, 2022
Courier Deemed To Be An Employee…
In the case of John Read v. Speedking Couriers Ltd t/a Fastway, the Complainant had…
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