News 3rd March 2021

Court Of Appeal Raises New Issues When Overturning Injunction Of Dismissal During Probationary Period

Donal O’Donovan- And - Over-C Technology Limited And Over-C Limited Court Of Appeal Record Number 2020/148 Facts: This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court which had granted Mr Donal O’Donovan a limited injunction in respect of...

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News 3rd March 2021

Labour Court Finds an Employment Agency is the Proper Respondent in Unfair Dismissals Case

AA Euro Recruitment Limited and Padraig Cotter UD/20/143 Facts: This Labour Court hearing concerned a ruling on a preliminary issue of who was the employer of the Complainant security guard for the purposes of the Unfair Dismissals Act (the “Act”)....

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News 3rd March 2021

Labour Court Significantly Reduces Compensation Awarded In WRC In Two Separate Decisions Issued in February

Introduction In the recent decisions of the Labour Court in the cases of Krissie Lundy and Dublin Tech Summit F5 Digital Media Communications Limited, UD219 and Ciara Monaghan v Conor Mc Laughlin Mc Morrow & Mc Laughlin Solicitors, UD2110 the...

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Covid, News 3rd March 2021

Covid-19 Resilience And Recovery 2021 – The Path Ahead

In its most recent announcement in relation to the extension of Level 5 Restrictions to 5th April 2021, the Government issued further measures to deal with the Virus. It has extended key supports to the employers and employees which are...

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News 1st February 2021

Labour Court Finds In Favour Of Employee Who Resigned Under Threat Of Investigation

Boylesports Unlimited Company -and- Mr Patrick Markey UDD/19/190  Facts: The Complainant/ Appellant in this matter Mr Patrick Markey appealed the decision of the Workplace Relation Commission (WRC), given under the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 2015. The Complainant, Mr Markey,...

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News 1st February 2021

Labour Court Reduces Unfair Dismissal Award As Employee Failed To Produce Of Efforts To Mitigate His Financial Loss

Background: This was a joint appeal against the WRC Decision by Mr Juan Ramon Sanchez Gil (‘the Complainant’) against his former employer City Jet (‘the Respondent’) where he alleged that he was unfairly dismissed. The Adjudication Officer held that the...

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Developments 1st February 2021

‘Making Remote Work’ – National Remote Work Strategy Published

The Government’s Remote Working Strategy (the “National Strategy”) has been published following a consultation period that lasted several months. While this document goes some of the way towards providing the clarity that both employers and employees have been looking for...

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Insights 1st February 2021

Important To Address Employees’ Built Up Annual Leave

Many employers and employees will be noticing that significant annual leave has built up over the course of what has been an unusual 10 months. It is important that employers facing this issue are aware of the legal implications. In...

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Developments 1st February 2021

New Code Of Practice For Employers And Employees On The Prevention And Resolution Of Bullying At Work

In a welcome development for employers and employees, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) have developed a single joint Code of Practice on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work. (the Code). The new...

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News 1st February 2021

Employee Deemed To Be Constructively Dismissed As Employer Did Not Allow Her To Work From Home

In the recent decision of An Operations Coordinator v A Facilities Management Service Provider, ADJ-00028293, Adjudication Officer Kevin Baneham ordered the Respondent to pay compensation to an office-based worker who resigned from her position during the first Covid-19 lockdown after...

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