News 1st February 2021

Update: Increase In National Minimum Wage

On the 1st January 2021, the National Minimum Wage has increased to €10.20 per hour. Wages rates are based solely on age, with sub-minimum rates applying to persons under 20 years of age. See table below. Category of EmployeeMinimum Hourly...

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News 1st February 2021

Labour Court Determines Failure To Terminate Fixed Term Contract Did Not Result In An Open-Ended Contract

Akina Dada Wa Africa v Claudia Horeau UDD216 The Complainant in this matter was employed under a 2-year fixed term contract from 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2016 however by this expiration date the Complainant had gone on maternity...

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News 1st February 2021

Employer’s Decision To Not Pay The Employee Under The Sick Pay Scheme Determined As An Unlawful Deduction

Facts: This was an appeal by Mr Grzegorz Grzebalski (‘the Complainant’) against his employer, Tesco Ireland Limited (‘the Respondent’) under the Payment of wages Act, 1991. The Complainant in his original complaint to WRC submitted that he was on a...

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News 1st February 2021

Labour Court Finds Employee Reasonable in Refusing Relocation 12.6km from Previous Place of Employment.

Summeridge Limited and Derek Byrne RPD/19/24   Facts: The Respondent/ Appellant in this matter Summeridge Limited appealed the decision of the Workplace Relation Commission (WRC) given under the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (the Act). The Complainant, Mr Byrne, had worked...

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News 22nd December 2020

Labour Court reduces Reference Period by Annual Leave Taken To Calculate the Relevant Banded Hour Contract

Intro In the recent decision of Cliona O’Leary v Aer Lingus Ireland Limited, DWT207, the Labour Court dealt with an appeal by the Respondent at first instance, Aer Lingus, against a decision of an Adjudication Officer made under the Organisation...

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Covid, News 22nd December 2020

Update: Extension Of Access To (‘pup’) Pandemic Unemployment Payment

The Government announced at the end of November the further extension of access to the PUP. Whereas the cut-off date had been 31st December 2020, new applicants will be able to apply for the payment up to the 31st March...

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News 22nd December 2020

Labour Court Rules Appeal is Out of Time

In the recent decisions of Brian Dunne v Christopher Clifford, the Labour Court determined that the appeal by the Respondent of the WRC decisions were out of time and exceptional circumstances did not apply leaving the Respondent personally liable for...

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News 2nd December 2020

Labour Court Awarded €20,000 For Pregnancy Related Discrimination Due To Failure To Allow Employee Apply For Vacant Role While On Maternity Leave

Facts: Siobhan Nolan, the Complainant, worked for Gino’s Italian Ice Cream Limited, the Respondent from March 2013 until 22nd September 2018. The Complainant went on maternity leave in April 2018 which was to conclude on 30th September 2018. The Respondent...

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News 2nd December 2020

Agency Worker Not Entitled to Representation by Non-Agency Colleague

While Agency workers have a right in law to the same terms and conditions as Non-Agency staff the Labour Court has restated the limits of this right in the recent decision of CPL Solutions Ltd v. Mr Andrezej Wrodarczyk AWD203....

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News 2nd December 2020

Labour Court reduces WRC award by €5,000 on appeal

In the recent decision of Frances Murphy v Connemara Marble Industries, UD/18/134 the Labour Court upheld the dismissal as being an unfair dismissal but reduced the compensation awarded by the WRC by €5,000 as the Labour Court was not satisfied...

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