News 28th February 2018

WRC ordered re-engagement as remedy where employee sought compensation in Unfair Dismissal Case

The recent decision by the WRC in the case of An Employee v An Employer, ADJ-00008883, is extremely interesting as despite the Complainant looking for compensation for being unfairly dismissed, the Adjudicator felt the most appropriate remedy in this case...

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Insights 8th February 2018

Golden Dale Trading as Ballydoyle Racing v Workplace Relations Commission

Labour Court Appeal Reference CNN181 The Ballydoyle racehorse training operation has appealed a Labour Court ruling regarding excessive working hours for stable staff. On 5th January 2018, the Labour Court dismissed a Ballydoyle appeal against compliance notices issued by the...

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News 8th February 2018

Healthcare assistant dismissed for sleeping on the job during a night shift was awarded €10,000

Workplace Relations Commission Reference: ADJ-00006660 Care Worker v Social Services The Complainant was assigned to work a night shift for a healthcare unit caring for residents who suffered with either intellectual disabilities, mental health problems and/or physical health problems. She...

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News 8th February 2018

Labour Court reduces Unfair Dismissal aware by 70% due to the employee’s behaviour

Vadym Kalinin V Structured Finance Management (Ireland) Limited The Complainant was dismissed after seven years of service. He took an unfair dismissal claim and also claimed that he was subjected to discriminatory treatment, harassment and victimisation contrary to the Employment...

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News 8th February 2018

County Council employee awarded €48,153.86

Workplace Relations Commission reference ADJ-00010004 - An employee v A local County Council - seeking adjudication under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003. Facts The Complainant commenced employment as a Co-ordinator with the Respondent in September 2006. Funding...

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Developments 8th February 2018

The Mediation Act 2017 came into effect as of 1st January 2018

The Mediation Act 2017 came into effect as of 1st January 2018. The prime objective of the Act is to promote mediation as an effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings and thereby alleviating the high costs associated with court...

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Developments 8th February 2018

Retirement Code of Practice published by Work Relations Commission

The issue of mandatory retirement age remains an extremely contentious issue both legally and politically. The increasing number of age discrimination cases before the courts has emanated in extreme caution being exercised by employers regarding the retirement age of their...

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Developments 21st December 2017

Transparency under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Implementation date 25th May 2018 Guidelines The EU Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has recently published guidelines on the obligation of transparency concerning the processing of personal data under the GDPR. The concept of transparency appears as one of six...

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Insights 21st December 2017

The end of zero hour contracts?

On 5th December 2017 Regina Doherty, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection published the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 (the “Bill”). This Bill apparently seeks to provide clarity and protection to employees who are employed under ‘zero-hour’ contracts. The...

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News 21st December 2017

Employee summarily dismissed for postal error awarded €15,000

Workplace Relations Commission: ADJ-00006889, A Worker v A Retail Company Facts The Complainant commenced employment in the legal department on the Respondent. As part of her job, she handled confidential information on a day-to-day basis. In error the Complainant sent...

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