Employment

Barry Crushell reviews cases testing the relatively new right to request remote working arrangements. The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provision Act 2023 came into effect on 4 April 2024 and originally aimed to increase the participation of women in the labour market and the shared take-up of

The Department of Transport has launched a public consultation on proposals to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention and its implementation in Irish law. The Work in Fishing Convention was agreed at the International Labour Conference in 2007.

The High Court has allowed an appeal by Debenhams Retail (Ireland) Limited against findings made in favour of a former employee in her test case before the Labour Court. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr opined that although the notification by Debenhams’ parent c

Lewis Silkin lawyers Ciara Fulton and Orla Bingham consider the employment law landscape in Northern Ireland. Proposals for the introduction of miscarriage leave and ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse have recently been announced in Great Britain. These rights have been pending i

A case at the English Court of Appeal is considering whether all external job applicants should have whistleblowing legal protection. Currently the scope of whistleblowing law does not include people applying for a job, other than job applicants to the NHS who are legally protected by the Employment

Barry Crushell highlights a recent employment dispute where CCTV footage played a central role. The case of Nkemka Patrick Okachi v Sodexo Ireland Limited ADJ-00045306 examines the circumstances under which an employer will be compelled to utilise CCTV footage as part of an investigation and discipl

Walkers has appointed Dermot Casserly as partner and head of its employment law team in Ireland. Mr Casserly joins from DWF, where he led the employment team, having previously held roles at Beauchamps and KPMG.

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody and colleagues highlight important knowledge for HR professionals. The role of disciplinary procedures in the workplace has been the subject of several High Court injunction applications.

Barry Crushell examines a recent case where an employee in a position of trust was sacked for gross misconduct. The case of Ioan Pop v City Break Apartments Limited (ADJ-00045335) examines the circumstances under which an employer will be deemed to have acted reasonably when terminating the employme

Professor Michael Doherty has been appointed as chairperson of the new Employment Law Review Group (ELRG). Head of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology from 2013 until 2022, he previously chaired the LEEF High-Level Working Group on Collective Bargaining.

Barry Crushell highlights recent cases where employers failed to carry out proper investigations before dismissing employees. Very often, when an employer believes an employee may be guilty of some form of misconduct, there can be an immediate rush to judgment, which may prejudice any eventual outco

Amy McNicholas and Ana Harrington examine the legal implications of a new employment code of practice, outlining its key provisions and what businesses must do to comply with the updated guidelines. This week, the Department of Social Protection has released its Code of Practice on Determining Emplo

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody examines all of the key provisions of recently approved legislation. President Michael D. Higgins has signed into law the Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024. We await the commencement order which will speci

Northern Ireland's Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has paid a substantial settlement to its former interim chief executive who complained of sex, race and age discrimination and constructive dismissal. The sum paid to Margaret Farragher, who resigned in June 2022, was

Kane Tuohy employment lawyer Triona Cody examines a recent case where an employee was sacked while awaiting confirmation of her visa renewal. In September 2024, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) awarded an employee €25,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal by her employer while awaiti