Lyons v Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board [2017] IEHC 272
Decision Number: Legal Body: High Court of Ireland
Published on: 21/06/2017
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Background

Update (21/09/2018): Bláthnaid Evans, Head of Employment at Leman Solicitors, has provided an update entitled 'How has the WRC interpreted Lyons v Longford Westmeath ETB?' one year on from the original High Court decision.

Update (18/01/2018): Since the Lyons v Longford Westmeath ETB decision, Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection has asked the Workplace Relations Commission and the Health and Safety Authority to undertake a review of their codes of practice on bullying in the workplace. The WRC Code dates from 2002 and the HSA Code has been in place since 2007.

Presumably we can expect the new Codes to reflect the ruling in Lyons

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