Lyons v Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board [2017] IEHC 272

Posted in : Labour & Superior Court Case Law Review Panel on 21 June 2017
Paul Joyce BL
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PLEASE NOTE: 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 v Longford Westmeath ETB and subsequent cases in relation to the right to legal representation and to cross-examine witnesses.

Update (21/09/2018): Bláthnaid Evans, Head of Employment at Leman

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