Irish Employment Law - 15 Things We Learned This Quarter (Q2 2019)

Every three months we’ll update you with some of the key developments in employment law and practice in Ireland. You’ll find many more learning points on the Irish Employment Law Hub but, if you don’t have time to research every item, here are 15 useful pearls of wisdom this quarter - click on the links below to further your knowledge:

• The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 has been debated in the Dáil
• Indeed, 25% of Irish companies admit there is a gender pay gap at their firm
• A £40m PSNI holiday pay/overtime case in NI should have implications for holiday pay calculations in Ireland
• Minister Doherty moves to stop employers using Tips and Gratuities to top up wages
• The CIPD’s HR practices in Ireland survey has been published
• New Measures for Tips and Gratuities to be introduced - despite existing Bill being passed in Seanad
• The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 was signed into law by the President on 22 May
• Failure to appoint 65 year old to driving role was discrimination on grounds of age in the Jewel Star Designs Ltd v Glenn Sheppard case
• Guinness game changer: six-month paternity leave
• The Department for Public Expenditure and Reform has brought together lots of guidance on whistleblowing laws in Ireland
• New Labour Court and WRC websites launched
• New EU-wide Rules on protecting workplace whistleblowers have been approved
• MEPs have approved minimum rights for workers with on-demand, voucher-based or platform jobs
• Injury to Feelings awards in UK discrimination cases have been increased
• MEPs vote to end daylight savings - which may result in two Irish time zones

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