Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 9/7/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 09/07/2021 This week's top stories: The Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 is making rapid progress through the Houses of the Oireachtas. If you have responsibility for HR or employment law matters in NI, then the online Post Graduate Certificate in NI Employment Law and Practice may be...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 2/7/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 02/07/2021 This week's top stories: Legal Island has donated €648 as part of its Rate to Donate campaign. Remote working was given a boost this week with the launch of the #MakingRemoteWork campaign. The emergency period to suspend Section 12 of the Redundancy Payments Act has been extended to the 30th Septe...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 25/6/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 25/06/2021 This week's top stories: The Supreme Court has confirmed that sectoral employment orders (SEOs) legislation is lawful Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 should soon become law: Seanad Committee Stage debate was held this week A new pilot programme to test the effectiveness of a four-day working...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 18/6/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 18/06/2021 This week's top stories: Door opens for employees’ right to independent legal advice before signing an NDA The HSA has published an employer’s guide to implementing inclusive health and safety practices for employees with disabilities The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has announced th...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 11/6/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 11/06/2021 This week's top stories: A statutory sick pay scheme will be phased in over a four-year period The government has published the Plan for Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Emergency legislation in response to Zalewski is due within ‘couple of weeks’ HSE managers have been told ...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 4/6/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 04/06/2021 This week's top stories: The government launched its economic recovery plan this week which aims to have 2.5 million people in work by 2024. Join us for a free webinar next week with Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite to discuss absence management issues. We've a helpful report from the Limeade on the...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 28/5/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 28/05/2021 The Labour Court will, with effect from Tuesday 1st June 2021, resume hearings in a physical Court room. The Law Society of Ireland has launched Dignity Matters, a first of its kind evidence-based research study to address bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in the Irish solicitors’ profess...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 21/5/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 21/05/2021 This week's top stories: Today's free webinar at 11 - An Audience with RDJ - discusses changes to WRC hearings; redundancy issues; and employees refusing to wearing face masks. In our Case Review an Adjudication Officer finds that a Hotel Manager was unfairly dismissed despite the fact that the Re...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 14/5/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 14/05/2021 This week's top stories: In our case review this week the Labour Court increases compensation in an unfair dismissal case. The General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill has been published. It will extend whistleblowing protections to volunteers, unpaid trainees, board members,...

Review of Recent Employment Developments in Ireland 7/5/2021

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 07/05/2021 This week's top stories: A new government consultation seeking your views on flexible working was launched this week. An old government consultation seeking your views on remote working ends today. A competition for WRC Inspectors is open. In our first free webinar this month, Caroline McEnery of...