Mario Kistner v Suirsafe Technologies Limited - WRC award €133,800 for Constructive Dismissal and Non-payment of Wages

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 26/07/2023 Mario Kistner v Suirsafe Technologies Limited - ADJ-00040425 The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) recently awarded a former CEO, Mr Mario Kistner (“MK”), €133,800 in compensation for constructive dismissal and non-payment of wages by his former employer, Suirsafe Technologies Limited (the “C...

Auto-Enrolment and Pensions: An Update

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 23/05/2023 Automatic enrolment is a new form of retirement savings system that is intended to be introduced in Ireland in 2024. Employees who do not have an occupational pension will be automatically enrolled in the new scheme, with the choice to leave the scheme or ‘opt out’ under certain conditions. With t...

Probationary Periods - A Testing Time

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 30/03/2023 What is probation? Probation is not a legally defined term but generally is understood to mean a defined period usually at the beginning of the employment relationship which affords the employer (and the employee) an opportunity to assess the suitability of the employee for the role. Are there any ...

Employment Contracts Must Be Transparent and Predictable: Implications for Employers

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 06/02/2023 Following her popular presentation on the Directive in our Annual Review and its subsequent implementation, Ciara O'Kennedy, Partner in LK Shields Solicitors LLP, provides her insights on the implications for employers. The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations...

The Pensions Landscape in Ireland - An Overview

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 24/05/2022 Co-Author: Jennifer O’Neill Employers in Ireland are currently legally obliged to provide their employees with access to pension arrangements. Jennifer O’Neill and Gillian Dully from the Employment, Pensions and Employee Benefits Unit at LK Shields provide a helpful overview of the pensions landsc...

Health and Safety Issues in the Remote Workplace

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 24/03/2022 The provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (the 2005 Act) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 to 2021 apply to the remote working environment. However, as they were not drafted with remote working in mind but rather at a time when...

Hybrid Working Policy: Key Considerations for Employers

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 26/01/2022 With the Irish government’s announcement that a return to physical attendance in workplaces can commence on a phased basis appropriate to each sector from 24 January 2022, many employers in Ireland will be welcoming back cohorts of staff who have worked remotely for the vast majority of the COVID-1...

Ownership of Intellectual Property at Work

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 23/11/2021 Co-author: Jennifer O'Neil & Jane O'Grady The way in which we work is always evolving but the changes required over the last two years have resulted in traditional ideas about the “workplace” being reimagined. With the increase in remote working, the question arises as to how this affects a bus...

Working Beyond a Mandatory Retirement Age – Considerations for Employers

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 25/05/2021 An aging workforce The qualification age for drawing a State pension increased from 65 to 66 years of age in January 2014. It was set to be further increased to 67 years of age in January 2021, but the Irish Government has deferred such increase and the Pensions Commission was established to consi...

Dealing with Complaints of Bullying and Harassment in line with new Bullying Code

Posted in: LK Shields on Employment Law on 26/03/2021 Introduction The Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work) Order 2020 (the New Code) was jointly published by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and came into effe...