New Codes of Practice on Pay Inequality and Workplace Harassment

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 10/03/2022 Two new statutory Code of Practice developed by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (the ‘Commission’) have been launched to help eliminate pay inequality and tackle workplace harassment and sexual harassment. The new Codes, published in the week of International Women’s Day set out the ...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting In Ireland: First Details Announced

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/03/2022 The proposed relevant dates for Ireland’s new gender pay gap reporting regulations have been announced. To coincide with International Women’s Day 2022, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced that the commencement order for gender pay gap...

Irish Employment Law In Brief: March 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 08/03/2022 This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on all things female in recognition of International Women’s Day on Tuesday 8th March! We’ve highlighted the key themes, to help you keep up to date with developments. Sex(ism) and the City 58% of women say they have experienced harassment in their workplace, a new s...

Is working less the way ahead? 4-day working week trials in the UK and Ireland

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 21/02/2022 Co-Author : Kayleigh Williams Companies across the UK and Ireland are trialling a four-day working week measuring whether employees can operate at 100% productivity despite working for 20% less time and with no reduction in pay. In the UK, more than 30 companies are trialling a four-day working we...

4 Day Week: How to Reduce Work Hours and Increase Productivity

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 10/02/2022 Research suggests that a four-day week (where employees continue to receive full-time wages for reduced hours) results in greater productivity. Why should this be? It seems to be linked to better work-life balance and a desire to complete tasks on time and then get out of work to enjoy the extended...

In Brief ROI: February 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 07/02/2022 This month’s 'In Brief' brings together a range of resources and articles that we’ve found interesting over the past month. New laws and policies have been coming thick and fast this New Year, so we’ve highlighted the key themes, to help you keep up to date with all the developments. National Minim...

Ireland – Long-Awaited Insight into The Right To Request Remote Working

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 26/01/2022 Irish employers and employees have been given some detail on how the long-awaited right to request remote working will operate. The legislation, once enacted, will introduce for the first time a legal framework in Ireland around requesting remote working arrangements. Linda Hynes, Partner in the E...

Covid-Related Business Closures & the Transfer Regulations

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 25/01/2022 Co-author: Eddie Hayes Businesses in the Irish hospitality sector have been afforded a glimmer of hope following the recent, nationwide, easing of restrictions. Unbeknownst to many employers, however, is the potential impact of the Transfer Regulations in circumstances where a business temporarily ...

Irish Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q4 2021)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 18/01/2022 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,600+ Irish Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q4 2021 and listed some of the most important and interesting ones below. Click on the links to find out more: A bumper legislative programme for Autumn 2021 wa...

In Brief ROI: Top Cases of 2021

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 06/12/2021 This month’s 'In Brief' is a case law round up of the year and for that reason is bit less brief than normal. It can be hard to keep up to date with case law developments – it’s all too easy to miss an important decision that has major implications for employers and employees. For this very reason ...