Updated Work Safely Protocol

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 19/05/2021 The Updated Work Safely Protocol was published on the 14th of May 2021 and in this article, Caoimhe Heery, Partner in the Employment Team at Flynn O'Driscoll Business Lawyers considers the practical Implications and the Issues arising from the updated protocol including vaccinations, antigen testin...

In Brief: Case Law Special (May 2021)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 05/05/2021 This month’s 'In Brief ' is a common law catch up. 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 we decided to compile a list of some of the most interestin...

What Does the New Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect Oblige Employers to Do?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 27/04/2021 On the 1st April 2021, the Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, brought into effect the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Disconnect (‘the Code’). What is the Right to Disconnect? The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) Code of Practice for E...

Irish Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q1 2021)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 12/04/2021 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,300+ Irish Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q1 2021 and listed some of the most important and interesting ones below. Click on the links to find out more: The Public Service Pay Bill 2020, which will enab...

Equal Status Cases Highlight the Need for D&I Training

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 22/03/2021 Equal Status Claims - What Do Organisations Need to Know Deirdre Crowley and Denise Moran of Matheson discuss three recent key Irish cases where the organisations were each held to be vicariously liable for the acts of their employees. They also provide practical guidance for employers to mitigate...

Managing Probation Periods: A Round-up of Recent Resources (March 2021)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 15/03/2021 Managing probationary periods is a hot topic in for HR professionals in Ireland. We've rounded up the most recent articles and webinar recordings published on the Irish Employment Law Hub in 2021. Managing Probation Periods In this webinar recording, Caroline McEnery discusses the management of p...

In Brief: Important Updates from February 2021

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 08/03/2021 This month’s In Brief article focuses on the much used but poorly understood concept of Probationary Periods. It is one of the most frequently searched for topics on the Legal Island hub and luckily, we have some helpful resources for employers to help draft probationary clauses and utilise probat...

WRC Equality Case Update January 2021

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 03/02/2021 With the first month of the New Year behind us, a number of notable employment law cases have emerged from the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. This article examines five such cases determined in January 2021, referred under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and the Equal Status Ac...

In Brief: Important Updates from January 2021

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 01/02/2021 A number of useful articles and resources were added to the Legal Island Employment Law Hub throughout January 2021. Here is a quick recap of some of the recent developments within the employment law sphere: National Remote Work Strategy and the Right to Disconnect On Friday, 15 January the Departm...

Making Remote Work: National Remote Work Strategy

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 18/01/2021 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, has published Ireland’s first National Remote Work Strategy to make remote working a permanent option for life after the pandemic. The Strategy sets out plans to strengthen the rights and responsibilities of employers a...