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Arlene McGovern v Ohana Day Care Limited [2023]

Posted in: Case Law on 23/05/2023 Background: The Complainant worked in the Respondent’s creche from May 2016. The Complainant alleged she was penalised contrary to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, for making a complaint about the ratio of staff to children in the crèche. The Complainant also submitted she was pena...

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Health and Safety Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)

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Friday Round Up in Ireland 24/03/2023

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 24/03/2023 This week's top 5: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Council of Europe finds Ireland in Breach of Labour Rights Obligations The 'Great Unretirement': Older People Return to Work Ramadan in the Workplace: Top Tips for Employers Blog: A Neurodivergent Employee – How Do I...

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Conor Williamson v David Stone and Carol Stone t/a Ashton Dog Pound and Warden Service [2022]

Posted in: Case Law on 10/10/2022 Keywords: Protected Disclosure; Penalisation; Social Media; Suspension; Investigation The Complainant commenced employment with the Respondent in July 2017 as a dog warden. Following the euthanasia of two dogs by kennel hands, the Complainant reported concerns via email on 26 July 2020 but said no ...

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Discipline and Grievance Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)

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Wide-ranging Changes to Irish Whistleblowing Legislation

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 12/09/2022 Change have recently been made to Irish whistleblowing legislation to fully implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The changes broaden the scope of and enhance whistleblowers' protection. In 2014, the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the 2014 Act) was introduced to protect workers from dismissa...

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Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act - Your Questions Answered

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 06/09/2022 The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (the Act), which transposes the EU Whistleblowing Directive into Irish law, has now been enacted. Given the deadline for transposing the EU Directive was December 2021, it is unlikely the Government will delay in commencing it. While the final text of ...

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Delayed New Whistleblowing Laws Move Closer to Enactment

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 31/05/2022 The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 was debated at length in Seanad Éireann last week. Committee Stage was ordered for today Tuesday 31 May 2022. The new Act will extend the protections afforded by the 2014 Act in several key aspects, including the requirement for employers to establish...

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The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 – An Overview of the Main Changes

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 20/05/2022 Introduction In Ireland, the fundamental legislation in existence relating to the area of whistleblowing is the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. Whistleblowing refers to workers reporting certain types of wrongdoing’, referred to as making a protected disclosure. Examples of wrongdoings include enda...

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What You Need to Know About the New Proposed Whistleblowing Legislation

Posted in: Hot topics in Employment and Technology Law with Matheson on 26/04/2022 The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) will amend and extend the current whistleblowing legislation in Ireland - the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”). The Bill is still subject to further amendment (this article is therefore based on the current draft of the Bi...

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The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 - Your Questions Answered

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 01/03/2022 In this month's First Tuesday Q&A, Ciarán Lyng, Solicitor in A&L Goodbody's Employment Practice Group, provides some insights on the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill). 1. What is the Bill? As readers will be aware, Ireland already has extensive and strong protection for...

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A&L Goodbody's Case Law in Ireland Review 2022

Posted in: Webinar Recordings on 10/02/2022 Duncan Inverarity, Head of Employment, A&L Goodbody, was a massive hit at our Annual Reviews of Employment Law in November. In this webinar, Duncan revises what he considers to be the top employment cases of the last year (including any post-November 2021) and sets out learning points and takea...

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Redundancy Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures) A-Typical Working Probation Pay Tribunal Practice Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues

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