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Irish Employment Law In Brief: April 2023

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/05/2023 This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on the long-anticipated Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023; the continued prevalence of AI in the headlines and its impact on the workplace; diversity, equity and inclusion developments and how the recruitment sector is doing as these topics domi...
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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...
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Remote, Flexible Working and Work Life Balance – Where Are We Now?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 04/10/2022 It's been a year like no other in respect of employment law changes in Ireland and taking into account the degree of overlap between some of the proposed schemes and legislation (and the changing timeframes for implementation), anyone can be forgiven for losing track of where we have gotten to as w...
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Working Time Remote and Hybrid Working
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Holiday Pay Claims – Time Limits

Posted in: EY Law Insights on 26/09/2022 In this month’s EY Law Insight – Deirdre Malone, Partner, and Laura Ryan, Solicitor, in the Employment Team at EY Law look at the strict rules around time limits to bring a complaint in the Workplace Relations Commission and the jurisdiction of the Adjudication Officers to expand the scope of claim...
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Working Time Leave
Case Law

Stefan Jennings v Cidos Trading Ltd Banba Toymaster [2022]

Posted in: Case Law on 23/08/2022 The Complainant was interviewed by the Respondent’s assistant store manager on Thursday the 8th October 2020, his interview was successful, and the Complainant commenced employment in the Respondent’s toy store on the 12th of October 2020 and worked until the 8th of December 2020. When the Complain...
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Working Time Coronavirus/Covid-19
Case Law

Darragh O’Farrell v Campbell Catering Limited t/a Aramark Ireland [2022]

Posted in: Case Law on 31/05/2022 The Complainant was employed as a General Manager for the Respondent between the 14th of August 2017 and the 26th of June 2020. He was made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Complainant asserted that his dismissal was unfair. The Respondent asserted that his role was redundant. The Re...
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Dismissal Redundancy Working Time
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Recording Working Hours – Your Questions Answered

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 03/05/2022 Are employers required to record employees' working hours? Yes, The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (the 1997 Act) imposes an obligation on employers to keep detailed records of their employees' daily and weekly working hours. Employers are required to keep these records for three years from ...
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Working Time
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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...
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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...
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Working Time Policies and Procedures Pay
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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...
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Discrimination and Equality Working Time Pay Gender Pay Gap