Legal News (Employment Law)

One significant question facing employers in these challenging times is what the future workplace may look like when the current restrictions are lifted. What will the “new normal” mean for employers?

Many businesses over the past few days will have found themselves in the position of having to quickly close their doors as they do not provide an essential service.

In these challenging and unprecedented times organisations are rightly concerned about staffing issues and how to keep things “business as usual” when things are far from normal.

On 29 February 2020, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland was announced by the National Public Health Emergency Team.

Gill Woods, Consultant to Hayes solicitors’ Employment Law Group summarises and explains recent emergency measures announced by the government for the purposes of protecting employment in Ireland.

In these challenging times, Employers are having to make decisions about their business at an unprecedented pace and in circumstances where the decision-making is outside of their control.