Legal News (Employment Law)

The firm was delighted to host a Breakfast Briefing on ‘Managing Risk’ for Care Centre Service Providers at our offices on Wednesday, 8 November 2017.

In the recent case of An Area Manager v A Transport Company ADJ-0000577, the complainant argued that he was being discriminated against on the grounds of gender as he did not receive the same top-up to his salary whilst on Paternity Leave that a female employee would while on Maternity Leave.

On 19 September 2017, the Government’s Chief Whip, Joe McHugh released the Government’s Autumn Legislative Programme. The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (“the Bill”) is flagged for priority publication this legislative session.

The recent case of A Bookkeeper v A Retail Business addressed the issue of retirement and age discrimination under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2015 (the “Acts”).

Reports of a van driver being dismissed for parking their employer’s van outside a pub overnight have made headlines recently as it was held by the Workplace Relations Commission to be reasonable to dismiss.

Recent Irish Court referral to the Court of Justice of the EU seeking legal clarification