Legal News (Employment Law)

Broad ranging and invasive employment vetting practices are often common in other jurisdictions and employers establishing in Ireland are often surprised to find such practices to be subject to legal constraints in this jurisdiction.

A recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“the CJEU”) has the potential to have significant ramifications for employers in that the Court decided that certain categories of workers who travel from their homes to customers’ premises are considered to be working, for the purposes of the EU Working Time Directive (Directive 2003/88/EC), while making those journeys.

A recent record award by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has underlined the reality that due process and fair procedures in workplace issues play a key role in business risk management.

In employment law, the use of injunctions has become increasingly prominent in light of various high profile cases demonstrating their use. While typically injunctions are sought in circumstances where there is a threatened or actual dismissal, their use is not solely confined to dismissal situations.

This article discusses the interaction between Subject Access Requests under Data Protection Legislation and Discovery in litigation. The aim of this article is to provide a user-friendly summary of the position for employment lawyers and those working in HR. This summary is particularly relevant where a Subject Access Request is made in circumstances where there is existing or anticipated litigation.

After years of much talk and expectation, the Companies Act 2014 (“the Act”) finally came into effect on 1 June 2015. Sabrina Burke identifies some key changes to Irish company law.