Author: Terry Gorry
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Obsessions With Workplace Unfairness and Injustice-the Frustrations for Advisor and Employee
One of the saddest, most frustrating situations I encounter on a frequent basis has to do with obsession. I regularly meet employees who have what appears to be an obsession with a perceived injustice in the workplace. The sense of grievance, the sense of being wronged and the injustice felt as a consequence can be…
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Teacher Refused Judicial Review in High Court Seeking to Stop Disciplinary Case Against Her
Are you a teacher? A recent decision of the High Court may be of interest to you as it involved a teacher commencing High Court legal proceedings as a consequence of being asked to attend a disciplinary hearing. Background The allegation against the teacher concerned her conduct towards school staff including the school Principal. The…
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Important Lessons from High Court Fixed Term Contract Case
A recent High Court case involving a teacher and a school board of management in an employment dispute is worth looking at. The case is The Board of Management of Malahide Community School v Conaty [2019] IEHC 486 and you can read the full decision of the High Court here. The High Court decided that…
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Guidance from the Supreme Court in the ‘Nano Nagle’ Reasonable Accommodation Case
The recent Supreme Court decision in the ‘Nano Nagle’ is worth a closer look by both employers and employees who are concerned with what is expected by way of ‘reasonable accommodation’ for an employee with a disability. This obligation on an employer to provide ‘reasonable accommodation’ to an employee is set out in section 16…
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Courts Will Not Intervene When WRC Can Handle Employment Dispute
The Court of Appeal will not interfere in an employment dispute when there is a statutory regime in place to deal with the row. This was confirmed again recently in a case involving a solicitor who asked the High Court and the Court of Appeal to intervene in his problem concerning his proposed redundancy. Background…