Tag: interlocutory injunction
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High Court Injunction Applications in Employment Cases-2 Contrasting Decisions?
It has long been the case that at common law an employee could have her employment terminated for good reason, bad reason, or no reason. Any remedy then open to the employee would be a statutory claim-that is, a claim under unfair dismissal legislation such as the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977. But once the employer…
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Injunctions and the Contract of Employment in Ireland-What You Need to Know
What is an injunction? It is a Court order restraining a person from carrying out a specific act or requiring him to perform such an act. In employment law the use of an injunction where there is a threatened or actual dismissal has increased in the last few decades. And its use is…