Month: February 2016

  • 2 Common Myths About Employment Contracts

    These are easy mistakes to make, you know. But I regularly come across two very common misunderstandings about contracts of employment. “I don’t have a contract” One of the first questions I ask anyone who seeks my advice is, “send me a copy of your contract”. And often the reply is along the lines of:…

  • How to Enforce a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Decision

    Have you succeeded in your claim at the Workplace Relations Commission? If so, the employer has 56 days to carry out the decision. If he fails to do so you can apply to the District Court for a Court order forcing the employer to carry out the WRC decision. If your decision was for reinstatement…

  • Suspending an Employee on Pay Pending an Investigation-Vital Lessons from the High Court

    Suspension with full pay. Not a problem for the employer? Think again. A High Court decision from April, 2015 provides helpful clarification about suspending an employee as a precautionary measure pending an investigation. This would be the default position for many employers where there is an allegation against an employee and an investigation is to…

  • How to Carry Out a Workplace Disciplinary Procedure-Kindle Book

    This is only a short book. But it could save you a lot of money. 80% of  successful claims for unfair dismissal are won by employees because the employer has failed to afford fair dismissal procedures in carrying out the termination. In plain English, they have botched the procedure. This book addresses this costly failing.…

  • Court of Appeal Overturns Costly High Court Bullying Decision

      I have previously written about a 2014 High Court decision in which €255,000 was awarded to a Special Needs Assistant against her employer for alleged bullying, and the personal injury which arose as a result. That case was Una Ruffley and the Board of Management of St. Anne’s School and you can read about…