Employment Rights Ireland

Month: July 2017

  • The 2 Big Problems With Claiming for Bullying in the Workplace

    Are you being bullied at work? No, I mean really being bullied. As in repeated inappropriate behaviour which undermines your dignity as an employee. Let me explain. If I got a euro for every time an employee came to me and told me he/she was being bullied in work I would be a wealthy man.…

  • A Tale of Discrimination (Vera’s Story)

    Vera loved rabbits. She used to remind me of Lennie in Steinbeck’s short novel, “Of Mice and Men”, although, unlike Lennie, she was sharp as a tack. Vera started working in retail when she was 15, straight out of school. She worked her way up in the retail industry-mainly small shops- and found herself as…

  • How Safe Are You From Making This Costly Mistake?

    It’s an easy mistake to make. I see it all the time, to be honest. One day recently, I had to say this to a nice young woman who came to me for employment law advice: “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I think you are wasting your time with this”. And to a man…

  • Bullying in the Workplace in Ireland-Supreme Court Raises the Bar to Successful Claims?

    Has the Supreme Court raised the bar to successful bullying claims with this decision delivered on 26th May, 2017? Are you being bullied at work? A lot of people complain to me about bullying. You would not believe the large number of queries I received from people about bullying, and allegations of being bullied in…