Month: February 2019
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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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3 Mistakes I Have Observed at the WRC/Labour Court in the Last 10 Months
I have represented a good deal of clients in the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court over the last 10/12 months. In that time period I have observed what I consider to be 3 significant mistakes at those hearings. You might learn something from them; I know I have. Let’s take a look, shall we?…
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The Caring or the Rearing or the Breeding or Training of Racehorses- Changes in Working Time Law
Are you involved in the horse racing industry? If you are you will probably be aware of Aidan O’Brien’s problems with the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) and then the Labour Court concerning breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.(You can read about those cases here). O’Brien’s argument in those cases was that his…