Month: May 2020
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The Use of CCTV in Disciplinary Hearings in the Workplace-Interesting High Court Decision (February 2020)
The conflict of rights in the workplace between employer and employee concerning the use of cctv in the workplace, and its use in disciplinary processes, was dealt with by the High Court in February 2020. The case was Doolin v The Data Protection Commissioner [2020] IEHC 90 and it was an appeal from the Circuit…
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Employment Termination Agreements-the 1 Big Decision for the Employee
Employment termination agreement, severance agreement, compromise agreement, waiver agreement, settlement agreement. It has many names but it amounts to the same thing. The employment is being terminated and the employee is being asked to sign some type of agreement and enter into another contract with the employer. I see a lot of these agreements on…
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Have you a genuine employment case or merely a grievance? Answer these 4 questions
“Where do I stand?” “Have I a case?” Is it me or is it the employer? These are the sort of comments and questions I hear from employees on a daily basis. Invariably there is an issue in the workplace, or there has been some friction, or the employee feels undervalued and underappreciated, or has…
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Employment termination agreements-how effective are they?
The use of a settlement or compromise agreement in the termination of an employee’s employment is something I deal with frequently. There is a wide range of reasons why the employment is being ceased, ranging from redundancy to difficulties in the employment relationship to allegations of misconduct to allegations of bullying, discrimination, harassment, and so…
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The Return to Work Safely (COVID-19) Protocol-What You Need to Know
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation have published an important document-the Return to Work Safely Protocol-to help employers and employees return to work safely after the Covid-19 lockdown. The Return to Work Safely Protocol sets out the steps that businesses must take before reopening, and once the workplace is opened for resumption of normal…