Terry Gorry An information campaign is commencing today to explain to people the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine. There is a small but vocal minority who, for a variety of reasons, will not be availing of the vaccine. There are issues which are inevitably going to arise-for example, can an employer force an employee to get the … Read more
This case involved an employee-a warehouse operative-who brought a claim to the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) that he was penalised for having made a complaint about health and safety in the workplace under the Safety, Health and Welfare Act, 2005. The employer is a logistics company providing services to a large retailer in Ireland. Background … Read more
An employee working in Aer Lingus brought a claim to the WRC to be placed on a banded hours contract of employment under section 18A of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. This new section 18A was inserted into the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 by section 16 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) … Read more
A new code of practice concerning the prevention and resolution of bullying at work has been made by way of a statutory instrument published on 5th January 2021. The Statutory Instrument is No. 674/2020 entitled-Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work) Order … Read more
The ending of an employee’s employment will often be accompanied by some type of agreement between the parties. Agreements of this type are referred to as exit agreements/settlement agreements/compromise agreements/termination agreements. Regardless of how they are described they will nearly always involve a payment by the employer to the employee in return for which the … Read more