Terry Gorry Michael carried his workplace grievances around with him like a man dragging a clanking chain. It all started about 12 months ago when his employment was terminated unexpectedly. Michael was shocked and firmly believed he was unfairly dismissed. So he submitted a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977. Michael … Read more
“Lay-off” and “short time” are phrases that are being bandied about now because of COVID-19. Do you know what they actually mean from an employment law perspective? “Lay-off” is defined in the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967-2014 and happens when the employer is temporarily unable to provide work for the employee. “Short time” describes the situation … Read more
We all have an important role to play at this worrying time of Coronavirus/COVID-19. We need to follow the best medical advice by keeping face to face contact to a minimum and practice “social distancing”. It is obviously in all our interests that we do everything we can to ensure the spread of COVID-19 is … Read more
Will you be paid if public transport is shut down due to Coronavirus/Covid-19? Will you be paid if the schools close and you have to mind children at home? Will you be paid if you have to self isolate? These are some of the questions touching upon employment law which are causing workers a great … Read more
The money shot. Is there a money shot? You need to think about this carefully. Let me explain. If you are involved in an employment dispute you need to think strategically. You need to think about the next step, not just this one. I meet an average of 15 to 20 employees every week in … Read more