Terry Gorry The Court of Appeal will not interfere in an employment dispute when there is a statutory regime in place to deal with the row. This was confirmed again recently in a case involving a solicitor who asked the High Court and the Court of Appeal to intervene in his problem concerning his proposed redundancy. Background … Read more
I am occasionally contacted by employees who have attempted to negotiate a contract of employment but difficulties have arisen and they want to sue for breach of contract. The first thing that needs to be addressed, however, is whether a binding, enforceable contract has been entered into between the employee and the employer with whom … Read more
The Labour Court has awarded the maximum amount open to it-€51,168-for the effects of discrimination in a case involving an employee returning to work after maternity leave. Background Karen Kelly worked for G4S Secure Solutions (Ireland) Limited and had been awarded €11,602.50 at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Both employer and employee appealed this decision, … Read more
If you have ever been dissatisfied or critical of the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to an employment dispute and you have wondered whether you are able to canvas your complaints in the Civil courts a recent (June 2019) High Court decision clarifies the matter. In Maurice Power v HSE [2019] IEHC 462 Mr. Power … Read more
In the course of my work, on a daily or weekly basis, I meet employees who tell me they are ‘stressed’ or have been signed off work by their doctor due to workplace stress. When I discuss the matter more fully I discover a wide range of reasons as to why the employee feels stress. … Read more