Terry Gorry Most employees are put ‘on probation’ in a new employment before their position is confirmed. Most employment contracts will state that the position will only be confirmed on satisfactory completion of the probationary period. A typical clause in an employment contract will read ‘Subject to satisfactory completion of the probationary period specified below, you will … Read more
If you work on Sunday you are entitled to be paid a premium pursuant to section 14 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, 14.— (1) An employee who is required to work on a Sunday (and the fact of his or her having to work on that day has not otherwise been taken … Read more
Are you an employer? Did you know that since 4th March 2019 you are obliged to give a statement of ‘core terms’ to the employee within 5 days of her commencing employment? This is known as the ‘5 day statement’ and is pursuant to section 7 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 and the … Read more
When you claim that you have been penalised for having made a protected disclosure under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 you need to be aware of a test you will need to pass if you are to succeed with your case. Firstly, section 5 Protected Disclosures act 2014 sets out what is a protected disclosure … Read more
If you want to bring a claim for unfair dismissal or non-payment of wages or payment of annual leave or any other breach of your employment rights you must bring your claim within 6 months of the contravention. But the WRC and the Labour Court have discretion to extend this time to 12 months if … Read more