Terry Gorry It was to be Mary’s first job, she had recently graduated, and she was devastated. The job offer was pulled. Wojciech left a good job that he took up 7 years ago when he came to Ireland from Poland. Now he was told the job was “no longer available” and he felt embarrassed about going … Read more
The Court of Appeal issued an interesting and important decision last week in relation to how far an employer must go to make reasonable accommodation and take appropriate measures to facilitate an employee with a disability. (Read the full decision of the Court of Appeal here). A special needs assistant in a school, Nano Nagle … Read more
Mick came in to see me last week. He had had enough. ‘Enough is enough’, he barked. Mick is a small employer. Old fashioned, grim, swarthy. He had enough of this employment law nonsense. He was looking for a way to ensure that his workers would stop giving him grief, and ‘cop themselves on’. Or, … Read more
The world class racehorse trainer Aidan O’Brien has recently had his problems with Irish employment law. Firstly, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), and then the Labour Court have found against the Ballydoyle set up. The background to his problems arise from the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (‘OWT’). The Organisation of Working Time ACt … Read more
50,000 workers in the construction sector were granted improved terms and conditions of employment from 19th October, 2017. The improved terms and conditions include statutory minimum pay, improved pension and sick pay entitlements. The backgournd to the improved conditions and the minimum rates of pay are set out in an Order called “Sectoral Employment Order … Read more