Terry Gorry When a contract of employment is being drawn up it is impossible to provide for every eventuality in the work relationship between employer and employee. For this reason certain terms of employment will be implied into the contract, and together with the express terms set out in the contract, form the contract of employment. What … Read more
The maximum amount that can be awarded in an unfair dismissal case is 2 years’ remuneration (section 7, Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977). I had never seen it awarded until this case, DHL Limited and Michael Coughlan, in which Mr. Coughlan was awarded €72,042.88 by way of compensation. On the 28th July, 2017 the Labour Court … Read more
Have you heard about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? Do you know the changes it will bring to data protection law in Ireland? Do you know when it is to come into effect here? These questions, and similar foundational ones, are what I am about to look at. Ready? Let’s go. The “big bang” … Read more
Are you an employer or employee involved in a disciplinary procedure in the workplace? If you are you need to be clear about the rules that should apply to such procedures, including at the investigatory stage and the ultimate disciplinary procedure where a sanction may be imposed. The High Court has recently handed down three … Read more
Are you being bullied at work? No, I mean really being bullied. As in repeated inappropriate behaviour which undermines your dignity as an employee. Let me explain. If I got a euro for every time an employee came to me and told me he/she was being bullied in work I would be a wealthy man. … Read more