Terry Gorry Vera loved rabbits. She used to remind me of Lennie in Steinbeck’s short novel, “Of Mice and Men”, although, unlike Lennie, she was sharp as a tack. Vera started working in retail when she was 15, straight out of school. She worked her way up in the retail industry-mainly small shops- and found herself as … Read more
It’s an easy mistake to make. I see it all the time, to be honest. One day recently, I had to say this to a nice young woman who came to me for employment law advice: “I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I think you are wasting your time with this”. And to a man … Read more
Has the Supreme Court raised the bar to successful bullying claims with this decision delivered on 26th May, 2017? Are you being bullied at work? A lot of people complain to me about bullying. You would not believe the large number of queries I received from people about bullying, and allegations of being bullied in … Read more
There’s a Polish woman (Agnieszka) from outside Maynooth who came to me one day about 15 months ago. She told me a story I found hard to believe. But I can assure you it was true. She told me she came to Ireland about 12 years ago and got a job in a shop. Agnieszka … Read more
Are you aware of the range of penalties that are set down in legislation in Ireland for breaches of employment law? There is a large number of statutes/acts dealing with all aspects of employment law in Ireland. These acts cover overnighting from unfair dismissal to working time to payment of wages to health and safety … Read more