Terry Gorry The Supreme Court has made a critically important decision in a case involving a meat factory worker in Baranya v Rosderra Meats Group Limited [2021] IESC 77 Background The worker in this case was employed in a meat processing factory. The employee, Mr Baranya, was a Romanian butcher and had made a complaint to the … Read more
A female Statistician with Teagasc, a State agriculture and research body, has had a big win at the Workplace Relations Commission in her claim about being paid less than a male colleague. The amount of the payout to the employee, Ms Reid, could be in the region of €140,000 if figures submitted by Ms Reid … Read more
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is the relevant piece of legislation dealing with whistleblowing and protected disclosures in Ireland. That is to change, however, when the new Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 is enacted and commenced. This new bill extends protection to other persons by extending the definition of a worker to include shareholders, trainees, … Read more
“Did you avail of the internal grievance procedure before you resigned?” This is one of the first questions I ask any employee who comes to me for advice about bringing a claim for constructive dismissal. It can be easily established from the case law that a case for constructive dismissal will almost certainly fail if … Read more
Who would be an employer? A construction worker who broke a colleague’s nose in a fight has just won an unfair dismissal claim against the employer. The amount of money awarded was relatively small: €966. But if paying this money sticks in the craw of the employer, Derek Daly Construction Limited, I can understand. The … Read more