Terry Gorry Are you an employer? Have you a member of staff absent from work due to illness? Do you worry about how to properly manage employees’ absence? Are you concerned that you’re not sure how to manage sickness related absence? Many of my clients were in the same boat. But they’re not worried anymore. Do you … Read more
Had enough? Are you at breaking point? Are you considering bringing a claim against your employer? Are you unsure of the procedure and what to do? Are you worried about legal costs? By the end of this piece, I hope you will have a well informed grasp of what’s involved and what you need to … Read more
An 1843 case, Henderson v Henderson, gives us a common law rule “that there should be finality in litigation and that a party should not be twice vexed in the same matter”. Four recent Irish cases address again the issue of duplication of proceedings. Cunningham -v- Intel Ireland Ltd Cunningham -v- Intel Ireland Ltd [2013] … Read more
When a person brings a claim for unfair dismissal under the unfair dismissal legislation, there is one essential proof that they must establish at the outset: they must prove they were an employee. In most cases this is clear and is not a problem. But if the employer can show that the person was an … Read more
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into law in July of 2014. The Act provides protection to “workers” against dismissal for having made a protected disclosure. (A “worker” includes employees (public and private sector), contractors, trainees, agency staff, former employees and interns and members of an Garda Siochana). The Act also provides other protections to … Read more