Terry Gorry Sacking an employee is a serious matter. It can have very serious consequences going far beyond the simple loss of an income or job. It can also have a significant societal stigma attached. This is why the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Rights Commissioner Service, and the Civil Courts, and other bodies are so keen that … Read more
Is being placed on a PIP (performance improvement plan) really the long goodbye? The beginning of the end? Have you been put on a PIP? Are you an employer who needs to put someone on a PIP? Performance management should be about helping employees to reach their potential and contribute to the overall goals and … Read more
I nearly threw up my porridge when I read of this case. Joan Healy and Michael Healy against Bia Ganbreise Teoranta (full decision here). This case involved the effectiveness of a settlement agreement to prevent future claims arising from the employment. This is a common type of agreement used to settle many employment related disputes. … Read more
Long term sick leave. What can or should you, as an employer, do? Have you considered a discrimination claim, on the grounds of disability, being brought against you? Many employers have to deal with employees absent from work on long term sick leave. Two cases which should be studied closely in this area are: An Equality Tribunal case (E2011-114), … Read more
I regularly meet employees who complain of being stressed. And who want to make a claim against their employer as a result. But it’s not quite that straightforward. Because of the difference between occupational stress and workplace stress. Workplace stress is actionable. Occupational stress isn’t. A March, 2014 judgment in the High Court in the … Read more