Terry Gorry The entitlements to parental leave and force majeure leave in Irish employment law are conferred by the Parental Leave Act, 1998 and 2006. A natural or adoptive parent whose child has not yet reached the age of 8 is entitled to eighteen working weeks of parental leave. NOTE: The law surrounding parental leave changed in 2013 thanks to a … Read more
Have you been discriminated against in the workplace? Do you know what the 9 grounds of discrimination are? Equality and discrimination based claims to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) are common and costly problems for Irish employers. And it is a heartbreaking situation for the employee who has been told she must retire because she … Read more
It’s fairly simple, you know. One of the easiest ways for employers to blow a lot of cash is to fail to follow proper procedures when dismissing an employee. No matter how justifiable the dismissal may be it will be a costly affair if proper procedures are not followed. Employers have a legal obligation to … Read more
Let’s be honest. Health and safety in the workplace in Ireland places very onerous obligations on employers. Health and safety law in the workplace derives from Common law and Statutory regulation. Common law Under common law there is a general duty of care owed by employers to their employees. Regardless of any piece of legislation … Read more
Let’s admit it. One of the first areas that employers look to in seeking to cut the costs in the business is employees’ wages and salaries. Cutting staff wages unilaterally though can be fraught with danger. One of the fundamental terms of the contract of employment will be that dealing with pay/salary. Cutting wages therefore … Read more