The Workplace Relations Commission have published a review of 1,401 cases which reached adjudication stage from January to December 2020. Read the full review here. Some headline points which are worth noting include party representation breakdown of complaints awards made There was 1,401 cases involving 3,059 specific complaints. Most complaints were made under the Organisation …
There is new legislation in the making which will provide for paid sick leave for all employees. The goal is to phase it in over the next four years leading to ten days’ sick leave by 2025. The right to paid sick leave will be enforceable, like other employment rights, through the Workplace Relations Commission …
I encounter what I describe as “the obsession thing” so often nowadays in employment law situations that I am genuinely baffled. What I am referring to is an inability and/or unwillingness of an employee who comes to me for advice to accept what I believe is obvious and self-evident in their particular circumstances. I don’t …
“I want to sue him/her for defamation.” I hear this request frequently when employees who are the subject of allegations in the workplace come to me for advice. They are incensed that a complaint or allegation has been made against them. How would you feel if a colleague accuses you of bullying or harassment or …
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Pursuing your own case at the WRC or Labour Court? If you are bringing your own employment claims to the WRC or Labour Court you will need to prepare a submission in advance. The purpose of this submission will be to set out your case and persuade the adjudicator or Labour Court to find in …