The High Court case between Ryanair DAC and Peter Bellew is an important one because it gives us further guidance in the area of restrictive covenants in the contract of employment. A restrictive covenant is basically a covenant in a contract of employment preventing a departing employee from working for a competitor for a certain … Read more
It has long been the case that at common law an employee could have her employment terminated for good reason, bad reason, or no reason. Any remedy then open to the employee would be a statutory claim-that is, a claim under unfair dismissal legislation such as the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977. But once the employer … Read more
If you appeal a decision of the WRC to the Labour Court and you are still dissatisfied with the outcome you have two options that may be open to you: A statutory appeal to the High Court on a point of law A judicial review A judicial review is appropriate where your case has been … Read more
What is an injunction? It is a Court order restraining a person from carrying out a specific act or requiring him to perform such an act. In employment law the use of an injunction where there is a threatened or actual dismissal has increased in the last few decades. And its use is … Read more