Category: Employment Law Procedures and Policies
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Suspending an employee pending an investigation-new Supreme Court decision provides clarity
The Supreme Court have delivered a judgment on 10th May 2023 concerning the issue of suspending an employee pending an investigation. It its decision in the case of O’Sullivan v HSE [2023] IESC 11 the Supreme Court approved the test set out in the English case Braganza v BP Shipping [2015] 1 W.L.R. This case…
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The Enoch Burke dispute-a valuable reminder of some principles of employment law
Enoch Burke was dismissed yesterday from his employment as a secondary school teacher with Wilson’s Hospital School in Westmeath. Mr Burke can appeal this decision within ten days of the decision to terminate. The dispute has generated a great deal of publicity and media attention with frequent visits to the High Court. And those appearances…
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Remote working-the essentials of the right to request remote working
The Remote Working Bill was published in January 2022. This arises from the publication in January 2021 of National Remote Work Strategy. The law, when it is enacted, proposes to do a few things: Oblige the employer to have a remote work policy Permit employees to request to work remotely To have a consultation once…
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The Employer’s Record Log from WRC-an extremely useful, free tool
Are you an employer? Do you find employment law confusing? Who could blame you for there is a plethora of acts, statutory instruments, regulations, common law obligations, health and safety responsibilities with which you have to deal. The Workplace Relations Commission published a handy “Employer’s Record Log” in January 2020 which I have just come…
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Don’t make the mistake of falling in love with your grievance
I meet a large number of employees on a daily and weekly basis. The vast majority of them have something bothering them in connection with their job or workplace. A small number are simply seeking clarification about an aspect of employment law or their contract of employment or something related. But most of them have…