Sick pay is now a statutory entitlement in Ireland on foot of the passing into law of the Sick Leave Act 2022. (The statutory commencement order has not yet been signed, however, so the legislation does not yet have practical effect). All employees, part time and full time, have an entitlement to paid sick leave. … Read more
The Sick Leave Bill 2022 has been published and has commenced its way through the legislative process. When this bill is enacted as a statute it will provide a statutory entitlement to paid sick leave in Ireland for the first time. The skinny An employee with 13 weeks’ continuous service will have a statutory right … Read more
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 … Read more
The mistake made in bringing this ‘holiday pay’ claim to the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) is an easy one to make. The complaint arose from a term of the contract of employment which stated, “If you work for at least 365 hours during the holiday year you will receive a paid holiday entitlement of four … Read more
“Use it or lose it” is a policy adopted by a great number of employers in respect of annual leave. But are they legally entitled to do so? Two recent decisions from EU law clarifies the position. In Kreuziger v Land Berlin the employee, Mr. Kreuziger, a legal trainee, never took annual leave. When his … Read more