Category: Whistleblowing
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Employees Getting Interim Relief Orders under the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014
Let’s be honest. The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 struck fear into the hearts of employers when it first came into law. Five years’ salary as an award for an unfair dismissal? Interim relief orders in the Circuit Court preventing dismissals? Eye watering stuff. How has it panned out? Let’s take a look at the…
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10 Claims to the WRC Which Protect Employees’ Whistleblowing Reports
There are 10 claims you can bring to the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) as a result of whistleblowing. The claims listed below, which arise under different pieces of legislation, are in addition to an unfair dismissal claim if you have been dismissed from your employment for “whistleblowing”. You have made a complaint about breaches of…
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The Protected Disclosures Act, 2014-What Employers and Employees Need to Know About Whistleblowing
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into law in July of 2014. The Act provides protection to “workers” against dismissal for having made a protected disclosure. (A “worker” includes employees (public and private sector), contractors, trainees, agency staff, former employees and interns and members of an Garda Siochana). The Act also provides other protections to…