The world class racehorse trainer Aidan O’Brien has recently had his problems with Irish employment law. Firstly, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), and then the Labour Court have found against the Ballydoyle set up. The background to his problems arise from the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (‘OWT’). The Organisation of Working Time ACt … Read more
Tyco was a Spanish security firm who closed all their regional offices across Spain in 2011. This meant that the employees did not have a fixed place of employment and had to travel to all their jobs to install security equipment. The workers brought a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union … Read more
There are 7 employment related claims which an employee can bring to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in relation to hours of work. They are all breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. I do not get my daily rest period Section 11 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 prescribes that … Read more
Are you a small employer? Confused about the working time records you need to keep? I don’t blame you. You’ve plenty of other stuff to do. But creating and keeping these records is important. After reading this you will be clear about what you need to do. And I will give you a form which … Read more
There is a provision proposed in the new Workplace Relations Bill 2014 which, if passed, will have serious cost implications for employers in Ireland. This new provision will change section 19 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, and provides that time spent by an employee on certified sick leave will be counted as … Read more