An employee working in Aer Lingus brought a claim to the WRC to be placed on a banded hours contract of employment under section 18A of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. This new section 18A was inserted into the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 by section 16 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) … Read more
This case, between a ground staff member and an airline, turned on the question of how you are expected to calculate the hours worked for the purposes of awarding an employee a banded hours contract. The employee had been placed on a banded hours contract pursuant to the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018. Section 16 … Read more
The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2017, when passed into law in Ireland-expected to commence in March 2019-will bring about some significant changes for Irish employers and employees. In fact, it makes certain breaches of the act a criminal offence: if the employer incorrectly designates an employee as ‘self-employed’, for example. (This bill became law on … Read more