I have previously written about a 2014 High Court decision in which €255,000 was awarded to a Special Needs Assistant against her employer for alleged bullying, and the personal injury which arose as a result. That case was Una Ruffley and the Board of Management of St. Anne’s School and you can read about … Read more
Have you experienced the stomach churning feeling associated with bullying? Are you an employer concerned with how to deal with bullying in the workplace? I recently gave a talk to an anti bullying group in Mullingar, the Midlands Anti Bullying Network. Below are the slides from that talk. Bullying in the Irish Workplace-How to Deal … Read more
Are you being bullied at work? Perhaps you have a family member, friend or colleague who has complained of being bullied? Many people, unfortunately, are bullied at work. Thankfully, you don’t have to suffer in silence. There are solutions. In 2014, for example, there was an important High Court case-Una Ruffley and the Board of … Read more
I regularly meet employees who complain of being stressed. And who want to make a claim against their employer as a result. But it’s not quite that straightforward. Because of the difference between occupational stress and workplace stress. Workplace stress is actionable. Occupational stress isn’t. A March, 2014 judgment in the High Court in the … Read more
Let’s be honest. Health and safety in the workplace in Ireland places very onerous obligations on employers. Health and safety law in the workplace derives from Common law and Statutory regulation. Common law Under common law there is a general duty of care owed by employers to their employees. Regardless of any piece of legislation … Read more