“Lay-off” and “short time” are phrases that are being bandied about now because of COVID-19. Do you know what they actually mean from an employment law perspective? “Lay-off” is defined in the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967-2014 and happens when the employer is temporarily unable to provide work for the employee. “Short time” describes the situation … Read more
We all have an important role to play at this worrying time of Coronavirus/COVID-19. We need to follow the best medical advice by keeping face to face contact to a minimum and practice “social distancing”. It is obviously in all our interests that we do everything we can to ensure the spread of COVID-19 is … Read more
Will you be paid if public transport is shut down due to Coronavirus/Covid-19? Will you be paid if the schools close and you have to mind children at home? Will you be paid if you have to self isolate? These are some of the questions touching upon employment law which are causing workers a great … Read more
Does force majeure leave offer any relief to employees in the current Covid-19 crisis? Or does it create even more problems for employers who are already concerned about the many implications arising from the spread of the virus in Ireland? Force majeure is defined as a “superior force” and is afforded statutory recognition in Irish … Read more