Enoch Burke was dismissed yesterday from his employment as a secondary school teacher with Wilson’s Hospital School in Westmeath. Mr Burke can appeal this decision within ten days of the decision to terminate. The dispute has generated a great deal of publicity and media attention with frequent visits to the High Court. And those appearances … Read more
Dmitri was suspended from work for allegedly assaulting a colleague. Susan was suspended on pay while an investigation was being carried out into approximately half a dozen allegations of misconduct. When they came to me for advice they were very much focused on the procedure adopted by the employer to date. Too focused, in my … Read more
A decision delivered by the Court of Appeal at the end of October 2018 throws further light on this question of the right to legal representation in the workplace during disciplinary hearings. This issue was thrown into some degree of confusion by what appeared to be inconsistent High Court decisions in the cases of Lyons … Read more
This is only a short book. But it could save you a lot of money. 80% of  successful claims for unfair dismissal are won by employees because the employer has failed to afford fair dismissal procedures in carrying out the termination. In plain English, they have botched the procedure. This book addresses this costly failing. … Read more
Sacking an employee is a serious matter. It can have very serious consequences going far beyond the simple loss of an income or job. It can also have a significant societal stigma attached. This is why the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Rights Commissioner Service, and the Civil Courts, and other bodies are so keen that … Read more