The recent High Court decision in the case of Anna Buttimer and Oak Fuel Supermarket Limited Trading as Costcutter Rathcormac deals with the question of termination of employment during the probation period. In this case Anna Buttimer sought a High Court injunction preventing her employer from terminating her employment, stopping the employer from replacing her … Read more
The High Court has issued a decision in a case involving a dismissal from the employment during probation that should be a warning for employers. Background Donal O’Donovan, the chief financial officer (CFO), was dismissed in January 2020 by Over-C Technology, his employer, and confirmed this decision 10 days later. Mr O’Donovan issued High Court … Read more
It has long been the case that at common law an employee could have her employment terminated for good reason, bad reason, or no reason. Any remedy then open to the employee would be a statutory claim-that is, a claim under unfair dismissal legislation such as the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977. But once the employer … Read more
What is an injunction? It is a Court order restraining a person from carrying out a specific act or requiring him to perform such an act. In employment law the use of an injunction where there is a threatened or actual dismissal has increased in the last few decades. And its use is … Read more