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Was employee laid off or dismissed? Wins €10,000 at Labour Court

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Laid off? Dismissed? An employee has won €10,000 in the Labour Court for unfair dismissal against a jeweller business where the employer claimed the employee was not dismissed but laid off. The employee’s case at the Workplace Relations Commission at first instance had failed. He appealed that decision to the Labour Court. The employee in … Read more

Lay-off and Short Time and Coronavirus-the Essentials

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“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