Employers are obliged to provide reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability. This can create difficulties for small employers. A recent case at the Workplace Relations Commission involving a small primary school is a good example of the difficulties that can arise. Background to WRC claim The teacher had been out on sick leave and … Read more
The High Court recently issued an interesting decision about the employer’s obligation to make reasonable accommodation for an employee who is unable to carry out the full range of duties. The case is Robert Cunningham and Irish Prison Service and The Labour Court [2020] IEHC 282. Background Robert Cunningham is a prison officer and had … Read more
The recent Supreme Court decision in the ‘Nano Nagle’ is worth a closer look by both employers and employees who are concerned with what is expected by way of ‘reasonable accommodation’ for an employee with a disability. This obligation on an employer to provide ‘reasonable accommodation’ to an employee is set out in section 16 … Read more
Could you afford an employment law award of €46,000 against you? Let’s face it you would be hard pressed to just take it on the chin and chalk it down to experience. But that is what you could be facing if you are at the losing end of a WRC decision as occurred recently in … Read more
The Court of Appeal issued an interesting and important decision last week in relation to how far an employer must go to make reasonable accommodation and take appropriate measures to facilitate an employee with a disability. (Read the full decision of the Court of Appeal here). A special needs assistant in a school, Nano Nagle … Read more