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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

Redundancy in Ireland-What Employers and Employees Ought to Know About Non Collective Redundancies

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Let’s admit it. Redundancy is not a pleasant topic to discuss. But not discussing it, and not understanding your obligations if you are an employer, or entitlements as an employee can prove very costly. Therefore,  this piece about redundancy in Ireland will look at: what is a redundancy, redundancy payments, where to access a redundancy … Read more