by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Contracts of Employment, Equality, Equality Authority, Equality Tribunal, latest news, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission
For those who are interested, the Workplace Relations Commission have published a new guide on their website on Employment and Equality Law, a copy of which is available to download here. by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 9, 2015 | Employment Appeals Tribunal, Equality Tribunal, Labour Relations Commision, Litigation, Workplace Relations Act 2015
Minister Bruton announced yesterday that the Workplace Relations Act 20115 will be commenced on 1st October 2015. In essence the far reaching reforms will see the existing employment rights and industrial relations rights bodies merged to form two bodies, the... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 3, 2015 | Employment Appeals Tribunal, Equality Tribunal, Labour Relations Commission, latest news, Litigation, Workplace Relations Act 2015
The Workplace Relations Act 2015 has recently been signed into law and is one of the most important pieces of legislation to come into the employment law arena in recent years. The Act is intended to make provision with respect to the resolution, mediation and... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Mar 9, 2015 | Appeal, Circuit Court, Discrimination, Equal status Act 2000, Equality Tribunal, High Court
The Supreme Court recently handed down their judgement on 24th February 2015 in the case of Mary Stokes (on Behalf of John Stokes a Minor) and the Christian Brothers High School in Clonmel (Appeal Number 184/2012). The Equality Authority were Amicus Curiae in the... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 16, 2014 | Age Discrimination, Discrimination, Employment Equality Decisions May 2014, Equality Tribunal, Grievance, Health and Safety, latest news, Litigation, retirement age
The Equality Tribunal today published their decisions for May 2014 including awards totalling €93,000 for employment equality decisions upheld or part upheld. In addition a member of the travelling community was awarded €1,000 under the Equal Status Acts for... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 6, 2014 | Discrimination, Employment Appeals Decisions December 2013, Equality, Equality Authority, Equality Tribunal, latest news, Litigation, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Wrongful Dismissal
The recent case of Astrid McCarey v High Lennon and Associates UD909/2012 deals with the the jurisdictional issue under Section 101(2) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 (as amended). Background The claimant in this case lodged a claim for unfair dismissal under...
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