by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Oct 13, 2020 | Labour Court, latest news, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions September 2020
The recent case of Microsoft Ireland and Amjad Shaaban ADJ-00023393 CA-00029913-001 is a useful summary of the law concerning discrimination on the grounds of disability pursuant to the Employment Equality Acts 1998 (as amended). Background This Labour Court case... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Oct 7, 2020 | Labour Court, latest news, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions August 2020
The case of a A Retail Company and A Worker ADJ00005949 concerned an appeal by an employee to the Labour Court in respect of a claim for discrimination on the grounds of disability. A copy of the decision can be found here. Background The employee in this case was a... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Oct 6, 2020 | latest news, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions August 2020
In the case of A School Cleaner v A Second Level School ADJ00023779 the employee, a school cleaner, alleged that he was unfairly dismissed from his employment. Background The employee outlined that every summer he would be effectively laid off by the School and would... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 14, 2020 | latest news, Redundancy, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions August 2020
Unfortunately redundancies are becoming more and more common in light of covid-19 and the ongoing challenges it places on both employers and employees. The recent case of Tarossa Freehill Limited and Mary O’Reilly RPD203 concerned an appeal by the employer in... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 9, 2020 | latest news, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions June 2020
In A Shift Supervisor v A Manufacturing Company ADJ-00025046 the complainant employee was successful in her claim for sexual harassment against her employer. She claimed that she was sexually harassed by a contractor who came on site. The Contractor was a lorry driver... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 9, 2020 | Appeal, Blog, Industrial Relations Act 1969, Labour Court, latest news
We often receive queries from employees who are in “Acting Up” positions and looking to regularise that position and make it permanent. A recent case before the Labour arose dealt with such an issue. The case of Health Service Executive and a Worker...
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