by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog, Contracts of Employment, Equal Pay, Equality, latest news, Litigation, Self Employed, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decision October 2020
We were delighted to be instructed in the case of A Presenter v A Broadcasting Company ADJ-00010297 and a copy of the decision can be accessed here. This case look at a number of very important issues around the concept of “equal pay” within the media and... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jul 28, 2020 | Discrimination, District Court, Equal Status Act, Equality, latest news, Litigation
In the case of A Customer v An Airline ADJ 00021710, the Complainant alleged under the Equal Status Act 2000 (as amended) that he was discriminated against on the disability ground in relation to a service provided by the Respondent Airline. The Complainant alleged... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 8, 2020 | latest news, Litigation, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions May 2020
Both employers and employees should take note of the recent case of PM/Complainant v A Food Producer . Here it was found that the employee was unfairly dismissed due to a redundancy procedure being fundamentally flawed including being unfairly selected for redundancy.... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 5, 2020 | latest news, Litigation, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions April 2020
Employers, if you have two or more employees performing the same or similar role and you are considering making redundancies, it is not simply a case of “picking and choosing” which employee you wish to make redundant. You must ensure you have clear... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 22, 2018 | data protection, Data Protection Commissioner, latest news, Litigation, Privacy
The Data Protection Commissioner’s office has recently published a report entitled “Data Protection Investigation in the Hospitals Sector”. A full copy of the report is available to view here. The report was was compiled following an investigation... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Employee, Employee v Self Employed, latest news, Litigation, Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018, Self Employed
The Government has recently published the Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018. The purpose of the Bill according to the draft is to declare the relationship between employer and employee to be a status relationship, to...
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