by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Feb 2, 2017 | latest news, pensions
The publication of the Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2017 is to be welcomed this week with the aim of preventing solvent companies from walking away and reneging on their pension obligations to their employees. The Pensions Act 1990 is amended by inserting the following... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 15, 2014 | Judicial Review, latest news, Litigation, pensions, Pensions Board
Judgement in the recent case of Scraggs v Pension Board [2013] (91 JR) was delivered by Mr Justice Hogan on the 19th November, 2013. A number of notice parties were joined to the proceedings. Background The applicant in this case was a former employee of the Bank of... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 30, 2013 | latest news, pensions
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton announced yesterday a number of regulatory changes to the Pensions Acts 1990 to 2010. A copy of the press release is attached here. The proposed changes announced relate to Section 44(2)(a)(iv) of the Pensions Acts and... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Apr 26, 2013 | European Court of Justice, High Court, latest news, Litigation, pensions
In a landmark case this week, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that workers in the Waterford Crystal factory are entitled to at least 49 per cent of their occupational pensions after the factory closed in 2009. A full copy of the judgement... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Apr 2, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Discrimination, Equality, Equality Tribunal, Equality Tribunal Decisions December 2012, pensions
Reported in this month’s Irish Employment Law Journal is the interesting case of Sweeny v Aer Lingus Teo (DEC-E2013-135) which was delivered on October 23rd 2012. A link to the decision is found here. The dispute concerns a claim by Ms Elizabeth Sweeny that she... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jul 31, 2012 | Employee v Self Employed, Equality, Labour Court, pensions
Interesting report in the Irish Times today on a case I came across recently from the Labour Court. The Minister for Education has brought a High Court action seeking to clarify a Labour Court finding that a teacher is an “employee” of the Minister. The...
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