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 8, 2020 | latest news, Redundancy, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions May 2020
Unfortunately we are seeing an increase in redundancy related queries in the office and this is also evident in some of the recent cases published by the Workplace Relations Commission. In the recent May case of An Office Administrator v A Wholesaler ADJ00026271 the... 
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 | Jun 1, 2020 | Consultation, Contracts of Employment, latest news, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions April 2020
In the April case of a A Former Sales Manager v A Horse Products Sales Company an employee who was given insufficient time to consider an alternative role was awarded €56,000 for unfair dismissal. Whilst the employee received a letter in respect of her redundancy, it... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 19, 2020 | Appeal, latest news, Redundancy, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions March 2020
In a recent case of the Workplace Relations Commission of A Cook v A Limited Company ADJ 0026299 the Complainant employee was awarded redundancy after the offer of suitable alternative employment made to her was found to be inadequate Background The Respondent... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Apr 9, 2020 | Redundancy, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions March 2020
The recent decision of A Senior Developer v A Government Department is a very useful summary of the law on redundancy and centered around the employee’s claim for redundancy post liquidation of the company he worked for. The employee was involved in a dynamic...
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