by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Nov 3, 2020 | Constructive Dismissal, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions September 2020
The case of An Office Administrator and A Manufacturer ADJ-00026208 is interesting insofar as it asks the question of whether it is reasonable for an employee to resign their position on foot of an unfavourable reference given by their employer to a prospective... 
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 29, 2020 | Labour Court, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions June 2020
The recent case of Ervia v Deaglan Healy PW/19/55 concerned an appeal by the employer (Ervia) against a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) decision which found in favour of the employee concerning payment of a performance related award. The WRC awarded the employee... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 16, 2020 | Disciplinary Hearing, Disciplinary Meetings, Employee, Employee Handbook, latest news, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions May 2020
The May case of A Human Resources Practitioner v A Marketing Company ADJ00020660 is a very useful summary of the law around dismissal on the grounds of conduct. In this case the employee was dismissed on the grounds of misconduct after an investigation was conducted... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 9, 2020 | Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Act 2015, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions May 2020
Time and time again we see employers make simply mistakes when dismissing an employee which end up costing them large compensation payments. The case of An Employee v An Employer ADJ00014328 is such a case. Here the employee succeeded in a claim for unfair dismissal... 
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...
