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 | Oct 5, 2020 | Discrimination, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions September 2020
A key issue we are seeing time and time again is the failure of an employer to provide an employee with “reasonable accommodation” when that employee may be on sick leave and may be certified as fit to return to work. In many cases the employee’s GP... 
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... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 8, 2020 | Appeal, Contracts of Employment, Labour Court, latest news, Redundancy
The world is only too aware of the devastating impact Covd-19 has had on our working lives resulting in increased layoffs, pay cuts and unfortunately redundancies. The recent case of Keelings Retail Unlimited Company v Wasim Haskiya ADJ-00012963 is a must read for... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 1, 2020 | Labour Court, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions August 2020
In the recent Labour Court case of Blue Tree Systems Limited and A Worker LCR22245 the employee referred a case to the Labour Court under the Industrial Relations Acts claiming compensation for dismissal during her probationary period. The employee had been dismissed... 
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 | 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 | Jul 27, 2020 | Discrimination, latest news
Landlords need to be extremely careful that they do not discriminate against tenants and/or prospective tenants in respect of the Housing Assistance Payment or HAP. Landlords should be aware that discrimination on “housing assistance grounds” is prohibited... 
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 10, 2020 | Employee, Employee v Self Employed, latest news, Workplace Relations Commission, Workplace Relations Commission Decisions May 2020
The recent May decision of A Therapist v Health Service Provider ADJ00024495 highlights some of the tests that determine whether someone is an employee or self employed. The difference is very important as the complainant or person making the complaint needs to be an... 
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... 
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