New Rules on Probationary Periods 2023

S.I. No. 686/2022 - European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 Is now enacted as off the 16th December 2022. This will now alter the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 including some working conditions for the employees, such as the length of probationary periods set out in contracts of employment. New Rules [...]

By |2023-01-23T17:01:16+00:00January 23rd, 2023|Employment Equality, Employment Law, Employment Law, HR, Human Resources, Labour Court Cases, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC Cases|Comments Off on New Rules on Probationary Periods 2023

€25,000 to employee harassed by boss at work party

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has upheld a claim for sexual harassment and ordered a beauty salon to pay €25,000 in compensation to its former employee. The full decision can be found on the WRC website reference: ADJ-00025776. What happened? The complainant was at a staff event organised by the company in the local pub. [...]

By |2020-12-02T12:02:53+00:00December 12th, 2020|Employment Equality, Employment Law, Employment Law, Human Resources, News, Workplace Relations Commission, WRC Cases|Comments Off on €25,000 to employee harassed by boss at work party

Christmas Zoom-parties can cost you more than you think!

While it is unlikely that companies will be holding traditional Christmas functions this year, some may hold them early next year and in the mean time zoom parties may still give rise to many of the HR issues that can cost your company a lot of money. In our experience, the biggest complaint that arises [...]

By |2020-12-02T11:48:58+00:00December 7th, 2020|Employment Equality, Employment Law, Employment Law, HR, Human Resources, Workplace Relations Commission|Comments Off on Christmas Zoom-parties can cost you more than you think!

64 year old cleaner fired over age and illness awarded €10,000

Case Background The 64 year old cleaner had been employed from December 2018 to June 2019 by an unnamed residential care facility. She worked Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Claim The claim was taken under the Equality Act for being dismissed due to age and illness. Employer's Mistakes The employee was never given a contract [...]

By |2020-08-21T14:45:45+00:00August 27th, 2020|Employment Equality, Employment Law, Employment Law, HR, Human Resources, WRC Cases|Comments Off on 64 year old cleaner fired over age and illness awarded €10,000

Revenue Wage Subsidy Scheme

The Revenue Wage Subsidy Scheme has come under some heavy fire by employment law experts for its lack of clarity surrounding key details. The Scheme itself, which can be read in full here: https://revenue.ie/en/corporate/communications/covid19/temporary-covid-19-wage-subsidy-scheme.aspx aims to assist those businesses worst hit so far by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, it would appear to be peppered by [...]

By |2020-03-27T11:14:47+00:00March 27th, 2020|Covid-19, Employment Equality, Employment Law, Employment Law, Forms, HR, Human Resources|Comments Off on Revenue Wage Subsidy Scheme

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