Employee named John for the purpose of this post has had just about enough of his employer’s conduct, resigns, and attends with his solicitor to discuss taking an unfair dismissal case against the employer. John did not want to leave but had no alternative. He could not take it anymore and therefore had to resign. …
It is common in workplace disputes that the trust which once existed between the parties ie employer and employee evaporates. An employer makes the decision to terminate an employees employment while on sick leave, due to workplace absence or for failing to submit sickness certificates, for example. The employer does not believe the employees reason …
If an employee is dismissed for a conduct issue, or performance issue, for example, and no investigation took place, or no disciplinary hearing took place, or an unfair investigation / disciplinary hearing took place, an employee will likely feel the dismissal was unfair and consider their legal options. Many employees will indicate to their solicitor, …
There is legal protection in place arising from the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 in respect of employees who raise concerns about a wrongdoing at work to their employer. Employees should not be in fear if they make a complaint to an employer regarding a health and safety issue at work, that they will be penalised …
Many employees call a solicitor when there is an issue regarding a sick pay dispute between an employee and an employer, and the solicitor will firstly ask the employee, what is the provision, if any, in their employment contract regarding Sick Pay. We ie in Ireland have no Statutory Sick Pay entitlement. Many European countries …
Issues of workplace safety and requests to work from home are now commonplace within the employment sphere in Ireland. If an employee has a safety concern about a return to work and an employer requires the person to attend the workplace and this situation is not dealt internally, it can lead to a circumstance where …
