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 …
Since covid-19 there has been huge change in work practices in terms of the place of work for many employees. Now many employees are working at home, and there is much talk of employers responsibilities regarding employees health and safety while working at home and an employees Right to Disconnect. In essence, an employers obligation …
The law regarding Unfair Dismissal is set out in Section 6 of the Unfair Dismissal Act 1977(as amended) and there must be substantial grounds for a dismissal. For a person to be covered by the Act, they must have been an employee of the employer who terminated their employment. This sounds obvious, expect there is …
