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 …
If an individual is injured in an accident and wishes to commence a road traffic accident claim* it is necessary to establish if a policy of vehicle insurance was in place for the offending driver’s vehicle at the time of the accident. Most road drivers have vehicle insurance in place, but some drivers do not …
Knowledge of Insurance in Road Traffic Accident Claim* Read More »
If an individual commences a civil claim case and they have a fractured fibula, for example, as a result of a road traffic accident, it can occur that in the defence of your case, the defendant contends that the injury the subject-matter of the proceedings stemmed from a pre-existing injury/condition. Sometimes it can happen a …
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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 …
