High Court Considers Monitoring of Employee Emails
This week we look at a recent High Court case relating to the monitoring of employee emails.
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Elizabeth Murphy
- Aug 14
- 4 min
Disability-Related Constructive Dismissal Claim Considered
We look at a WRC case that centred on whether or not the Complainant suffered discrimination on grounds of disability.
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Adrian Twomey
- Jul 10
- 4 min
Labour Court Considers "Constructive Dismissal"
This week we look at a recent Labour Court case in which the employee claimed to have been constructively dismissed.
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Adrian Twomey
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Compromise Agreements take Centre-Stage in the High Court
We look at a High Court case where an employee sued his solicitor for negligence years after signing a severance agreement.
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Adrian Twomey
- Jun 19
- 4 min
WRC Considers Smoking at Work, CCTV & Investigations
This week we look at a recent case where the WRC considered a dismissal for smoking on site and the use of CCTV footage.
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Adrian Twomey
- May 24
- 5 min
Labour Court Overturns WRC Decision on Dismissal of Pregnant Worker
This week we look at a recent Labour Court case regarding the alleged dismissal of a pregnant worker during her maternity leave.
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Adrian Twomey
- May 1
- 3 min
Employer Succeeds with Astonishing Defence at WRC
This week we look at a recent WRC discrimination case in which the employer succeeded with an astonishing line of defence.
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Adrian Twomey
- Apr 23
- 3 min
A Twist in a Redundancy Tale at the Labour Court
This week we look at a Labour Court case involving issues of redundancy and unfair dismissal but with a twist in the tale.
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Adrian Twomey
- Apr 17
- 5 min
New Work Life Balance Legislation on Statute Book
We examine the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 which provides for a "right" to request remote working.
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Adrian Twomey
- Mar 16
- 4 min
WRC Finds Insurance Brokers Exploited Pandemic
This week we look at a recent case in which the WRC was asked to find that a supposed "redundancy" was actually an unfair dismissal.
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Adrian Twomey
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Enoch Burke, Suspension and the Court of Appeal
This week we consider the Enoch Burke case and the suspension of employees.
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Adrian Twomey
- Mar 2
- 3 min
Kettles, COVID and Conflict: WRC considers 'Constructive Dismissal' Claim
We look at a recent WRC case in which the Adjudication Officer was required to consider the law on constructive dismissals.
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Adrian Twomey
- Feb 23
- 3 min
New Restrictions on Employment Contracts
We review the European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022.
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Adrian Twomey
- Feb 9
- 4 min
€25,000 for Retail Worker with 'Appalling' Absence Record
We look at High Court decision in which an employee sought damages after discovering that her employer kept a P.I.'s report on her file.
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Adrian Twomey
- Feb 3
- 4 min
WRC Considers Issues of Absence and Disability
We look at a recent WRC case involving issues of absence and disability.
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Adrian Twomey
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Agency Worker “Manoeuvred” Out of Employment
This week we look at a recent WRC case in which an agency worker claimed to have been unfairly dismissed after she took maternity leave.
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Adrian Twomey
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Retail Worker Dismissed Due to Misuse of Staff Discount Card
This week we look at a recent Labour Court case in which a retail worker claimed to have been unfairly dismissed.
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Adrian Twomey
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Labour Court Rules on Chef's Constructive Dismissal Claim
This week we look at a recent Labour Court case in which a chef claimed to have been constructively dismissed.
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Adrian Twomey
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Substantial Award for Art Teacher "Dismissed" Due to Pregnancy
This week we look at a recent WRC case in which an art teacher was found to have been dismissed due to her pregnancy.
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Adrian Twomey
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Employee Dismissed After Rehab for Cocaine Addiction
This week we look at a recent WRC case in which an employee was dismissed after attending rehab to treat his cocaine addiction.
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