Judge Brain finds Comments on Baldness are Sex Harassment. Our Adrian Twomey looks at a recent UK Employment Tribunal decision.

WRC awards €10,000 to Lecturer after Holiday Rights Breached

Some of us learned how to make banana bread when the lockdown landed. Others binge-watched the Tiger King. To our astonishment, however,...

We are pleased to note that the Workplace Relations Commission has awarded €25,000 to our client, a third-level lecturer, after finding...

Link to Returning to Work webinar video

Jacob and Twomey Solicitors LLP would like to thank those members and friends of County Wexford Chamber who attended the Webinar on...

Jacob and Twomey Solicitors LLP are partnering with County Wexford Chamber of Commerce to present a webinar on Returning to Work.

The first half of 2021 has certainly seen some dramatic developments from an employment law perspective. Leaving aside the enormous...

There has been enormous chatter online and in the media about the introduction of the so-called “Right to Disconnect” in Ireland since...

The ongoing uncertainty around the legality of standard retirement ages appears to have been behind a verbal fracas in the Labour Court.

The UK Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment in relation to the status of Uber drivers.

A recent Labour Court decision has once again shone a spotlight on the circumstances in which a redundancy may be unfair.

The Labour Court has found that there was no constructive dismissal in the case of an employee who declined his employer's offer of...

The Workplace Relations Commission and the Health and Safety Authority have teamed up to promote a new Code of Practice for Employers and Em

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on almost every aspect of life over the course of this year. One of the consequences was the cessation...

An important High Court judgement has significant consequences in relation to wages in the construction sector.

Employer found liable after changing employee maternity pay benefits.

The WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) has determined that it was fair to dismiss a HR Professional based on her conduct.

The High Court has recently decided a significant case in which the legitimacy of the WRC was challenged.

A cleaner has been awarded €11,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission after she was unfairly dismissed by her employer.