Following on from last month’s BLE article ‘Employee References: A Legal Minefield’ a recent Labour Court ruling has thrown up this issue once again ... Read More
27 July 2012 By Keith Lowther
It’s simple, concise and easy to understand. Each month we represent a letter of the alphabet and associate a few words in health and safety ... Read More
The Government have formally adopted a new code of practice on Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the workplace which looks at giving practical guida... Read More
In what will be regarded as a landmark step in Public Sector Reform, The Labour Court Chairman, Mr. Kevin Duffy, issued a recommendation on Friday ... Read More
This case is very interesting as it concerned an employee who contributed to his own dismissal but because the dismissal was inconsistent with the ... Read More
The Peninsula Employment Law Dictionary – ‘V’ We all know that employment law is a minefield. Sometimes it may feel like there is legislation for e... Read More
Restrictions in relation to the access of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals to the labour market in Ireland have been eradicated following a government... Read More
Ever since the issue of EROs and REAs came to the forefront in February 2011 when the then Government commissioned a report on their effectiveness, Pe... Read More
The Employment Law landscape in Ireland is consistently changing, with new legislation or case decisions affecting the way we think and look at iss... Read More
On 06th July 2012, Minister Richard Bruton forwarded a submission entitled ‘Legislating For A World-Class Workplace Relations Service’ to the Oireacht... Read More
Further to our recent article where the CEO of GOAL (John O'Shea) had secured an employment injunction against his suspension, a statement today has s... Read More
26 July 2012 By Keith Lowther
The Labour Court has today issued a recommendation that workers involved in the dispute at the Lagan Brick in Kingscourt Co Cavan should be paid an im... Read More
24 July 2012 By Keith Lowther