by Insight Editor | Apr 22, 2015 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
It is typically not easy for an employer to lose a constructive dismissal – for a claim of constructive dismissal to succeed. Why? It’s because the burden of proof is on the employee to show that they were constructively dismissed. This is in contrast to an unfair...
by Insight Editor | Mar 18, 2015 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
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by Insight Editor | Jan 7, 2015 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) aims to secure compliance with employment rights legislation through inspection and prosecution services. These services were formerly operated by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA). Under the Workplace Relations...
by Insight Editor | Mar 31, 2014 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Irish employers are faced with a large and increasing raft of employment legislation. These pieces of legislation can result from Government initiatives. Others have arisen from the need to update or replace earlier legislation. But the triggers are not all internal...
by Insight Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Mental health conditions include stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. In extreme cases there is also the risk of suicide. Employers have a duty towards their employees – to protect them from injury and to provide them with a safe...
by Insight Editor | Sep 30, 2013 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Employee privacy rights is an area that presents Irish employers with a shifting landscape of requirements that they need to be mindful of. For example, the European Union (EU) Commission has proposed in 2012 a new Data Protection Regulation. The current directive...
