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    Accountant wins maximum payout for unfair dismissal

    by Jo Faragher 14 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 Apr 2025

    An accountant has received a EU145,000 payout after winning an unfair dismissal case against her employer.

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    One-third of SMEs think AI can positively transform workplaces

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Sep 2024

    One in three small and medium-sized companies believe artificial intelligence could positively transform workplaces, according to a global study.

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    What can UK businesses expect from a ‘right to disconnect’?

    by Mini Chandramouli 9 Sep 2024
    by Mini Chandramouli 9 Sep 2024

    Will the UK go with a code of practice, such as that of Ireland, or add teeth, thus following examples in Belgium and Australia?

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    • Collective bargaining

    Right to switch off would boost productivity – No 10

    by Rob Moss 20 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 20 Aug 2024

    Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.

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    Ex-Twitter executive wins record unfair dismissal award

    by Jo Faragher 14 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 14 Aug 2024

    Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) must pay a former executive more than €550,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal.

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    • Maternity and paternity

    Ireland extends parent’s leave benefit allowance

    by Zoe Wickens 23 Jul 2024
    by Zoe Wickens 23 Jul 2024

    Irish government announces it will extend parents' leave benefit allowance from seven weeks to nine weeks as of next month.

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    Builders’ merchant sales rep settles disability discrimination case for £20k

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2024

    Sales representative Mark Graham settles his disability discrimination case against Haldane Fisher builders’ merchant for £20,000.

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    Sales director awarded £140k after ‘flawed’ redundancy

    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2024
    by Rob Moss 11 Jun 2024

    Software firm ordered to pay sales director €169k after Irish commission finds he was unfairly dismissed in ‘flawed’ redundancy process.

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    Professor ‘astonishingly’ unfairly dismissed wins record £260k

    by Rob Moss 2 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 May 2024

    WRC describes decision by University College Cork to dismiss Wim Naudé as ‘astonishing’, adding its HR director had no authority to do so.

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    Tech firm founder wins record unfair dismissal claim

    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2024

    Mick Kiely, founder of music tech firm Xhail, wins unfair dismissal claim worth nearly €0.5m at Ireland's Workplace Relations Commission

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    PAM Group expands into Ireland with third acquisition of 2023

    by Nic Paton 1 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 1 Sep 2023

    Occupational health provider PAM Group has expanded into the Republic of Ireland by buying up OH provider Corporate Health Ireland...

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    Four-day week scheme in Ireland judged a success

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022

    The businesses gave the trial a 9.2 rating on a scale of 1-10 but critics maintain that the four-day week is a flawed concept.

    • Brexit
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    City relocations due to Brexit fall over pandemic

    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021
    by Rob Moss 20 Dec 2021

    Brexit-related changes such as relocating staff or establishing new EU offices in the financial services sector has remained subdued over...

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    Covid-related employment cases: 10 key rulings for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 22 Nov 2021

    Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic from which employers can learn lessons.

    • Europe
    • Zero hours
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    Ireland must rethink its approach to the gig economy

    by Niall Pelly 27 Apr 2021
    by Niall Pelly 27 Apr 2021

    Dublin's binary approach to the gig economy has created a zero-sum game for platform operators and contractors. It's time for a rethink.

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