Employment Law Blog

• Increase to the Minimum Wage

  • PostedJanuary 20, 2016
  

  On 1 January 2016, the increase in the national minimum wage from €8.65 per hour to €9.15 per hour came into effect. This increase applies to experienced adult employees. For...

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• The Workplace Relations Act 2015

  • PostedOctober 7, 2015
  

  The final phase of the reform of the State’s employment law bodies or what is now to be known as the Workplace Relations Structures came into effect on the 1st...

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• Protected Disclosures Act 2014 one year on.

  • PostedJuly 16, 2015
  

  The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was enacted one year ago on the 15th July 2014. The Act specifies that it provides protection to “workers”. This term covers employees both public...

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• Lavelle Solicitors named Employment Law Firm of the Year in Ireland

  • PostedJanuary 7, 2015
  

  Lavelle Solicitors’ Employment Law Group has been named Employment Law Firm of the Year in Ireland in DealMakers 2014 End of Year Annual Awards. The awards were specifically created to...

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• Whistleblower legislation enacted on the 15th of July 2014

  • PostedAugust 6, 2014
  

  The Protection of Disclosures Act 2014 which came into effect on the 15th of July 2014 has fulfilled the Government’s commitment to introduce comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation in Ireland. The...

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• Employment Law Update – Workplace Relations Bill 2014

  • PostedJuly 16, 2014
  

  The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD announced on the 8th July 2014 that he secured Government approval for the Workplace Relations Bill 2014.  The law, when...

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