Employment Law Blog

Recent Determination of the Equality Tribunal
- PostedSeptember 25, 2013
A recent determination of the Equality Tribunal found that an employer had discriminated against an employee in terms of her role and conditions of employment in the workplace including her...
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Protected Disclosures Bill 2013
- PostedAugust 22, 2013
The lack of a statutory framework for whistleblower protection has been repeatedly cited, both at home and abroad, as a significant gap in Ireland’s anti-corruption laws. Previous governments have developed...
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Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2013
- PostedJune 25, 2013
The Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2013 (“The 2013 Bill”) published by the Oireachtas on 23 February 2013 proposes to amend four various categories of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011. Firstly...
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Supreme Court Finds Employment Agreements Unconstitutional
- PostedMay 15, 2013
The Supreme Court ruling in relation to Registered Employment Agreements (“REA”) and most particularly the 1990 REA has had serious repercussions for many workers in the electrical, construction and other...
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Increase in State Pension Age
- PostedApril 29, 2013
Under the National Pensions Framework, 2010, the age at which an individual is entitled to the State pension will gradually be increased to 68 by 2028. This increase creates uncertainty...
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Parental Leave Latest update
- PostedApril 11, 2013
On the 8th March 2013 the European Union (Parental Leave) Regulations 2013 (“the Regulation”) was signed into law. The regulation gives effect to Council Directive 2010/18/EU (“the Directive”). The Parental...
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