Posts by Leman Solicitors

Working from home has its benefits, but so does the office – it’s where I met my wife   by Michael Healy, Director, Savills Ireland   The recent decision by Twitter to allow employees – whose jobs permit it –…

An award of €150 by an Adjudication Officer (the “AO”) in the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has been increased by the Labour Court to €15,000 (100 times higher than the original award) for non-compliance with rest breaks. The decision…

The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (the “Act”) came into operation on 19 July 2019 and introduced a number of changes in relation to parental leave. At present, each parent is entitled to 18 weeks of (unpaid) parental leave. Under…

The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 (the Bill) was recently debated before the Select Committee on Justice and Equality. The following points were discussed as being areas that require further consideration before the terms of the Bill can be…

The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently published its 2018 Annual Report, which highlights a significant increase in activity compared to previous years. Some key highlights are set out below. Pre-Adjudication Mediations In 2018, the WRC witnessed a significant…

This time last year, GDPR was at the forefront of employers’ minds. One year on, it’s GPG – the gender pay gap. So, what is the gender pay gap? The gender pay gap refers to the difference between what is…

On 20 March 2019, the Supreme Court held that Mr. Tomasz Zalewski has the requisite locus standi to pursue his constitutional challenge in relation to certain provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, as…

All the evidence has been taken, both parties have been given the opportunity to present their case. Submissions have been made, on whom the burden of proof rests has been established and the relevant case law has been batted around.…

While Mark Twain might of thought this, the same might not be as true for employers. While there are nine different grounds of discrimination under Irish employment law, there seems to have been a significant growth in the number of…

Trainee solicitors from the Law Society volunteer in Malawi for Habitat for Humanity. Jason McMenamin of Leman Solicitors, gives an account of the team’s experience. For the last number of years, a team of trainee solicitors who have just completed…

It seems we have a weekly, if not daily weather, warning these days. Often, we are warned not to take unnecessary journeys. So is your employee coming to work during adverse weather an unnecessary journey? What is the position for…