A woman, who previously worked alongside Urantsetseg Tserendorj, a cleaner tragically murdered in Dublin, has been awarded €20,000 for statutory redundancy. This comes after her employer, Bidvest Noonan, dismissed her…
FeltonMcKnightMarch 13, 2024
A big survey on paid sick day laws by Retail Excellence Ireland found that ever since the government made it a rule for shops to pay their workers when they're…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 29, 2024
In a much-anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that Deliveroo riders are not employees. Seeking collective bargaining rights Deliveroo riders in the UK had spent years advocating for…
FeltonMcKnightNovember 28, 2023
Supreme Court rules that pizza delivery drivers are employees and not contractors. The Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling in a dispute surrounding the status of Domino’s Pizza delivery…
FeltonMcKnightOctober 23, 2023
Workplace Relations Commission finds that Kerry County Council failed, for a period of seven years, to undertake straight forward and inexpensive steps which would have allowed an employee with back…
FeltonMcKnightOctober 4, 2023
Force Majeure leave is leave designed to allow eligible employees to take time off from work for certain urgent family situations or emergencies that are unforeseen and beyond their control.…
FeltonMcKnightSeptember 5, 2023
Having your employment rights breached by your employer or workplace can range from the slight to the serious, potentially meaning that one or more of the legal rights and protections…
FeltonMcKnightAugust 28, 2023
What is compassionate leave? Compassionate leave, also known as bereavement leave, is a form of leave granted to employees to provide them with time off from work to deal with…
FeltonMcKnightJuly 28, 2023
The WRC, Workplace adjudication body determines that former Irish Distillers employee was unfairly dismissed, awarding her €35,000 compensation. Dismissed Yvonne Foley was dismissed from her role at an Irish Distillers…
FeltonMcKnightJuly 13, 2023
