Case Reviews under Irish Employment and Workplace Law

Reasonable accommodation and remote working
29 February 2024
The case of Sarah Treacy v Centz Retail Holdings Ltd. (ADJ-00037025) examines the circumstances under which an employer will be required to consider remote working, as a form of reasonable accommodation, in respect of an employee who may be suffering a disability.
Pay and changes to contract of employment.
20 February 2024
The case of Dermot Flanagan v Dublin Bus (ADJ00046729) examines the circumstances under which changes to the terms and conditions of employment, impacting pay, will ordinarily be enforceable.
Carry over leave entitlement
8 February 2024
The case of Martin Beirne v Health Service Executive (HSE) (ADJ-00040093) examines the circumstances under which an employer will be held liable for any accrued but untaken holiday pay from previous annual leave periods.
Protected disclosures in Ireland
6 February 2024
The case of Louis O'Neill v City Break Apartments Limited City Break Apartments (ADJ-00042764) examines the circumstances under which an Adjudication Officer will construe a concern as constituting a protected disclosure.
Disclosing disability
19 January 2024
The case of Louis O'Neill v City Break Apartments Limited City Break Apartments (ADJ-00042764) examines the circumstances under whi.ch an Adjudication Officer will construe medical certificates as providing a sufficient proof, from an employee to an employer, that they were suffering a disability
Dismissal of pregnant employee
19 January 2024
The case of Ms Abbie Walsh v Soraghan Auto Retail Limited T/A Sandyford Motor Centre (ADJ00045841) examines the circumstances under which the dismissal of a pregnant employee will be deemed to amount to a form of discrimination.
Workplace investigation or disciplinary process
by RG343171 7 January 2024
The case of a Worker v Louth County Council (ADJ00041356) examines the circumstances under which it would be reasonable or otherwise for an employee not to participate in an investigation or disciplinary process. The matter was appealed to the Labour Court (LCR22871).
Equality and disability claim in Ireland
5 January 2024
The case of Alan McAndrew v DHL Supply Chain (Ireland) Limited (ADJ00035383) examines the obligations of an employee to inform an employer of any disability should the employee seek a reasonable accommodation.
Compensation for Unfair Dismissal: Mitigation of Loss
5 January 2024
The case of Noel Baron v Orbit Security Limited (ADJ00032287) examines the circumstances under which redress will be awarded where an employee fails to demonstrate they took sufficient efforts to mitigate their losses.
Filing a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission
4 January 2024
In this article, I provide a summary of the process of filing a complaint with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) through to the conduct of a hearing and issuing of a decision.
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