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Recent Blog Posts By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Google walkout - a power shift in the workplace?

Employees in Google’s Dublin office joined their colleagues around the world last week by participating in a walkout. The demonstration took place at ... Read More

08 November 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Dismissing Employees on "Some Other Substantial Grounds"

“Some other substantial grounds” (SOSG) is frequently pleaded by employers as a defence to an unfair dismissal claim by an employee in circumstances w... Read More

24 October 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Standard Agency Contracts vs Swedish Derogation Contracts

An agency worker is defined under section 2 of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 as “an individual employed by an employmen... Read More

22 October 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

UK Supreme Court Judgement Delivered

The judgment of the UK’s court of final appeal has been delivered in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. A unanimous decision of the five-pe... Read More

12 October 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Budget 2019 - Key Takeaways for Employers and Employees

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced earlier this week that Budget 2019 would make a real difference in people’s lives by putting money back in people’s p... Read More

10 October 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

What You Can and Can't Say in a Job Advertisement

Some readers may remember Ryanair being ordered to pay £8,000 in compensation by the Equality Authority (as it was then) after the airline posted a jo... Read More

26 September 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Budget 2019: Parental Leave

Budget 2019 to include paid leave for both parents There has been significant legislative activity this year in the area of family-friendly employment... Read More

18 September 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

The Vulnerable Lone Worker - A Particular Health & Safety Risk

Following an unprovoked attack by a group of men on a pizza delivery driver over the weekend, employers will be keenly aware of the risks lone workers... Read More

11 September 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Dismissal of Moonlighting LUAS Driver Deemed Fair by WRC

Is "moonlighting" a risk your business can afford? A tram driver has lost an unfair dismissal claim against Transdev, the operator of the LUAS tram ne... Read More

04 September 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Health & Safety in the Fishing Industry

There is no harsher natural environment than the sea. There are few workplaces where people are required to operate machinery on a platform that is of... Read More

20 August 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Notable UK Decision on National Minimum Wage for "Sleepover" Employees

A recent UK decision will be noted with interest by employers in the medical care sector. The case concerned the question of whether employers that op... Read More

17 August 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

How Disability is Defined

Different definitions of disability are used in different contexts. For instance, the definition of disability used to determine eligibility for parti... Read More

16 August 2018 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

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