Death in service benefit is something that a number of employers offer their employees as a part of their overall Pension or Health Insurance packages... Read More
14 August 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche
From time to time we see decisions made at various levels that will confuse rather than enlighten a person as to what is seen as best practice and wha... Read More
11 August 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche
In what can only be described as a ground-breaking development in Irish employment law, the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 has now been signed into la... Read More
30 July 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche
More and more business persons, managers, professionals etc. are finding it difficult to juggle domestic matters with their busy working life. As a re... Read More
The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), also known as Workplace Relations, has published their annual report for the service for 2013. NERA h... Read More
Many readers will have small children or know someone who does; we all know that we need to ensure the safety and welfare of children in our care. Whi... Read More
Here at Peninsula we have endeavoured to keep employers informed on the on-going reform process of the Irish employment tribunal system. These excitin... Read More
REAs are back on the agenda. As many employers are no doubt aware, Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme... Read More
The Injuries Board have issued figures that 10% of all workplace claims assessed by the Board in 2013 involved machinery and work equipment. The stat... Read More
Equality and discrimination is an area of employment law that can be fraught with difficulty for employers and employees alike. Whilst many employees ... Read More
28 July 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche
As reported in the Irish Examiner the EAT has awarded €47,500 in the case of Matthews -v- Applus Car Testing Services Limited (UD795/2012) where the ... Read More
23 July 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 was enacted on the 15th July 2014 and is Ireland’s first overarching statute enabling protected disclosures, better... Read More
16 July 2014 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche