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Recent Blog Posts By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

A Relatively Straightforward Decision, But A Very Unusual Set Of Circumstances

A seemingly straightforward case of Unfair Dismissal has seen a most unusual set of circumstances brought together in a recent decision by the EAT. Th... Read More

29 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

New Family Leave Bill to Increase Parental Leave

On the 18th December 2012 the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defense, Alan Shatter, announced Government approval for the drafting of a new Family... Read More

28 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Managing Annual Leave in 2013

Managing employees’ annual leave is probably one of the major administrative headaches that any Company may encounter. Every employer is facing tough ... Read More

28 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Employee's Appeal to EAT Results in Loss of Awards

A Rights Commissioner's finding that a man guilty of sexual harassment was unfairly dismissed was appealed to the EAT by the employee on the grounds t... Read More

25 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Aftermath of 'KPMG Girl' video can be a lesson to employers

Reported in the Journal, KPMG has asked staff to warn them of any "inappropriate coverage" they may receive on the internet. This comes in the wake o... Read More

24 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Benefits of Employment Documentation Highlighted in Tribunal

The importance of well worded and comprehensive policies cannot be overstated and in a recent decision we can see how the Tribunal found in favour of ... Read More

24 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Tribunal Critical And Orders Reinstatement For Employee Dismissed For Value Card Misuse

In a recent case from the EAT we can see a prime example of the pitfalls an employer can meet when carrying out a disciplinary process. In this case t... Read More

23 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Poor Procedures Allow Reinstatement of Abusive Employee

In the case of Boylan v United Parcel Service of Ireland UD464 [2011] poor procedures in dealing with the employee after he had called his boss a "F**... Read More

22 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

An Important Case for Employers and Employees on Dealing with Disabilities

In the most recent EAT decisions there is an important case, that will be of note to both employers and employees when dealing with disabilities in th... Read More

21 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

€150,000 Awarded to an Employee...It Could Have Been Less Had The Employer Attended

We have previously highlighted the importance on employers to attend hearings, as failure to do so will lead to the employees evidence being uncontest... Read More

21 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Bite Size HR: Employment Injunctions In the News Once Again

Employment injunctions have once again been brought to the forefront of media attention with the news that the"face" of Paramount Pictures in Ireland ... Read More

18 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

Peninsula In The Media: Financial Times January 2013

Peninsula Business Services was in the media recently when the Financial Times highlighted a recent survey, conducted by Peninsula. The survey found t... Read More

16 January 2013 By Stephanie Byrne-Roche

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