Bus Éireann Ordered to Pay €40,000: A Warning for Employers Handling Workplace Complaints A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) decision involving a long-serving Bus Éireann employee
€30,420 Each: What Employers Should Learn When Overseas Recruitment Plans Collapse Recruiting workers from overseas creates responsibilities long before somebody arrives for their first shift.
€8,500 WRC Award: ‘Breakdown in Trust’ Did Not Replace a Fair Disciplinary Process What happens when an employment relationship has genuinely deteriorated? An employee is
€6,696 WRC Equal Pay Award: Why Employers Need Evidence Behind Pay Differences Different employees do not always have to be paid exactly the same rate.
€60,000 WRC Award: A Genuine Redundancy Still Needs a Fair Process An employer can have a genuine business reason for reducing headcount and still get
When Time Records Don’t Match Reality: How HR Should Investigate Attendance Misconduct Attendance issues can look straightforward. An employee is rostered for a particular time.
When the Complainant Becomes the Respondent: How HR Should Manage Overlapping Workplace Investigations Workplace complaints do not always happen one at a time. An employee
An employee raises concerns about their pay. They also say that something the organisation is doing may be unlawful. Is it: A recent Workplace Relations
Two linked Workplace Relations Commission decisions involving Affidea Diagnostics Ireland Limited provide a useful case study for HR teams responsible for equality policies, customer-facing training
Workplace issues are often made more difficult by starting the wrong process. A complaint is received and an investigation begins automatically. Two employees are in
An employee raises a serious concern about their manager. A redundancy is also being considered. What should the employer do? A recent Workplace Relations Commission
An employer can have a genuine business reason for reducing working hours. Costs may need to be reduced. A business may be restructuring. Demand may
