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What is it like to bring an unfair dismissal claim?

A short summary of what happens when you claim

 CLAIMDeciding whether to claim or not.

The unfair dismissal legislation is open to workers in Ireland who have completed twelve months employment with their employer.

You may be feeling angry at being unfairly dismissed. You may wish to seek justice for the wrong which you have suffered. It is good to seek compensation for an unfair dismissal, but at some stage practical reality has to be considered. How much compensation can I expect to receive? How is compensation for unfair dismissal calculated? How much does it cost to bring an unfair dismissal claim to the Workplace Relations Commission?

Blowing the whistle on Trade Secrets

What’s your motivation ?

 

Image of key labled trade secrets and banner stating What's your motivation?It’s no secret that Trade Secrets need to be kept... well... secret. It is also important that Whistle blowers are protected. The European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018  ,which came into effect in June 2018, implements the European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 . It attempts to reconcile the difficulty in protecting both issues. On balance it favours the protection of Trade Secrets over the protection of the whistle blower.

Is your fixed term contract valid?

Recent case law places more obligations on employers offering fixed term contracts

 

image of a person writing on a contract and a banner stating A fixed trem contract?A recent High Court case has set down criteria which must be considered by employers when offering a fixed term contract. The case arose from a much contested dispute between the Board of Management of Malahide Community School and a teacher. The teacher successfully brought an unfair dismissal claim against her employer. The school appealed the finding of the Labour Court that the teacher had not freely entered into a fixed term contract with full knowledge and informed consent of its implications. The High Court, in rejecting the appeal, set out a number of criteria which must be considered by employers when offering a fixed term contract.

Employer relocation

Employee rights

image of person on bike and banner stating Relocation expensesIn this article we look at the rights of an employee where an employer moves the location of their workplace.

My employer has told me that the location of the business will be moving, what should I do next?

If your employer moves your place of work to a different location, you should first of all check your contract of employment for a relocation or mobility clause.

A mobility or relocation clause will state that the employer has the ability to move location within certain limits. This will allow the employer to move employees to a new location, unless the move is totally unreasonable, e.g. to a different country, where this is not covered in the contract.

Many excellent employers provide reimbursement schemes for employees who have had to move in order to relocate.

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