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Getting Redundancy Right In Northern Ireland – Part 1: Handling Individual Redundancies With Care

At the beginning of summer, confirmed redundancies in Northern Ireland reached their highest monthly level in almost five years. Are employers getting redundancy right?

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Lewis Silkin

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

On the surface, it is understandable how an employer might consider that an employee who has not turned up to work for a prolonged period of time could be considered to have abandoned their employment.

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RDJ LLP

Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - Current Trends And Section 5(5) Defence Explored

The RDJ Employment Team is seeing an increasing number of claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") in practice.

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RDJ LLP

Irish Employment Law

This Inbrief provides a whistle-stop tour of the most important Irish employment law issues, from the beginning of the employment relationship through to its conclusion.

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Lewis Silkin

Performance Management And Exit Conversations In Irish Employment Law

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RDJ LLP

Increase To Employment Rates And Limits Announced In Northern Ireland

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Lewis Silkin

Pregnancy Loss And The Workplace In Ireland

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Lewis Silkin

What's Happening In Northern Irish Employment Law In 2025?

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

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Arthur Cox

Employment Law: Looking Back On 2024

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Matheson

New Pay-Related Unemployment Benefit Introduced

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WTW

"Good Jobs" Consultation - A Blueprint For Employment Rights Reform In Northern Ireland?

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Misconduct Related Dismissals (Podcast)

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William Fry

Workplace Relations Commission Publishes Annual Report – What Are The Key Takeaways?

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Lewis Silkin

Horizon Scanner Finance September 2025 - Looking Ahead: European Developments

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Arthur Cox

Resilience Video Series: Building Strength In Uncertainty (Video)

Ireland Technology

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Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 09/10/2025

Ireland Finance

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Matheson

Investment Firms Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

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Dillon Eustace

Funds Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 October 2024 - 31 December 2024

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

WRC Awards Record Compensation To Employee In Dismissal Case

The Irish Workplace Relations Commission (the "WRC"), the forum in which employment law-related claims are generally dealt with, considers an unfair dismissal claim brought by a musician...

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L&E Global

Key Considerations For Establishing A Summer Internship Programme

In this update, we will explain the key concepts which employers should be aware of when establishing summer internship programmes.

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Maples Group

Record Award Of Compensation For Dismissal

The WRC recently determined that a former CEO, chairperson and founder of a company who had been unfairly dismissed was entitled to compensation of €440,000

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Mason Hayes & Curran

High Court Quashes The Finding Of Poor Professional Performance Against A Doctor

In March 2024, the High Court, on appeal from an inquiry held by the Fitness to Practice Committee of the Medical Council...

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Byrne Wallace

Compensation For Dismissal

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Mason Hayes & Curran

Employee Representation In Internal Disciplinary

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RDJ LLP

The Labour Court Overturned WRC Decision That An Agency Worker Had Continuity Of Service For The Purpose Of An Unfair Dismissal Claim

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L&E Global

Welcome Labour Court Decision On Continuity Of Service When Agency Worker Transitioned To Client Employee

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Mind The Gap! Employees To Be Allowed Work Until State Pension Age

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Practical Employer Guidance On Fixed-Term Contracts

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RDJ LLP

General Scheme Of The Employment (Restriction Of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Employment Law Alert: Upcoming Appeals Before The Supreme Court

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Legal Island Annual Review Q&A

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

International Employment Lawyer's Guide To Workplace Investigations - Ireland Chapter

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Ogier

General Scheme Of The Employment (Restriction Of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024

In response to the Pensions Commission Recommendations and Implementation Plan, the Government committed to a range of pension reforms which included a commitment...

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Employment Law Alert: Upcoming Appeals Before The Supreme Court

In October 2023, the Supreme Court granted the applicant school board of management (the "Board") leave to appeal an earlier High Court decision.

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Legal Island Annual Review Q&A

RDJ Partner and Head of Employment Jennifer Cashman is a regular contributor to Legal Island. Following on from her extremely popular, "Review of the Year" sessions at the Legal Island Annual Review 2023...

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

International Employment Lawyer's Guide To Workplace Investigations - Ireland Chapter

Bláthnaid Evans, Head of Employment and Corporate Immigration in Ireland and Mary Gavin, Managing Associate in Ireland, recently contributed...

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Ogier

Northern Ireland – Social Media Workplace Headaches

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Lewis Silkin

Irish Employment Law Tribunal, The Workplace Relations Commission, Publishes Its 2022 Annual Report

The Workplace Relations Commission (the Irish employment law tribunal) (the "WRC") has recently published its 2022 Annual Report.

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Ogier

The Rise And (Pit) Falls Of Redundancies

Redundancies are not a new phenomenon for employers in Ireland, but there has been a notable increase in recent months, particularly in the tech sector, that has dominated media headlines.

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Termination Of Employment During Probation

The Plaintiff started working for the Defendant at its retail premises on a probationary basis on 7 March 2022. Within a couple of weeks, another employee alleged that the Plaintiff had bullied them and others.

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Maples Group

Intoxicant Testing In The Workplace 2023

Irish people joint-fourth highest consumers of cocaine globally, says UN – this is a recent Irish Times headline arising from the Global Report on Cocaine 2023 from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...

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RDJ LLP

Avoiding An Own Goal: Spotlight On Social Media Policies

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Matheson

Episode 54: Does A Prison Sentence Automatically Terminate A Contract Of Employment? - Flynn v Iarnród Éireann (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Employment Law: 2022 Year In Review Key Takeaways

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RDJ LLP

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022 - Whistleblowing Just Got Louder!

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

Date Of Dismissal – A Complex Issue

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

Employment Law Series - Unfair Dismissals: Recent Case Law Developments And Fair Procedures

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

Employment Law Series | Unfair Dismissals Update For Employers In Ireland: Fair Procedures

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

Unfair Dismissals – Recent Case Law Developments And Fair Procedures

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

Largest Unfair Dismissal Compensation Award Ordered - Update For Employers In Ireland

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

Six-figure Awards Underscore Importance Of Fair Redundancy Process

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Whistleblowing Update - Supreme Court Rules That "personal Interest Communications" Can Constitute Protected Disclosures

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William Fry

Unfair Dismissal In A Valid Redundancy Situation

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

No-Fault Dismissals

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RDJ LLP

Alarming Supreme Court Decision On Employee Whistleblowing Claims

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Dillon Eustace

Guidance For Employers On Their Obligations In A Redundancy Process

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Arthur Cox

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Video: Employment Law Roundup Part 2 – Important Cases From 2020

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William Fry

Recent EAT Ruling Focuses On Managing Long Term Absence In The Workforce (Audio Content)

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Matheson

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