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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.

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

Whistleblowing In Northern Ireland

Workers who "blow the whistle" on their employers have the right not to be dismissed or otherwise penalised as a result.

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ireland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Putting The "S" And "G" In ESG: What Employers Need To Know In 2024

In recent years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards have been propelled from being voluntary corporate ideals to a strategic necessity, with significant regulatory and reputational implications.

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Podcast - Blowing The Whistle On Protected Disclosures

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

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

Ireland Employment

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Ogier

Whistle While You Work! Key Provisions Of The New Whistleblowing Regime

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

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

Ireland Employment

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Ogier

Episode 57: Blowing The Whistle! Taking A Closer Look At A Protected Disclosures Penalisation Claim (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Episode 50: Key Employment Law And HR Themes For 2022 (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Episode 55: Employment Law 2023 - The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Episode 52: The Irish Gender Pay Gap Regulations – Most Frequent Client Questions And Answers (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Irish Employment Law Developments 2023

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Ireland Employment Law Update: What To Expect In 2023

Ireland Employment

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Ogier

Funds Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 July 2025 - 30 September 2025

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Horizon Scanner Finance September 2025 - Looking Ahead: European Developments

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

Only 17% Of Irish Employers Surveyed Understand Their ESG Obligations

All employers in Ireland have ESG (environment, social and governance) obligations but only 17% know what these obligations are and have no concerns about implementing them.

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Whats Happening In Employment Law In Ireland In 2023

The whirlwind of workplace and employment law developments we saw in 2022 is set to continue with multiple proposals for reform in the pipeline, including requirements...

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Law: Looking Back On 2022…

The employment law landscape of 2020 and 2021 was predominantly shaped by the impact of COVID-19. Now, looking back on 2022, some of the key employment developments were, yet again...

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Ireland Update: Guide To The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022

Substantial changes to Irish whistleblowing law will be introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the "Amendment Act") on 1 January 2023.

Ireland Employment

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Walkers

Year-End Deadline For Regulated Entities' Whistleblowing Procedures

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

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

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

New Irish Whistleblowing Rules: What You Need To Know

Ireland Employment

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Ius Laboris

A New Tune For Whistle-Blowers – Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 Signed Into Law

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Webinar: EU Whistleblowing Directive: Is Your Organisation Ready To Comply With The New Whistleblowing Rules? (Videos)

European Union Employment

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William Fry

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 Goes To The President To Be Signed Into Law

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Preparing For Individual Accountability Series - Part 1 - Conduct Standards

Ireland Finance

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William Fry

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

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

New Whistleblowing Legislation Set To Significantly Enhance The Protection Afforded To Whistle-blowers

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Ireland Update: Time To Act – Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 Published

Ireland Employment

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Walkers

Preparing For Individual Accountability Series - Part 1 - Conduct Standards

In the run-up to the Central Bank's expected Summer 2022 consultation on its proposed individual accountability framework, this is the first of a new series of client briefings...

Ireland Finance

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William Fry

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

With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding what constitutes a protected disclosure under the existing law, ...

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

New Whistleblowing Legislation Set To Significantly Enhance The Protection Afforded To Whistle-blowers

The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill), which will transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive (Whistleblowing Directive), was published last month and amends and extends the existing Irish framework for...

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Ireland Update: Time To Act – Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 Published

The much-anticipated Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 ("Bill") has finally been published.

Ireland Employment

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Walkers

Government Publishes The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill: Employers Should Act Now

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

The Final Whistle Blows For Gender Pay Gap In Irish Senior Football

The Football Association of Ireland (the FAI) has announced that men's and women's senior football teams will receive equal international match fees with immediate effect.

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

The Growth Of Norwich Pharmacal Orders: Part II - The High Court Decision In Portakabin v Google

In the second of our two-part series exploring the growth of Norwich Pharmacal Orders, we look at the recent decision of Portakabin v Google in which the High Court granted an application by Portakabin for a Norwich Pharmacal Order.

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Government Announces Imminent Changes To The Protected Disclosures Regime

Ireland is one of only a few EU countries with already strong protections for whistleblowers. Even so, imminent and significant change is expected as the deadline for implementation...

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Winds Of Change Are Blowing - Significant Extension To Protections For Whistle-Blowers In Ireland

On 12 May 2021, the General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill (GS) was published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

High Court Considers Penalisation Under Protected Disclosures Act 2014 For The First Time

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

How To Work: Employers Should Take Note Of Lessons In Whistleblower Case

Ireland Employment

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Philip Lee

Employment Law Series: Protected Disclosures In Ireland

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

Managing The Return To Work In Ireland: Answering Employers' Questions

Ireland Coronavirus

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Ius Laboris

Protected Disclosures Update – Recent Case Law And The New EU Whistleblower's Directive

European Union Employment

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Arthur Cox

New Whistleblowing Obligations Under Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

Ireland Government

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Walkers

Cases Provide Further Guidance To Employers On Dealing With Protected Disclosures

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Protected Disclosures: Is Disclosure Related Penalisation, Which Occurs Before Disclosure Is Made, Prohibited?

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Labour Court Rules No Penalisation Where Dismissal Of Whistleblower Is "Wholly Unrelated" To Disclosures Made

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Whistleblowing Update

Ireland Employment

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Walkers

Employment Country Comparative Guide 2018

Ireland Employment

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Maples Group

A Whistle-Stop Tour Of Irish Whistleblowing Legislation

Ireland Employment

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Dillon Eustace

Workplace Whistleblowing Trend Goes International: Ireland's Protected Disclosure Act 2014

European Union Employment

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Fisher Phillips LLP

International Comparative Legal Guide To: Corporate Investigations 2017

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Top Five Employment Law Trends For 2017

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

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William Fry

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