Labor and employment law

16 December 2023: The Workplace Relations Commission issued a first of its kind decision directing an employer to reinstate an employee who passed the employer’s normal retirement age. The employer was held to have discriminated against the employee on the grounds of age for retiring them at 65.

EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law discusses some frequently asked questions about retirement from the workplace with Sarah Collins.

01 December 2023: Employers and employees eagerly await the publication of the Work-Life Balance Code of Practice from the Workplace Relations Commission. This Code of Practice will provide support and guidance to employers and employees on how to manage applications to work remotely and/or flexibly (to care for children or other specific people in need of care).

EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law answers questions from Joe Dermody on what the new Work-Life Balance legislation will mean for employers and employees.

27 November 2023: Workers who experience domestic violence (either themselves or a specific group of close contacts) granted right to take up to five days leave with full pay from 27 November 2023.

EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law speaks with Pádraig Hoare about how employees can avail of domestic violence leave and how employers should manage this sensitively and in line with government guidance developed with the support of Women’s Aid.

21 October 2023: The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on the test to use to determine the employment status of workers.

EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law discusses what this means for business who use independent contractors for services and the potential far-reaching implications for those who should be properly classified as employees with Sarah Collins.

01 April 2023: The new Work Life Balance legislation passed through all stages of the Oireachtas last week. This law will introduce new employee rights around requesting remote and flexible working arrangements, as well as paid domestic violence leave for the first time in Ireland.

EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law discusses the new legislation with Brian O’Donovan and confirms that this will be a gamechanger for employee rights in Ireland.

13 July 2022: The guidance in the recent Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 “provides some much-needed clarity for employers which will allow them to finalise preparations for their first rounds of gender pay gap reporting later this year.”

In this Irish Times Special Report, EY Law Ireland’s Deirdre Malone, partner and Head of Employment Law discusses the gender pay gap in Ireland and the recent legislation brought in to address reporting in this area.