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€51,000 WRC Award Highlights Employer Risks Around Parental Leave A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision highlights the significant risks employers face when workplace decisions are linked, or appear to be linked, to an employee exercising family leave rights. A senior sales manager was awarded over €51,000 after the WRC found that he had been discriminated… Continue reading €51,000 WRC Award Highlights Employer Risks Around Parental Leave

The Cost of Ignoring Basic Employment Law Obligations The Workplace Relations Commission recently awarded more than €79,000 to a chef who had been subjected to serious workplace exploitation while working in Dundalk. The case involved breaches across several areas of employment law, including minimum wage, working time, rest breaks, annual leave, public holiday entitlements, terms… Continue reading WRC Awards Over €79,000: Employment Law Lessons for Employers

s Really a Management Issue – Copy €7,500 Award After Dismissal Found “Arbitrary and Unreasonable”: Why Fair Procedures Matter in Short-Term Role Changes A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision highlights a key lesson for employers: even where an employee’s role changes, or where there is uncertainty around service, fair procedures must still be followed before… Continue reading €7,500 WRC Award Shows Why Fair Procedures Matter in Employee Dismissals

When a Performance Issue Is Really a Management Issue Performance issues are a common challenge for employers. An employee may be missing targets, making repeated mistakes, failing to meet deadlines or not working to the standard expected of them. However, before moving straight to disciplinary action or a formal performance improvement process, employers should pause… Continue reading When a Performance Issue Is Really a Management Issue

€76,000 Award After Forced Retirement: Why Employers Must Be Careful With Mandatory Retirement A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision highlights the serious risks employers face when attempting to rely on retirement age without a clear, lawful and consistently applied policy. A long-serving seamstress was awarded over €76,000 after the WRC found she had been unfairly… Continue reading €76,000 WRC Award Shows Risks of Forced Retirement for Employers

AI and the Workplace Relations Commission: What Every Employer Needs to Know Before Using AI in Employment Disputes Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday business operations, including HR, legal research and workplace documentation. However, recent developments from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Irish courts make one thing clear: AI can be… Continue reading WRC Updates AI Guidance: What Employers Need to Know Before Using AI in Employment Disputes

€20,000 Disability Discrimination Award: Why Employers Must Look Beyond Blanket Policies on Workplace Accommodations A recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission has delivered an important message for employers managing requests for flexible working due to medical conditions. In what is believed to be the first Irish employment law decision recognising vestibular migraine as a… Continue reading €20,000 WRC Award Highlights Employer Obligations on Disability Accommodation

A “No-Fault” Dismissal Can Still Cost Employers: What Businesses Should Learn from a Recent WRC Award A recent Workplace Relations Commission decision serves as a useful reminder for employers that the way a dismissal is handled can be just as important as the reason behind it. In this case, a former salesman was awarded almost… Continue reading A “No-Fault” Dismissal Can Still Cost Employers

New Retirement Rules in Ireland: What Employers Need to Know New retirement rules have now come into effect in Ireland, creating an important change for employers who have contractual retirement ages below the State pension age. The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 came into force on 29 June 2026. The legislation gives eligible employees… Continue reading New Retirement Rules in Ireland: What Employers Need to Know

€50,000 Disability Discrimination Award Highlights Return-to-Work Risks for Employers A recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission provides an important reminder that managing an employee’s return from medical leave requires more than good intentions. A former Coast Guard rescue helicopter crewman was awarded €50,000 after the WRC found his employer discriminated against him by delaying… Continue reading €50,000 WRC Award Highlights Return-to-Work and Disability Discrimination Risks for Employers