Industrial Relations News
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Industrial Relations News is Ireland's only long-established, independent source of news and analysis of industrial relations and employment related issues in the workplace. At this time of changing economic conditions, IRN will provide you with relevant, reliable and up-to-date information and analysis on developments in industrial and employment relations.
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023 has passed all stages of the Oireachtas and is due to be enacted shortly ..read more
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
A UK social worker has been awarded £58,344 by an Employment Tribunal, following her success in claiming that she was subjected to harassment by both Westminster City Council and Social Work England, in relation to her gender critical views she expressed online ..read more
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
The High Court has made a significant ruling on the taxation of an payment to an accountant, made in settlement of his discrimination claim from 10 years ago, pointing to the ‘true nature’ of the payment – and that tax exemption applies to relevant settlements, not just compensation awards made by a tribunal ..read more
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
A WRC adjudicator has found that a Wexford County Council worker was penalised after he reported a health and safety matter, that he was shoved out of a vehicle by a co-worker ..read more
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
Legal representatives for the Unite trade union have indicated to a WRC adjudicator that the union will resist an attempt by counsel for Brendan Ogle, for the UK-based General Secretary of the union, Sharon Graham to appear at a hearing of Mr Ogle’s discrimination claim ..read more
Industrial Relations News
6d ago
In the first successful case published under the amended protected disclosures legislation, a worker at a Galway marina has been awarded €25,000 in compensation for the effects of penalisation ..read more
Industrial Relations News
2w ago
The Labour Court has upheld a WRC decision finding that Debenhams Ireland did not engage in consultations on redundancies “in good time” with the Mandate trade union in April 2020, but has found Debenhams met their obligation to provide relevant information when requested ..read more
Industrial Relations News
2w ago
A major decision of the UK Supreme Court states that a 1992 law governing trade union activity is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, going so far as to say it “encourages and legitimises unfair and unreasonable conduct by employers ..read more
Industrial Relations News
2w ago
A former economics professor at University College Cork has been awarded €300,000 in compensation, following a WRC adjudication decision that he was unfairly dismissed for failing to relocate to Cork ..read more
Industrial Relations News
2w ago
The Government is seeking additional legal advice on two planned industrial relations reforms – ‘good faith’ engagement and JLCs – as well as on whether legislation is required to transpose the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive by 15 November this year ..read more