Category Archives: Workplace Relations

“There’s Disgusting Behaviour at My Branch.”

With horrible headline articles like the above, the ongoing story about behaviour at McDonald’s in [...]

Work-Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, the implications for employers.

The new Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 2022 imposes new obligations and requirements on employers with [...]

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 – The Impact on Employers 

The new Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 2022 imposes new obligations and requirements on employers with [...]

What has changed with the Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 2022 which comes into effect from 1st January 2023?

The new Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 2022 imposes new obligations and requirements on employers with [...]

What constitutes ‘wrongdoing’-Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022

The Protected Disclosures Act now includes the following grievances as acts of alleged ‘wrongdoing’ that [...]

What is a Prescribed Person?

Prescribed persons are regulators or professional bodies who are prescribed by the Government to hear [...]

Who is in scope under the new amendment to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014?

Before it only applied to Irish public bodies but from 1st Jan 2023, the Protected [...]

What constitutes an offence? Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022

Under the Offences and Penalties section of the Act, any of the following actions on [...]

Labour Court Annual Report 2021

The Labour continued to deliver its services in the context of ongoing public emergency. Some [...]

Changes in WRC Processes

A number of procedural changes were made to the adjudication procedures at the WRC. [...]