Welcome to our inaugural edition of the Republic of Labour Law, a monthly newsletter in which we distill the most important Irish legal and HR updates from the last month in 500 words or less.
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3/5/2020
/ Cross-Border ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Definition ,
Foreign Relations ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Ireland ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Sick Leave ,
UK Brexit ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Wage and Hour
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an employee is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a colleague’s social media post featuring a...more
10/16/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Offensive Language ,
Post-Termination Acts ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on January 31, 2019, that shop floor staff working for national supermarket chain could compare their pay and terms to distribution center workers. Over 7,000 mostly female shop floor staff have...more
4/15/2019
/ Appeals ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Data Protection Act 2018 Enacted -
New Legislation Enacted -
Effective May 25, 2018, the UK Data Protection Act transposes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law, thereby replacing the Data...more
7/23/2018
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Data Protection ,
Disability ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employment Litigation ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour