Joanne Cooney

Aug 1, 2024 | williamfry.com | Gail Nohilly |Joanne Cooney |Ashely Hennessy |Ruairi Rynn

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act) came into effect on 1 July 2024. In this three-part series, we examine the changes to the Companies Act 2014 (access here), together with the changes to the collective redundancy landscape and employees’ rights on an employer’s insolvency under the Act.

Aug 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Ben Conway |Ruairi Rynn |Joanne Cooney |Gail Nohilly

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Collective Redundancies Amendment Act) came into operation on 1 July 2024. The legislation, which follows the publication of the government’s 2021 Plan for Action on Collective Redundancies, provides additional protections for employees in a collective redundancy situation on their employer’s insolvency.

Aug 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Ruairi Rynn |Joanne Cooney |Barbara Galvin |Gail Nohilly

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act) came into effect on 1 July 2024. In this three-part series, we examine the changes to the Companies Act 2014 (access here), together with the changes to the collective redundancy landscape and employees’ rights on an employer’s insolvency under the Act.

Jun 12, 2024 | williamfry.com | Joanne Cooney |Gail Nohilly |Ashely Hennessy |Ruairi Rynn

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act) has been signed into law but awaits a commencement order to bring it into operation. In summary, the Act amends the Companies Act 2014 (Companies Act) by modifying the attribution test for related companies to contribute to the debts of the company being wound up, broadening the operative time for unfair preferences, and varying the test for reckless trading.