Sarah Lawn

Apr 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | Kevin Langford |Séamus Given |Sarah Lawn |Cian Beecher

The Labour Court recently considered whether the "seamless transition" of an agency worker, from his assignment at a client site to direct employment by the client, meant he had sufficient continuity of service to take an unfair dismissal claim when he subsequently failed probation and was dismissed. Paul Sheehan ("PS") was an employee of employment agency Kelly Services Ltd (the "Agency").

Mar 21, 2024 | mondaq.com | Louise O'Byrne |Sarah Lawn

The Spring European Employment Summit, hosted by International Employment Lawyer took place recently in Croke Park. The summit brought together senior in-house and private practice lawyers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing multinational employers and their counsel across the region.

Jan 22, 2024 | hrheadquarters.ie | Sarah Lawn

by Sarah Lawn, Senior associate in the Employment Law Group at Arthur Cox LLPRegulations have been published setting out new “on the spot” fines that can be imposed on employers by a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) inspector for employment law offences. The Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2023 (the “Regulations”) which were published on 12 January 2024, consolidate new and existing fixed payment notices for employment law offences.

Dec 18, 2023 | lexology.com | Kevin Langford |Cian Beecher |Louise O'Byrne |Séamus Given |Sarah Lawn

This briefing sets out at a glance the key dates for employers for the coming weeks. We have outlined below key upcoming dates for employers. Protected DisclosuresThe Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (the “Act”) came into effect from 1 January 2023. As a result, all private sector organisations with 250 or more employees were required to establish formal reporting channels and procedures for workers to make protected disclosures.

Nov 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Kevin Langford |Louise O'Byrne |Cian Beecher |Séamus Given |Sarah Lawn

The recent Supreme Court decisions on employment status in both Ireland and in the UK have thrown further light on the criteria to be used in assessing employment status claims; both cases are likely to generate considerable commentary; however both come with health warnings. Our briefing on the recent Irish Supreme Court judgment in Revenue Commissioners v Karshan (Midlands) Ltd t/a Domino’s Pizza can be read here.