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Oct 29, 2024 | 
hrheadquarters.ie | Tríona Sugrue
by Tríona Sugrue, Knowledge Lawyer in the Employment Law Practice Group at A&L Goodbody LLPThe principle of equal pay for equal work, and work of equal value, has long been enshrined in the laws of EU member states. Despite this, its effective implementation and enforcement remains a challenge and lack of pay transparency has been identified by the European Commission as one of the key obstacles.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Michael Doyle |Tríona Sugrue
Click here to listen to the audioWhat does the first WRC decision on the right to request remote working mean for employers? Michael Doyle and Triona Sugrue from our Employment law team discuss this recent landmark decision and the latest trends and updates in this podcast.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tríona Sugrue
The Supreme Court has issued a judgment clarifying key points concerning the law on mandatory retirement. In our recent briefing, Mandatory Retirement: Age discrimination or legitimate workplace policy? we set out in detail what you need to know regarding the law on mandatory retirement. Following on from that, the Supreme Court has now issued its judgment in the case of Mallon -v- Minister for Justice and Ors. The judgment clarifies key points concerning the law on mandatory retirement.
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May 28, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tríona Sugrue
There has been a noticeable increase in recent years in collective redundancies in Ireland, largely driven by cutbacks in the technology sector, but also business closures in areas such as manufacturing and retail. Employers faced with such a scenario must comply with strict legal obligations in relation to information and consultation with employee representatives.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Tríona Sugrue
EMPLOYMENTEmployment Law in 2024: What's on the horizon? 2023 was a remarkably busy year on the employment law front and there is no doubt that trend is set to continue into 2024 with major developments in employment law on the horizon. In this briefing we take a look at some of the key changes and developments to expect during 2024. 6 MIN READalgoodbody.comEmployment Law in 2024: What's on the horizon?
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Duncan Inverarity |Tríona Sugrue
Ireland is now in its second year of mandatory gender pay gap (GPG) reporting, which is an annual requirement for employers with 250 or more employees. Smaller employers will come into scope from 2024 when the threshold is set to drop to employers with 150 or more employees and to those with 50 or more employees in 2025. The main purpose of GPG reporting is to provide an opportunity for employers and employees to understand the reasons for the GPG and the measures needed to address it.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
hrheadquarters.ie | Tríona Sugrue
by Tríona Sugrue, Knowledge Lawyer in the Employment Law Practice Group at A&L Goodbody. The government has recently announced the commencement and extension of key employee leave entitlements. In this article we outline the upcoming changes.
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Jun 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Michael Doyle |Tríona Sugrue
EMPLOYMENTWorkplace suspensions: new Supreme Court case clarifies the lawAllegations of misconduct can arise in any workplace and employers often find themselves having to consider whether to place an employee on suspension, with pay, pending the outcome of the investigation into those allegations and/or subsequent disciplinary process, i.e. a "holding" suspension. The aim of the suspension is to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of the process.
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
msn.com | Tríona Sugrue
Equal pay for equal work has long been law across the EU, but to date its effective implementation and enforcement remains a challenge. The European Commission has identified lack of pay transparency as one of the key obstacles. Pay transparency facilitates the detection of gender discrimination and it also raises awareness and stimulates debate around the reasons for structural gender pay differences.
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May 25, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Duncan Inverarity |Tríona Sugrue
EMPLOYMENTNew EU Directive: Pay transparency under the spotlightThe principle of equal pay for equal work has long been enshrined in the laws of EU member states. Despite this, its effective implementation and enforcement remains a challenge and lack of pay transparency has been identified by the European Commission as one of the key obstacles. Pay transparency facilitates workers to detect and prove possible gender discrimination.
