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The Future of the Workplace: Recent legal considerations
The global pandemic that started in early 2020 massively disrupted workplaces around the world. As a result, many offices turned into ghost buildings overnight and many of us learned to work remotely at home.
Now that public health guidelines allow us to physically return to work, active consideration is being given to allow many people to continue to work, at least in part, on a remote basis.
The Future of the Gig/Project Economy: Karshan v. Revenue Commissioners
The rise of the gig economy has been one of the most widely analysed (perhaps overanalysed) trends in employment law in the last decade. The elements of this very 21st century phenomenon typically include mobile apps and online platforms that link the supply of labour with the demands of customers and employers across a vast range of service sectors.
Collective Redundancies in Ireland: Employee – Employer Rights & Obligations
The news that large numbers of staff are being laid off in big tech firms in Ireland raises important legal issues. While individual circumstances will differ depending on the situation, employees and employers need to be aware of the law, particularly where large numbers of staff are being made redundant at the same time.
Acting Up & Employee Status: The Supreme Court judgment in Power v HSE
The issue of acting-up, particularly in the health service, is one that arises for a range of reasons – hiring freezes, retirements and the changing nature of the health service.
Cathy Smith SC examines Power v HSE; a recent decision of the Supreme Court, that examines the concepts of permanent employee and fixed term employee in the context of acting-up.
Remote Working Bill: Eight Issues for Debate
In what may seem like a month-late Christmas gift to employees, on 25 January 2022 the details were published of the proposed law giving workers the right to request remote working. These “Heads of Terms” come on foot of the publication of the first National Remote Work Strategy in January 2021 and, in particular, the pillar identified in that Strategy of creating a “conducive environment“.
