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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“.
