Labour Court
Aer Lingus pilot ‘uncomfortable’ at crossing picket line to attend WRC hearing
Hearings were picketed by union members as part of a one-day strike by public sector staff
Solicitor Ammi Burke went on ‘frantic rant’ over lunch invite email, court hears
Burke has ‘worst case of victim mentality’, former partner at Arthur Cox told the Labour Court
Ammi Burke to blame for damage to her reputation since Arthur Cox dismissal, court told
Route solicitor took ‘could not have been more damaging’ to her professional standing, former employer argues
Zimbabwean workers awarded €30k each after arriving in Ireland to find they had no jobs
Workplace Relations Commission awarded maximum amount available citing ‘particularly egregious’ treatment
Labour Court dismisses €77,000 claim by RTÉ worker for alleged unpaid entitlements
Court recommends claimant should accept offer of ex gratia lump sum of €2,800
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligations
Maire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic
Fish Shack founder awarded €75,000 at Labour Court
Padraic Hanley alleged that he was forced out of PBR Restaurants for objecting to what he saw as ‘wrongdoing’ at the company
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’
Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the week
Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court
Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination
Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceed
Irish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made
Warehouse worker awarded €15,000 over forced retirement after 65
Labour Court found worker had been discriminated against on basis of age after employer lost a contract
Payment of up to €20,000 proposed to settle school staff pension dispute
School secretaries and caretakers aged 40 or over would get tax-free lump sums under Labour Court recommendation
Paramedics vote to accept pay proposals as dispute with HSE ends
Package provides for pay increases of up to 23 per cent in some instances, with ballot conducted in recent weeks
Nurses and university lecturers latest public sector groups to ballot for industrial action
IFUT union says Government allowed recent pay deal to expire ‘without a credible process to replace it’
Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers
From recruitment to employee monitoring and complaints, artificial intelligence is changing the workplace
Siptu members at Castolin Eutectic to take industrial action over redundancy terms
Company says it would not implement the provisions recommended by Labour Court
Omniplex employee awarded €29,000 over lack of disability accommodation
Conditions sought included avoiding late shifts, rostering two days off at a time and access to quiet room
Unions to recommend ambulance workers accept proposals to settle pay dispute
Majority of the 1,800 staff who took industrial action would stand to receive significant increases to their basic pay
Surgeries needing heart-lung machines at risk of cancellation as perfusionists to strike
Union representing perfusionists gives notice of industrial action, starting with one-day strike next week
Labour court member in unfair dismissal claim against State
Veteran of 18-and-a-half years service pursuing a complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission against Minister for Enterprise
RTÉ journalist with ‘huge sense of self-importance’ fails in bid for higher pay
Labour Court rules that one complaint has already been determined by uncontested internal appeals process and other is too old
Redundancy rules ‘worthless’ if Meta contractor can simply ignore them, says union
Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strike
Upcoming strike action by ambulance workers postponed to allow for further talks
Labour Court asks Siptu, Unite unions to defer planned 48-hour stoppage to allow for additional engagement
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour Court
Move follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and grading
Ambulance strike under way as group warns move poses ‘significant risk’ to lives
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Ambulance strike to begin at 8am on Tuesday, but emergency numbers still available
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Twitter’s payout to unfairly dismissed manager is slashed
Gary Rooney, who had worked for the social media firm since 2013, was originally awarded €550,131 by the Workplace Relations Commission
Waterford builders’ providers told to pay its staff €48,000
Labour Court recommends providing vouchers as ‘gesture of goodwill’ in return for using new two-way radio system
Labour Court issues AI guidance for preparing cases amid rise in inaccurate evidence
Use of AI ‘not wholesale but is definitely creeping in’, Labour Court sources say
Prominent employment barrister to take up senior Labour Court role
Niamh McGowan appointed as deputy chair of the Labour Court
Dublin Business School ordered to pay lecturer €104,000 by Labour Court
Employee dismissed for logging into his college email account from Iran
Childcare companies contend Labour Court process did not comply with regulations
Case due to return to court on April 21st
Labour Court recommends Irish Distillers can address pension contributions overpayment
Irish Distillers should adopt correct payment rates but not until June 30th
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