You’re 65 and being forced to retire; can they do that?
Contracts can determine when you must retire but legislation expected next year may force employers to be more flexible
Contracts can determine when you must retire but legislation expected next year may force employers to be more flexible
Alan Haugh’s reappointment was vetoed by the Department of Public Expenditure in September as he had already served two terms
Labour Court decision has roots in 2007 report recommending 5% wage rise
Garda suspended from force for more than 2 years after incident in 2021
Trade union official had alleged he was removed from role due to absence for cancer treatment
Employee had engaged in case against company which failed
Pay deal provides 10% increases to thousands of staff in creches and after-school childcare centres
Minister urged to spark a ‘Donogh O’Malley moment’ by transforming access to childcare
Music composition software platform Hyph had challenged ‘excessive award’ at WRC after Mick Kiely was dismissed
Failure to reappoint Alan Haugh will cause delays in dispute reconciliation efforts, unions say
Deputy chair Alan Haugh says he was twice told by different department his contract would be extended
Labour Court tells lawyers Department of Public Expenditure blocked reappointment
Former solicitor and political adviser Linda O’Shea Farren says no justice for her until reinstatement
Suman Bhurtel was found to have been paid €8.24 an hour while working 70-hour weeks at Castleisland’s Chicken Club
Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape
Deepak Fasteners turned down request from 45-year veteran to stay on for one year until he reached State pension age
Gerard Foy had reported a colleague for pouring water over a patient at the residential facility
Labour Court hearing X appeal of €550,131 award by Workplace Relations Commission to former senior manager in social media group’s Dublin office
Ballot to take place on deal providing basic pay rises of more than 20% in return for work practice-changes and loss of premium payments
Labour Court hears former Twitter executive is over €16,000 out of pocket each month since failure to sign Musk’s ‘hard core’ email saw his ousted
Healthcare workers affected by long Covid say a Government payment scheme should be extended indefinitely
Scheme will remain in place until end of year, as unions urge Government to classify Covid as an occupational illness in line with most other EU countries
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
Nurses who contracted long Covid remain trapped in a post-pandemic freeze frame, battling extreme fatigue, brain fog, weakened immunity, headaches and pain
Labour Court sets aside three days for hearing
Labour Court had found in test case that shop should pay €1,140 to employee
Impact of work to rule by overnight maintenance staff likely to impact on availability of vehicles
Individual €500 payments recommended following Labour Court dispute
Issue had arisen because university was bound by HEA regulations, court finds
Claim was rejected by Labour Court
Workplace Relations Commission had deemed earlier in year that a staff member was entitled to €30,000 compensation on grounds of discrimination as a parent
Union wants to see new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour on buses and trains
Sectoral Employment Order expected to be discussed by Oireachtas and Dáil committee on Wednesday before being signed by Minister on Thursday
Transport group’s pensioners protest against their benefits being frozen at 2008 levels
Long-running case involving prison officer Robert Cunningham was the subject of a High Court action before being referred back to the Labour Court
Labour Court made order in relation to Aodhagán Ó Suird and Gaelscoil Moshíológ in Gorey and High Court directed his return to role from last August
Ialpa members vote 85 per cent in favour of deal after Labour Court had recommended a 17.75% increase
Outcome of pilots’ ballot on 17.75% pay deal will be announced today amid ongoing concerns it could trigger a chain reaction
Airline launches seat sale as vote on pilots' pay deal nears
Some pilots who did not work out of hours in line with work-to-rule instructions had a ‘failure to join’ marked on rosters - a formal airline sanction
Pilots should accept the deal which has been recommended by the Labour Cour and end their action
No further flights to be axed following suspension of industrial action, with pilots’ union members set to vote on 17.75% pay rise
Carrier accepts Labour Court recommendation of 17.75% pay increase but union yet to make recommendation to its members
Airline has accepted terms while union executive ponders proposal that also increases allowances and writes off 2019 deal ‘debt’
Breakthrough in balance as Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association considers terms of proposed deal
Affected passenger says airline staff told his son cancellation of service to France was fault of ‘bad pilots’
Passengers complain of delays in getting refunds as a result of cancelled flights
Customers will be given option to change flight or seek refund, airline says
With two sides at loggerheads over pay, Labour Court is formally intervening with a hearing on Wednesday
Irish Airline Pilots’ Association has warns of further industrial action if talks fail to resolve dispute which has upended more than 60,000 people’s travel plans
Both sides will return to the court on Monday in a bid to break deadlock over bitter dispute
Negotiations between union and airline end without agreement with Ialpa to consider stepping up industrial action
Calm at Dublin Airport as Ialpa industrial action begins but Minister warns of damage to economy, Ireland’s reputation and the lives of ordinary people
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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