Workplace trends 2026: Increase in workers ‘unfit’ to attend office, but fit to work from home
‘If you’re not fit to be in a workplace, how are you fit to work from home?’ asks Damien McCarthy of HR Buddy
‘If you’re not fit to be in a workplace, how are you fit to work from home?’ asks Damien McCarthy of HR Buddy
Bookkeeper and receptionist allege ageist discrimination, unfair dismissal and other breaches when MG Business Advisory Services Ltd merged with their employer
It is the first time a worker has won compensation for not getting four weeks’ notice for the end of a remote work arrangement
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
Claim for whistleblower penalisation being pursued in WRC by Airbus pilot Declan McCabe
Workplace Relations Committee code of practice acknowledges right not to work outside normal working hours
Dismissal by international medical devices firm Ambu was unfair, WRC rules
Proceedings concluded with decision in due course
Norman Mullen lost no-nights roster arrangement after briefly moving to new position
WRC hears it was ‘a clear case of someone abusing their power’
`It’s a fairly significant error, you know… I’m at a loss to understand why this wasn’t highlighted at some stage,’ WRC adjudicator says
Pilot Declan McCabe was demoted from training captain to flight officer in 2024 after safety report issue
Declan McCabe was demoted following a company probe into the incident at Dublin Airport
David Eccles is taking WRC case over HSE’s refusal to provide him with supports to learn Braille
Documents show Minister for Children Norma Foley pushed through an instruction to the facility to take more boys
Complaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosure
Arcades business was profitable when she was let go, accountant tells WRC as managing director says it was facing ‘extreme financial difficulties’
Inland Fisheries Ireland says there is ‘absolutely no substance whatsoever’ to claims of witness intimidation
Builders dismissed days after taking part in work stoppage to protest ‘racist behaviour’ by colleagues
Employee tells WRC he was called ‘black monkey’ during row
WRC finds complainant ‘not fully to blame’ for lack of an assistant manager to support him
Conditions sought included avoiding late shifts, rostering two days off at a time and access to quiet room
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
‘Unreasonable’ failure by Horizon Controls to explain decision to let her go ‘undoubtedly caused difficulty’ in search for new job
Valentine Jevardat De Fombelle says she received 12 weeks’ wages for 13 weeks’ work at Co Sligo company
Woman said she suffered sexual harassment and victimisation
Mediator appointed as working group discussions stalled
Medical devices company Ambu had conceded unfair dismissal
Captain Padraig Higgins was giving evidence to a hearing into whistleblower penalisation complaints against the airline
Other byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by Revenue
Veteran of 18-and-a-half years service pursuing a complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission against Minister for Enterprise
Norbert Batho claimed system was installed ‘without lawful basis’ under data protection law
Employee claims he was ‘poisoned’ by toxic fumes while in command of an Aer Lingus jet
Warehouse worker claims Lithuanian women colleagues refused to speak English to isolate and bully him at work
Labour Court rules that one complaint has already been determined by uncontested internal appeals process and other is too old
Survey finds that nearly a quarter of charities have doubts they can sustain services over the coming year
Worker was sacked after she complained about the behaviour of her manager
Worker argued new owner was ‘making life uncomfortable’ as staff felt they were ‘being monitored’
Company unfairly made her redundant, then cost her another job, Workplace Relations Commission hears
Work Q&A: The new hire has a different title, but it’s the same role with some additional responsibilities
Duo sacked by construction firm Murphy International after complaint by an anonymous whistleblower, WRC told
Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strike
‘Nobody talked to me,’ says Monsurat Balogun, a mother of three who was out of work for more than a year
Messages sent to her included one about how he could ‘wait another two years’ to be her boyfriend
Employees says he was penalised for making protected disclosures over ‘toxic fumes’
Workplace Relations Commission finds claimant failed to put forward evidence of discrimination to require rebuttal from former employer
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Ciarán Kenneally case ‘points to a troubling pattern’ with protected disclosures, says solicitor
About 2,000 union members to start a work-to-rule from 8am, with 24-hour strike to follow from Monday night
He says he was ‘unlawfully’ denied money amid a boardroom dispute.
A sacked senior Aer Lingus flight attendant has opted not to testify or call any witnesses on his unfair dismissal claim – with his legal team saying the case had already been proven by the airline’s own evidence.
Man’s continued presence a threat to the ‘tranquillity and peacefulness’ fundamental to yoga, Workplace Relations Commission hears
Dozens of former BGSS staff have won employment rights claims over non-payment of wages by the firm
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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