Ireland: Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

Recent Workplace Relations Commission decisions reveal critical distinctions in how compensation caps apply under Ireland's Employment Equality Acts, particularly when employees resign before filing discrimination claims. The €13,000 statutory ceiling may not always hold, as one landmark case suggests EU law could require higher awards in certain circumstances.

Each year, the Workplace Relations Commission (‘WRC), the body responsible for adjudicating on employment law disputes in Ireland, publishes a report on the previous year's activities. This report always makes...

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission (Zalewski -v- Adjudication Officer and WRC...