Ireland: Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

A comprehensive review of six significant Irish employment law decisions from September 2026, examining critical issues including redundancy during protected leave, settlement agreement enforcement...

It may come to light that an employee who once had the right to work in Ireland may no longer have such permission. For example, they may have forgotten to apply for a renewal of their immigration permission before it expired or they may not be able to provide evidence of their immigration status during a repeat right to work check. These scenarios may produce a heart-in-mouth moment for a manager or HR.

Irish employers are increasingly exploring the 'PIP or Go' model as an alternative to traditional performance management processes, offering underperforming employees a choice between entering a formal performance improvement plan or accepting an exit package. While this approach can expedite internal processes and reduce administrative burden, it carries significant legal risks including constructive dismissal claims, discrimination allegations, and potential challenges to subsequent dismissal procedures.

At the beginning of summer, confirmed redundancies in Northern Ireland reached their highest monthly level in almost five years. Are employers getting redundancy right?

On the surface, it is understandable how an employer might consider that an employee who has not turned up to work for a prolonged period of time could be considered to have abandoned their employment.

The RDJ Employment Team is seeing an increasing number of claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") in practice.

One of the most common queries which our RDJ LLP Employment Team receives is whether or not employees are entitled to bring either trade union or legal representation...

The complainant was originally employed by an employment agency and assigned to work for the respondent for a period of nearly two years.

The Labour Court recently considered whether the "seamless transition" of an agency worker, from his assignment at a client site to direct employment by the client...