by Purdy and Co | Jun 17, 2019 | News, Recent Work
Alastair Purdy & Co. are proud to announce that we were winners in the recent Irish Law Awards 2019. For two years running, we have won “Connacht/Ulster & Munster Employment Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year” The Irish Law Awards took place on...
by Legal2018 | Dec 10, 2019 | News, Recent Work
The Supreme Court, in McKelvey v Irish Rail [2019], have issued a welcome clarification of an employee’s entitlement to ‘representation’ during internal disciplinary procedures; ruling that same is only permitted in ‘exceptional’ circumstances. Unless this...
by Legal2018 | Nov 29, 2019 | News, Recent Work
In the recent case of Trinity Leisure Holdings Limited (t/a Trinity City Hotel) v Kolesnik & Anor [2019] IEHC 654, an employer was successful before the High Court in appealing the Labour Court’s decision which had previously found in favour of the two employees,...
by Legal2018 | Nov 21, 2019 | News, Recent Work
Parents Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 On the 1st November 2019, first time legislation pertaining to Parents Leave came into effect by virtue of the Parents Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 which confers a number of rights to either parent upon the of a child. it i...
by Purdy and Co | Sep 1, 2019 | News, Recent Work
Parental Leave Amendment Act 2019 Current Parental Leave legislation provides that an employee is entitled to avail of up to 18 weeks unpaid parental leave for the sole purpose of taking care of their child. In order to qualify for this leave, the employee must have...
by Legal2018 | Aug 14, 2019 | News, Recent Work
Alastair Purdy & Co are delighted to have been involved as lead solicitors in the Sale of Murray & Spelman to Arachas Corporate Insurance Brokers. It is one of the largest Insurance Broker sales in the...
by Legal2018 | Aug 6, 2019 | News, Recent Work
Introduction The phrase that “age is merely a mindset” seems to be growing in relevance as today’s aging workforce becomes more eager to work beyond the traditional retirement age of 65. Retirement based age discrimination has had a surprise...
by Legal2018 | Aug 27, 2018 | News, Recent Work
Kepak Convenience Unlimited Company -v- Grainne O’Hara [2018] ADJ- 00008654 In a decision made earlier this month, the Labour Court upheld an award of €7,500 in favour of the Complainant against her former employer for working more than 48 hours in a week by merely...
by Purdy and Co | Jan 19, 2015 | News
The Punishment Must Fit the Crime. Disciplining employees can be a difficult process for any employer, especially in circumstances where the employee may not appreciate the gravity of their misconduct. However, the law expects an employer to act reasonably at all...
by Purdy and Co | Jan 16, 2015 | News
Your Duties As Employer. The position of interns in Ireland is unregulated which can lead to difficulties in employers knowing what is expected of them when an intern is hired. One of the most difficult problems that can arise is whether the intern is entitled to be...
