# Employment rights

Last month

September 2023

Opinion: As Hollywood strikes, Irish film workers also deserve to have their conditions addressed

Employment lawyer Jason O’Sullivan looks at the pay structures for those in the Irish film industry and how conditions could be improved.

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Sep 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM

This year

2023

Voices

Opinion: Shared maternity and paternity leave rights could end discrimination against working mothers

Current parental leave rights in Ireland are outdated and do as much to damage the rights of women in the workplace, writes Damien McCarthy.

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Aug 6th 2023, 8:00 AM

Voices

Lawyer: 'The justifications for many redundancies in Ireland are getting thinner and thinner'

Lawyer and Labour rep Ciarán Ahern says justice delayed is justice denied at the Workplace Relations Commission.

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May 7th 2023, 7:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: After three years we still don't understand what remote work really is

Tracy Keogh of Grow Remote says we’re losing opportunities by not embracing remote working.

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Apr 3rd 2023, 7:00 AM

Last year

2022

Opinion: The EU's climate weakness this week will be welcomed by the biggest polluters

Trócaire’s Caoimhe de Barra says the EU watering down of legislation on big polluters this week was a huge disappointment.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 7:00 AM

All time

# Employment rights

Those in Direct Provision will be allowed to work, Minister confirms

Each person living in Direct Provision receives an allowance of €21 a week.

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Oct 4th 2017, 4:11 PM

# Employment rights

Woman overlooked for promotion due to maternity leave awarded €70k

The employee says the insurance company said ‘bring it on’ when she said she would go to the Equality Tribunal.

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Jun 19th 2015, 8:23 PM

# Employment rights

UAE recalls ambassador who treated his staff 'like slaves'

He was ordered to pay a total of €240,000 to three workers earlier this week.

27.3k

Nov 30th 2014, 8:23 PM

# Sacked

Hotdog and wine gums dispute gets fired Cineworld worker €20,000

The former cinema worker purchased a regular hotdog, when he had, in fact, received a large hotdog.

38.7k

Oct 17th 2014, 10:16 AM

# Undocumented workers

New law to fix 'stolen wages' of undocumented workers

The amendment passed yesterday addresses a loophole regarding compensation for work or services carried out by undocumented workers.

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Jul 17th 2014, 10:48 AM

# paris bakery

"I don't think we will see the money." - Dublin bakery staff staging sit-in over back wages

Gardaí have been called to the Paris Bakery on Moore St.

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May 23rd 2014, 11:00 PM

# Anne Ferris

Dáil to hear another attempt to end compulsory retirement age

A Bill put forward by Labour TD Anne Ferris would see the current compulsory retirement age of 65 scrapped.

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Apr 3rd 2014, 7:15 AM

Voices

Column: Discrimination of workers in state funded bodies should not be allowed anymore

Protecting the staff of religious-run medical and educational institutions who are members of the LGBT community or those who are single parents should be a priority, especially if they receive state funding, says Ivana Bacik.

Mar 24th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Workers' Rights

Government to block Sinn Féin plan on multiple redundancies

Sinn Féin’s legislation would have required companies to give longer notice periods if they were laying off large numbers.

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May 1st 2012, 5:27 PM

# Employment rights

Teachers sought increase in breastfeeding time allowance

INTO conference motion from Enniscorthy district sought to double teachers’ breastfeeding time entitlements.

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Apr 22nd 2012, 8:00 AM

# Vita Cortex

Investigate the Vita Cortex accounts, TD tells watchdog

Labour TD Ciarán Lynch has asked the Director of Corporate Enforcement to examine the accounts of the firm which says it cannot pay statutory redundancy to its 32 former employees.

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Feb 8th 2012, 9:43 AM