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Foreign nationals with a valid immigration permit that expires between 20th May and 20th July 2020 will have the permit automatically renewed for a period of 2 months …

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The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) has now been extended until at least the end of August 2020 …

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If an employee is unfairly dismissed and then subsequently takes their own life, their former employer does have a potential liability for their death …

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Following the lead of New Zealand, the Tourism Minister, Brendan Griffin, has announced that the government is planning to announce a one-off special public (called “bank”) holiday once when “the lockdown has been finally lifted” …

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Foreign nationals, with valid immigration permits that expire between the 20th of May and the 20th of July 2020, will have their permits automatically renewed for two more months …

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Although the lockdown period has been extended, there is now a plan to reduce restrictions in five phases, starting on the 18th of May …

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When an employee works regularly at home (rather than sometimes taking work home) their employer may pay them a small tax-free sum to cover electricity and associate costs …

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The government has ordered that all businesses should suspend operations, or employees work for home, except for a list of what it calls essential “service providers” …

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The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered RTÉ to pay €100,000 (US$113,108) to a former senior producer for age-related discrimination, after forcing her to retire at 65 …

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The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has introduced a simplified system for the payment of special unemployment benefits for anyone whose employer is unable to pay them (or pay them in full) because their business has been hit by the pandemic …

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All store assistants working for the supermarket chain Aldi, are now receiving an increased minimum gross hourly wage rate of €12 …

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Ireland’s Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force last month …

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Lidl Ireland has promised to pay its employees at least the latest “Living Wage” hourly rate of €12 …

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There has remained some legal uncertainty about whether an employee could be represented by a solicitor in an internal company investigation …

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The Government has now published its Parental Leave and Benefit Bill …

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