Injunctions to restrain a dismissal When an employee is dismissed generally the employee will sue for unfair dismissal in the EAT. However, there are circumstances where an employee will attempt to injunct the dismissal in the High Court. Beginning with Fennelly v. Assicurazoni Generali SPA (Unreported Ex tempore, (Costello P.) 13th August, 1997 the High […]
Bullying and harassment at work
A synopsis of more recent stress at work and bullying cases Bullying is defined in the Industrial Relations Act Code of Practice as “Workplace Bullying is repeated inappropriate behavior, direct or indirect, whether verbal, physical or otherwise, conducted by one or more persons against another or others, at the place of work and/or in the […]
Dismissal for retirement age
Litigating when an employee is dismissed on reaching retirement age Section 34 of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (EEA) makes it not unlawful on the age ground for an employer to fix retirement age and there is no qualification in the Act as to what criteria the employer may use to fix retirement ages. This […]
