Budget 2013 - redundancy rebate discontinued *

Ireland - December 6 2012
Following last year’s reduction of employer rebate of statutory redundancy payments from 60% to 15%, yesterday’s budget heralded the end of the redundancy rebate arrangement in Ireland.

Co-authors: Gareth Walls, Barry Walsh, Duncan Inverarity.

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New guidance on Temporary Agency Workers Act *

Ireland - October 16 2012
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation published a guidance document on the agency workers legislation on the 31 August 2012.

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Legislation in the pipeline – the government’s autumn legislation programme *

Ireland - October 9 2012
The government has published its Autumn legislation programme.

Co-authors: Davinia Brennan, Sinead Kelly.

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Non-renewal of fixed term contract amounted to penalisation *

Ireland - October 9 2012
This was an appeal by an employer and a cross appeal by an employee against a Rights Commissioner’s decision that the employer had breached Section 13 of the Fixed Term Work Act (the Act) by dismissing the employee for the purpose of avoiding her fixed term contract becoming a contract of indefinite duration.

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Equality Tribunal ruling on age discrimination *

Ireland - September 25 2012
A recent ruling from the Equality Tribunal confirms that an employer must be able to objectively justify setting a retirement age to avoid a claim of age discrimination.

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