Workplace Relations Commission

It does.

If you want the full picture on this from the employee side, I've got dedicated videos on unfair dismissal, redundancy and all aspects of employment law, quite frankly, on my YouTube channel or on my website, employmentrightsireland.com. Getting this wrong early is one of the most common and most avoidable sources of legal exposure for small businesses because a simple thing like failing to give a written contract of employment to an employee will give rise to an immediate liability if the employee brings a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission.

Then there's the question of data protection.

This is a part everyone forgets.

This is honestly the most important section of this video, so pay close attention.

You generally have six months from the date of dismissal to bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission, the WRC.

In limited circumstances, this can be extended by the adjudicator to 12 months, but only where there's reasonable cause for the delay, and that's not guaranteed.

You will have to persuade the adjudicator that you have reasonable cause for the delay in not bringing your claim within six months.

So if you're watching this and you've been recently dismissed, don't sit on it.

You don't need to have it, everything figured out to start the process, but you do need to not miss this window.

And remember, if you submit a claim, a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission within the six months, well, then at least you've stopped the clock.

You're off to the races.

Katie specialises in workplace investigations, grievance and disciplinary matters.

She has extensive experience in representing organisations before the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court.

I have had the pleasure of getting to know Katie over this year, and she is one of our expert contributors to our Employment Law Conference.

So very big welcome to you, Katie.

The other side made it clear that they wanted to approach things as it's been done previously.

In other words, that we talk about all of the issues, put them... out on the table, go off to the Workplace Relations Commission, spend weeks talking about anything and everything except pay, then they'd come in, put a proposal on the table that would be unsatisfactory and we'd be starting from there.

We said on this occasion, we're not going to do that.

People are under too much pressure in relation to cost of living and we need a credible approach to pay from the outset.

And indeed, there was a ruling against him in the Circuit Civil Court last year that's currently under appeal.

So the Garda Press Office told us that to protect ongoing processes on Garda Síochána does not comment on matters that are before the courts or the Workplace Relations Commission for Adjudication.

Detective Superintendent O'Reilly ended up leaving Garda headquarters in April 2023, suffering from severe anxiety and stress after making a series of what he regards as protected disclosures across a number of years on issues that he had direct knowledge of in his capacity as head of the Technical Bureau.

And he went on to make a formal disclosure this month, three years ago.

He claims he was unfairly dismissed two years ago.

Larry Goodman's company asked that the press be told to leave yesterday's hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission and that all proceedings be conducted in private.

The adjudicator asked the press to leave for a period while she heard submissions.

Then she decided that the hearing will take place in public, which will probably happen over five days next December.

I would ask the question, has anybody's wages matched inflation over the course of the last five years? It really would be impossible when you consider just how volatile inflation has been.

Mr. Callanan is signalling that he doesn't believe the Workplace Relations Commission will intervene to avert an escalation.

Members of forces national executive are set to meet this morning to consider plans for industrial action developed by six divisional executive committees.

This is after SIP2 voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action on Monday.

They've spoken with one voice and they've spoken very clearly.

OK, so you're saying that your members think there's a clear gap when it comes to the intent being shown by government and what the expectation of your members are in terms of what should be done.

What? what part does the Workplace Relations Commission play when it comes to negotiating the ultimate settlement of potential pay increases when compared to the inflation we've been having?

Well, the Workplace Relations Commission role essentially is to help broker agreement in the event where there's a basis for agreement between the parties.