When three security firms first tried to block sector-wide wage hikes a year ago, many employers in the industry agreed it was not the right time to raise pay. But second time round, the mood music has changed.
Many companies are seeking to curb costs at a time when staff are dealing with rising energy bills and interest rate hikes. An industrial relations dispute at MSD’s plant in Brinny, Co Cork shows how relations can quickly deteriorate.
A senior member of the Cork Opera House management team lost his job when he refused to retract an unsubstantiated allegation against the former CEO. A lengthy employment battle between the two sides ensued.
When the electricity grid operator failed to meet its targets during Covid, it cut performance-related pay, triggering a dispute with workers. Meanwhile, Eirgrid warns that curbs on new data centres in Dublin will be needed in the long term.
With its €600 million search-and-rescue helicopter service contract with the Irish Coast Guard due to expire in 2024, CHC Ireland is locked in a pension row with staff union Forsa. The Labour Court is calling for "pragmatic engagement" between the sides.
An IT analyst at tech multinational Infosys India was fired while on a temporary assignment to Ireland. In a case that has ramifications for other multinationals, the Labour Court has ruled he can bring an unfair dismissal claim under Irish law.
A childcare worker who was dismissed after complaining about a colleague’s behaviour has had her compensation slashed by the Labour Court. Jade Byrne Hoey worked at the Dublin creche chain Hyde and Seek, which is facing a trial on regulatory charges following an undercover RTE investigation.
After submitting what he called protected disclosures, the financial controller of Cork Opera House was suspended and later lost his job. The opera house says his complaints didn't qualify as protected disclosures, something he disputes.
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