A row over whether the telecoms multinational Verizon should pay €12,000 in expenses to Jean-Philippe Charpentier, the chair of its European Works Council, has blown up into a dispute over an EU directive and collective redress in Ireland.
The Labour Court found Verizon EWC members couldn't bill the company for attending a training conference in Hamburg and receiving Brexit advice. An appeal is due to go before the High Court.
The Labour Court recommendation for 380 workers at Western Brand is the second this year favouring improved wages at poultry producers.
Go-Ahead Ireland and 250 union drivers have been locked in a pay dispute since 2022. After a conciliation process failed, the court thinks it has found a solution.
Manor Farm and 1,000 workers failed to agree on pay rises for 2023 and 2024. A new Labour Court recommendation falls in the workers' favour.
IT analyst Tabish Shaikh claimed he was sacked from Infosys in Ireland after he made a protected disclosure. This allowed him to make an unfair dismissals claim against the company even though he was only on short-term secondment from India.
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.
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