Top HR Challenges & Employment Law Update
- April 15th, 2021
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Waterford Chamber Skillnet is pleased to offer a free webinar on Top HR Challenges & Employment Law Update for Employers 2021 – (discussing issues of relevance from vaccines to the right to switch off) This FREE event is taking place…
Legal practice and procedure modernisation in Ireland in 2020/21
- April 12th, 2021
- Jonathan Earl
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Earlier this year Mr. Justice Jordan has indicated that the Court will commence hearing a limited number and type of applications using remote technology (Pexip) and thereafter during the currency of the current pandemic restrictions. This has been just one of…
The right to disconnect from work
- April 6th, 2021
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Last week Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has signed a new code of practice which gives people the right to disconnect from work and not answer calls or emails outside of working hours. People now have a right to not have to…
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN APPOINTING AN EXECUTOR IN YOUR WILL
- March 29th, 2021
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An Executor is the person appointed in a Will to administer the estate and take out a grant of probate to the estate of the deceased and carries out the wishes of the Testator after their death, in accordance with…
Personal injury pay-outs to fall under new guidelines
- March 15th, 2021
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Judges have voted to adopt new guidelines aimed at reducing general damages awards for some personal injuries, particularly minor injuries, and ensuring awards are proportionate to the injuries sustained. The majority of Judicial Council members, 146 of 168, participated in…
Your guide to buying a home
- March 8th, 2021
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Court decision forces Uber to classify drivers as workers with rights.
- March 2nd, 2021
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James Farrar, from Wexford, took Uber to court in the UK in order to force them to classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, third party contractors. After a five-year battle through the courts, which included the Employment Appeals…
FBD Insurance to compensate pubs over Covid closures
- February 16th, 2021
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The High Court has ruled that four pub owners are entitled to be compensated by insurer FBD for the disruption their businesses suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The outcome of which affects claims made by more than 1,000 Irish…
Client notification of name change
- February 16th, 2021
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The Team at Nolan Farrell and Goff wish to inform our clients and third parties dealing with us, that Nolan Farrell & Goff (“the Firm”) has now been authorised to carry on business as a Limited Liability Partnership. WHAT IS…
Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work
- February 9th, 2021
- Jonathan Earl
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The recently published “Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work” gives us an opportunity to review principles of bullying at work. The repealed code is effective since 23 December 2020. This…