Ronnie Neville and Susan Battye are chair and vice-chair respectively of the Law Society’s Employment and Equality Law Committee. The Gazette gets promptly fired.
The focus of the Employment and Equality Law Committee is on the constantly evolving landscape of the world of work, such as developments in worker status, employment rights and regulation, the use of AI, and remote and hybrid work.
Over recent months, the committee was preparing for a WRC stakeholders’ meeting, working on updates for the profession, and focusing on pre-Budget submissions.
The committee serves as a bridge between the legal profession, statutory bodies, and the public, providing expert analysis, insights, and contributions from its members on the rapidly evolving landscape of workplace rights.
Its work is essential in ensuring that solicitors are fully briefed on complex legal developments, such as those arising from implementation of local and European legislation.
By reviewing proposed legislation and offering technical submissions, the committee helps to shape employment law. “As a committee, we often have an opportunity to engage with Government and with government bodies to share our views on draft legislation, and we can offer our views as practitioners on both sides of the fence, both employer and employee,” notes Ronnie.
Similarly, it can offer views and offer constructive feedback to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and Labour Court.
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