A top Irish lawyer has revealed the little known Irish employment laws that could see you be awarded thousands in compensation from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) if your claim is successful.
Richard Grogan, a specialist in providing legal services in Employment Law & Personal Injury Litigation, told the Irish Mirror of some of the most common misconceptions people have when it comes to knowing their employment rights.
From redundancy to maternity leave and annual leave, many people can be misled by their employer as they are unaware of what they are entitled to under the Workplace Relations Act 2015.
Redundancy
Redundancy occurs when an employee's position ceases to exist and is not replaced.
Any employee aged 16 or over with 104 weeks' continuous service with an employer is entitled to a statutory redundancy payment in this situation.
Richard said redundancy is something he is frequently asked about.
He said: “I suppose the selection for redundancy is a very big one.
“What’s happening is people are being selected on their performance rather than on their job. So redundancy, you have to select the job, not the individual.”
Maternity leave
In relation to redundancy, Richard said he has had clients come to him after they were made redundant while on maternity leave.
He said: “The other one is which relates to redundancy as well a bit is those who are on maternity leave being made redundant which is a complete no, no unless it is a collective redundancy but...
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