In this roundup video Jeff Greene, partner in our Employment & Benefits Group, gives a quick guide to the most notable employment law developments and cases in 2021. Topics discussed in this video include the following:
The Health and Safety Authority and Workplace Relations Commission jointly prepared a new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work (Code). The Code provides practical guidance on how to identify, prevent and manage workplace bullying. Although failure to comply with the Code is not an offence, employers should review their existing policies and procedures to ensure they meet the standards established by the Code, such as implementing the recommended steps that employers should take to prevent bullying as well as updating the informal and formal processes to be followed when they receive a complaint.
For more information on the Code, read the full article here.
Early in 2021, an employee was found by the WRC to be constructively dismissed when her employer rejected her request to work from home at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The employee's resignation was found to be justified because of a breach of the implied duty on the employer to ensure a safe place to work. The case does not establish a right to work from home but instead it very much reiterates longstanding principles regarding...
The Department of Health and Human Services capped off a week of intensive anti-fraud activity with the launching of a six-month healthcare False Claims Act self-disclosure pilot program in partne...