Matheson LLP, Irish Law Firm

In this latest episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment, is joined by fellow employment partner, Alice Duffy, on a special episode looking at AI in the workplace.  In particular, Bryan and Alice discuss how AI uses may pose a risk for employers.  Also discussed is the new AI Act and resources available to help employers plan for its implementation.

In this episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment, reviews the Irish High Court decision of Philip Nolan and Science Foundation Ireland from last June. This was an application for an injunction to restrain a dismissal, following an investigation into certain allegations against the plaintiff. The case, however, addressed the question of whether an employer can dismiss an employee arising out of an investigation without applying fair procedures, so long as it can show the basis for the dismissal was not misconduct. Bryan takes a look at the various employment law issues arising out of this case, including further clarification on when an employer must apply fair procedures, and whether there are circumstances where an employer is better off strategically to call out performance or other workplace issues relating to the employee, rather than take a pure no fault termination approach.

In this episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment, takes a detailed look at the recently published Workplace Relations Commission Code of Practice on the Right to Request Remote and Flexible Working, what exactly it provides for and what this means for employers. Bryan also reviews a recent decision from the WRC which now sets the record for the highest unfair dismissal award granted by the WRC since it was first established in 2015 at €440,000.

In this latest episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment, discusses recent developments and highlights the key changes set to take place in 2024, with a particular focus on: The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, The EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wage (due to be in legislation November 2024), Statutory Sick Pay, Gender Pay Gap Reporting, National pension age and auto-enrolment, Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Act, Anticipated regulation of using AI in the workplace.