Employment Law and Labour Law

IWPA also published Guide 1/2026 on the notification of Internal Reporting System Officers, which sets out the basis...

Protected disclosures remain at the forefront of issues for employment-law practitioners, write Joanne Hyde (main picture) and Conor Fynes (small picture) of Lewis Silkin Ireland LLP.

In the latest episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, Bryan Dunne, Head of Employment, explores a whistleblowing case in ‘A Finance Manager V A Charity'.

No one wants to consider that an employee or a past employee might bring a claim against them in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

After early announcements of rapid implementation, followed by several months without any action being taken in response to the EU Pay Transparency Directive...

France has released a draft bill to transpose the requirements of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into French law. A consultation meeting with social partners will take place on March 19, 2026...

Cross-border remote work has evolved from an exceptional arrangement to an operational reality. While commercially attractive, it introduces a range of legal exposures that are frequently underestimated. Once an employee performs their duties from another jurisdiction even temporarily the legal landscape can shift in ways that affect employment rights, social security, tax, health and safety obligations, and corporate risk.

The escalation in the Middle East also affects day‑to‑day HR management for employers with operations in Germany. Flight restrictions, supply shortages, and rapidly rising fuel prices raise the question...

The High Court has dismissed a claim taken by an employee who suffered personal injuries when she tripped over a vacuum cleaner at the dental practice where she worked.

In a landmark decision dated 18 November 20241, the Belgian Supreme Court (Cour de cassation/Hof van Cassatie) ruled that the absence of a formal designation does not exclude an employee from the legal protection...

Το Τμήμα Φορολογίας ενημερώνει ότι, η ημερομηνία υποβολής της Ετήσιας Δήλωσης Παρακράτησης Φόρου

In a new Workplace Relations Commission (the "WRC") decision (Fernando Oliveira v Ryanair DAC), (the "Ryanair case"), the WRC characterised the employee claimant's submission, drafted with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence...