The Cost of Workplace Bullying – Personal and Economic A recent study by NUI Galway has highlighted the significant economic cost of workplace bullying and work related stress; 7 million days million days lost per year equating to, €239 million A link to the study can be viewed here: https://academic.oup.com/occmed/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/occmed/kqaa067/5839678?redirectedFrom=fulltext It is clear that […]
Termination of Wardship Until the commencement of the Assistant Decision Making Capacity Act 2015, Part 6 Ward of Court applications continue to be made in the same way as they currently are. Once part 6 of the Act is enacted all future ward ship applications will be made to the Circuit Court. […]
Cyber Crime Cyber-attacks affect businesses daily as people try to benefit from vulnerable business systems. In Ireland the Commission for Communications Regulation is responsible for communication security and regularly issues warnings about cybercrime. It is important that all businesses have effective IT systems and cyber security policies in place to […]
Return To Work Safely Protocol – Some Key Features The Return to Work Safely Protocol was published by the Government on the 8th of May 2020 and is available from the gov.ie website. The protocol is the result of a collaborative effort by the HSE, HSA and the Department of Health. It is […]
EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACTS EXTEND TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS Employment discrimination is a well litigated area in the Workplace Relations Commission and the courts. The Equality Acts set out the grounds for which discrimination is not allowed as follows; gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community. […]
Darkness into Light As we were not able to walk together this year, we at Dillon Solicitors decided we would do a walk on our own/with family members in our 5km radius to spread awareness for Darkness into Light. Without the funds raised by this event, all of Pieta’s services are now […]
UPDATE ON REDACTION IN DISCOVERY – EXPLANATION REQUIRED Redaction in discovery can be the source of further contention between parties to litigation especially when that redaction of documents is significant. There is no automatic right to see the whole document and the right to redact is well enshrined for a variety of reasons to […]
Employers will not be deemed insolvent if they avail of the Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 set out the main provision of the Government’s temporary wage subsidy scheme. In order for an employer to qualify for the subsidy scheme, they must submit […]
Will Covid-19 affect performance of your contract? Issues with Contracts Given the current unprecedented times it is probable that many contracts, entered into prior to any knowledge of the pandemic and its severe implications, cannot now be performed. There are a variety of reasons for this stemming from the Covid-19 restrictions such as the […]
Some useful Tips if changing your Mortgage The main reasons why people choose to re-mortgage are: To get a better interest rate Debt Consolidation Home Improvements Changing financial situation Equity release Usually the main reason to re-mortgage is to save money. You may also want to re-mortgage because the value of your property […]
