News & Insights

• New Authority will be established to deal with white collar crime

  • PostedAugust 30, 2021
  

  The Government will soon publish proposed legislation under the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021 (‘the Bill’) which includes the establishment of a new Corporate Enforcement Authority (‘the Authority) in...

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• Extension of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 to the end of 2021

  • PostedAugust 30, 2021
  

  Last year we reported on the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (“the Act”), you can read that report here. The “interim period” under the Act has been extended until...

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• The updated Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status

  • PostedAugust 18, 2021
  

  The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, published an updated Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status (“The Code”) on 21st July, 2021. Background The Code was first established in...

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• The Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021

  • PostedAugust 10, 2021
  

  In July we reported that the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) introduced a number of changes while awaiting legislation, following the Supreme Court decision in the case of Zalewski v. Adjudication...

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• Zalewski v Adjudication Officer and WRC, Ireland and the Attorney General [2021] IESC 24

  • PostedJuly 12, 2021
  

  The recent Supreme Court decision in Zalewski v Adjudication Officer and WRC, Ireland and the Attorney General [2021] IESC 24 has resulted in considerable changes in how employment disputes are...

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• Tánaiste announces details of proposed Statutory Sick Pay Scheme

  • PostedJune 28, 2021
  

  On June 9th the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, TD, announced details of the proposed new legislation to provide all workers with the right to...

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