CURRENT LEGAL ARTICLES
Can a Workplace Investigation Continue After You Resign? A Guide for Employees in Cork and Ireland
Resigning from a job is often viewed as the end of the employment relationship. However, employees are sometimes surprised to learn that a workplace investigation does not always end simply...
Mental Health in the Workplace: Employer Responsibilities Under Irish Employment Law
Mental health is now recognised as an integral component of occupational health and safety rather than a discretionary matter of employee welfare. Although no employer can eliminate every source of...
Gender Pay Gap Reporting in 2026: What Smaller Cork Employers and Their Staff Should Expect
Gender pay gap reporting is now an established element of Irish employment law. The 2026 cycle is the second in which employers with 50 or more employees must publish gender...
Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) in Ireland – Fair Process or Unfair Dismissal Risk?
Performance concerns can arise in any workplace, regardless of the size or sector of the business. When an employer believes an employee is not meeting the required standard, one common...
What Workplace Inclusion Really Means: Lessons from Our Award-Winning Approach
Workplace inclusion is becoming an increasingly important issue for employers across Ireland. For businesses in Cork and throughout Munster, creating a workplace where people are treated fairly and given genuine...
Long-Term Sick Leave in Ireland: What Employers Need to Know
Managing long-term sick leave can be one of the more difficult employment issues facing an employer. A prolonged absence can affect staffing, workloads and business continuity, particularly for small and...
Disability Discrimination at Work: Reasonable Accommodation and Employer Obligations in Ireland
For employers, a disability-related workplace issue can quickly become more than an HR matter. A request for reasonable accommodation may affect an employee's duties, attendance, performance or working arrangements. In...
How Should Cork Employers Handle an Employee Grievance? Legal Guidance from Dylan Green & Associates Solicitors
An employee grievance can be difficult for any business to manage. What may begin as a complaint about a manager, colleague, working conditions or workplace treatment can develop into a...
Probation Period in Ireland: Can an Employer Dismiss an Employee During Probation?
A probation period gives an employer an opportunity to assess whether a new employee is suitable for the role. During this time, a business may evaluate performance, conduct, attendance, skills...
Your Employee Has Threatened a WRC Claim: What Should Your Business Do Next?
The threat of proceedings before the Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") is not an event to be met with reflexive reassurance or dismissed as an idle grievance. Whether the underlying complaint...
