Author: Terry Gorry

I have three cases, at the moment, of my employee clients being entitled to a redundancy payment, as found by the Workplace Relations Commission, but where the employer is insolvent or unable to pay. We will have to pursue these payments through the fund which is administered by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, Trade and… Continue reading Insolvent employers and redundancy payments

This comment from Christine, on TikTok, in response to my video about a woman who was excluded from the possibility of getting a job she applied for because she was a woman illustrates why you should be thankful for the law. And especially laws around discrimination. The whole point of this discrimination case, and the… Continue reading “Bizarre…she probably couldn’t even lift it”

A finance manager who was asked by the Chief Executive to get more wine at a company dinner, and responded with “I’m not a waitress”, has lost her claim for constructive dismissal and discrimination. The adjudicator at the Workplace Relations Commission held that the Chief Executive’s request was made because she was the one who… Continue reading “I’m not a waitress” finance manager loses discrimination case

A mistake I see quite frequently with employees who have been placed on a performance improvement plan with their employer is their inability to see the big picture and where the plan is headed. This is often apparent coming towards the end of the process. Often the plan will be passed successfully, and the employee… Continue reading An avoidable mistake with performance improvement plans