“Nuisance” employment claims

I meet employers on a regular basis who are faced with what they believe are frivolous, unfounded, “nuisance” employment claims at the Workplace Relations Commission. Merely because an employer believes a claim has no merit does not mean that that’s the case. However, in my experience a small number of claims are not well founded… Continue reading “Nuisance” employment claims

Wild, untrue and unproven allegations can still cause reputational damage to your small business

I have written in the past about certain employees overestimating the significance of any publicity surrounding their employment law case at the WRC. Frankly, I have advised them that the issue they are claiming about may play a large part in their life and mind. But for most people it will not move the dial.… Continue reading Wild, untrue and unproven allegations can still cause reputational damage to your small business

Approaching an employment law claim from the wrong place and direction 

I’m often contacted by employees who nurse an enormous sense of grievance towards their employer. The grievance and implacable determination to visit some type of hurt or damage on the employer may arise from a single incident, for example a disciplinary procedure or a disappointment concerning a new position or a pay rise. Or it… Continue reading Approaching an employment law claim from the wrong place and direction