Arthur cox employment law yearbook 2016.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arthur Cox Employment Law Group, Arthur Cox, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Social aspects.

Law.

Law--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (994 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]

Summary:

This annual Irish publication contains selected cases and materials relevant to Employment Law, specifically the case law and decisions that took place in Ireland throughout 2016. Practitioners need to be up to date and this annual publication provides that service. By being selective, and having that selection carried out by experienced lawyers, practitioners are pointed in the right direction. It will also be of great use to HR professionals and trade union officials who have need to reference this legal area. The title contains analysis and discussions on:- Irish law: decisions of the superior courts, Labour Court, Equality Tribunal, Employment Appeals Tribunal etc; - Irish legislation (including the Workplace Relations Act 2015) and statutory instruments;- English law so far as relevant e.g. common law decisions;- EU law: decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and relevant Directives/Regulations; - Data protection and freedom of information developments- Other material such as Annual Reports of the EAT, the Labour Court, the Health & Safety Authority, the activities of NERA as well as decisions listed in other complementary areas of the law, including taxation and pensions. These have all been selected by experienced lawyers in the relevant fields. This title is part of a series that is released yearly, to reflect each year's particular case laws and decisions. This new edition covers the significant reforms under new Workplace Relations Act 2015, along with new chapters including: Employment Litigation: Preliminary Issues and Industrial Relations-A Changing Landscape.Last year's edition was winner of the 2015 Practical Law Book of the Year Award by the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Introduction

Practice Areas Involved in the Arthur Cox Employment Law Yearbook 2016

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Table of Statutory Instruments

Table of European Legislation

Table of Constitutions

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Contract of Employment

Data Protection

Employment Equality

Employment Litigation: Preliminary Issues

Exceptional Circumstances-Extension of Time to File Complaint

Employment Related Torts

European Union Law

Fixed-Term Workers

Health and Safety

Human Rights

Immigration

Industrial Relations

Injunctions

Insolvency

Judicial Review

Legislation

Litigation

Part-Time Work

Pensions

Protective Leave

Public Servants

Redundancy

Taxation Relating to Employment

Transfer of Undertakings

Unfair Dismissal

Wages

Whistleblowing

Working Time

Northern Ireland-2016 in Outline

Industrial Relations-A Changing Landscape

Chapter 2: Contract of Employment

Entitlement to Bonus

Length of Service Requirement

Restrictive Covenant

Fiduciary Duty

Temporary Re-assignment

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts

Unilateral Amendment to Contract

Chapter 3: Data Protection Law

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

International Data Transfers

Data Protection Commissioner

Chapter 4: Employment Equality

Age

Disability

Gender

Race and Nationality

Religion

Philosophical Belief

Sexual Orientation

Chapter 5: Employment Litigation: Preliminary Issues

Separate Trial of Preliminary Points

Time Limits

Availability of Interpreter

Diplomatic-Sovereign Immunity

Case Management-Disclosure Orders

Employee Status

Identification of Comparators.

Incorrect Respondent-Agency Worker

Settlement-Waiver Agreement

Litigation Privilege

Locus Standi

'Worker' Status

Parallel Court Proceedings

Res Judicata

Chapter 6: Employment Related Torts

Effect of Settlement with Some Co-Defendants

Employment References-Negligent Misstatement

Assault-Statutory Duty-Jury Trial

Vicarious Liability

Workplace Bullying

Chapter 7: European Union Law

Choice of Law

Commercial Agents

Free Movement of Workers

Montreal Convention

Pension Entitlements

Ireland's Failure to Implement Directive

Tenders-Public Contracts

Chapter 8: Fixed-Term Workers

Contract of Indefinite Duration

Less Favourable Treatment

Chapter 9: Health and Safety

Personal Protective Equipment

Penalisation

Training

Failure to Observe Employer Safety Practices

Chapter 10: Human Rights

Acquittal on Criminal Charges

Fairness of Procedures

Freedom of Expression

Retrospective Validation of Sanctions

Unauthorised Use of Internet

Chapter 11: Immigration

Employment Permits

Right to Work While Refugee Status Pending

Legislative Developments

Chapter 12: Industrial Relations

Collective Agreements

Collective Bargaining-Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001

Meaning of 'Trade Dispute'-Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2015

Membership of Trade Union

Payment of Enhanced Redundancy

Promotion

Dismissal

Sick Pay Scheme

Trade Union Recognition

Chapter 13: Injunctions

Probationary Dismissal

Confidential Information

Suspension

Investigative-Disciplinary Processes

Chapter 14: Insolvency

Implementation of Directive

Operation of the Statutory Weekly Pay Cap

Chapter 15: Judicial Review

Judicial Review of EAT-Costs

Decision to Suspend

Delay

Fair Procedures

Duty to Give Reasons.

Labour Court Industrial Relations Acts Recommendations

Leave to Bring Judicial Review Proceedings

Discovery in Judicial Review Proceedings

Time Limits for Judicial Review

Minister's Obligation to Consult

Chapter 16: Legislation

Selected Acts

Selected Statutory Instruments

Selected Bills

Chapter 17: Litigation

Discovery

Disclosure of Documents

Settlement Agreement-Lack of Capacity

Without Prejudice Privilege

Chapter 18: Part-Time Work

Pay

Pension Rights

Chapter 19: Pensions

Budget 2017

Pensions Authority

Europe

Revenue Update

Case Law

Brexit

Companies Act 2014

Funding Standard Reserve

Pensions Reform

Master Trusts

Central Bank Investigation Reveals Significant Variations in Annuity Rates

Chapter 20: Protective Leave

Parental Leave

Chapter 21: Public Servants

Public Service Agreements-Redundancy

Chapter 22: Redundancy

Collective Redundancy

Entitlement to Redundancy Payment

Existence of Genuine Redundancy

Protection of Employees (Employer's Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2012

Selection For Redundancy

Chapter 23: Taxation Relating to Employment

Code of Practice for Revenue Audit and Other Compliance Interventions

Employer Notification

Employment and Investment Incentive

Emoluments of Certain Directors and Employees

Expense Payments for Relevant Directors

High Income Individuals Restriction

Income Tax

Jobs and Pension Service

PAYE System Credit for Non-Refundable Foreign Tax

Payments Made under Employment Law

Personal Retirement Saving Accounts

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2015

Special Assignee Relief Programme

Specified Income Levels for Approved Retirement Funds and Annual Minimum Retirement Funds

Taxation of Share Based Remuneration-Profit Sharing Scheme.

Termination Payments

Universal Social Charge

Chapter 24: Transfer of Undertakings

Transfer?

Information and Consultation

Post Transfer Conditions of Employment

Overlapping Claims

Chapter 25: Unfair Dismissal

Continuous Service

Fixed Term Contract Expiry

Agency Worker

Constructive Dismissal

Capacity-Absence-Illness

Retirement Age

Private Investigator-Data Protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Conduct

Pregnancy

Remedy

Chapter 26: Wages

National Minimum Wage

Payment of Wages Act 1991

Breach of Contract

Chapter 27: Whistleblowing

Protected Disclosure?

Worker?

Dismissal-Interim Relief

Chapter 28: Working Time

Annual Leave

Holiday Pay

Public Holiday Pay

Compensation for Injury to Feelings

Maximum Working Week

Hours-Rest Periods-Breaks etc

Sunday Work-Premium

Exemptions

Road Haulage

Chapter 29: Northern Ireland-2016 in Outline

Modern Slavery Act 2015

Chapter 30: Industrial Relations-A Changing Landscape

Collective Bargaining

Trade Disputes Law

Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78451-435-7

OCLC:

1262370696