Labour Court

The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation which it says vindicates the trade unions’ insistence that serious negotiations must now take place on precarious employment and working conditions across higher education. The recommendation concerns

The Labour Court has overturned a €15,000 award to a firefighter granted on the age discrimination ground when he was forced to retire at 60 despite there being talks at national level to extend the retirement age to 62.

Appeals to the Labour Court are down 11 per cent but there has been no reduction in workload as cases become more legally complex and require more sitting days, according to the court's latest annual report.

The Labour Court has been reduced to one operating division after the renewal of a serving deputy chairman’s warrant of appointment was blocked by the Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. The Labour Court is a statutorily independent judicia

Louise O’Donnell has been appointed as the new chair of the Labour Court. Ms O’Donnell is a qualified barrister and an experienced senior IR practitioner. She has previously sat as a deputy chair in the Labour Court and has extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with industrial re

The Labour Court is searching for a new chairman as Kevin Foley prepares to step down in March. Mr Foley, who has held the role since 2016, has played a key role in resolving high-profile disputes, including last year’s Aer Lingus pay row with its pilots.