Redundancy

UFD Redundancy

Nature of Redundancy If a particular job or role is redundant, the employer is entitled to dismiss the employee who fills that position. Provided that this is the true reason for dismissal, it is deemed not to be an unfair dismissal.… Read the rest

Short Time / Lay Off

Seasonal /Short Hours I The general principle is that if an employee (or other person who qualifies), who has been employed for the requisite period, is dismissed by his employer by reason of redundancy, is laid off or kept on short-time for a certain period, he is entitled to a redundancy payment.… Read the rest

Redundancy Payments

Persons Covered Redundancy payment entitlements are available to employees, persons serving under a contract of apprenticeship and to officers of public bodies. They must be over 16 years and be party to contract of employment, apprenticeship or hold an office in the public service.… Read the rest

Redundancy Issues

Nature of Redundancy It is central to each of the grounds which constitute redundancy, that the circumstances of redundancy affect the job, and not the person as such. In each case, there is a change involved in the workplace. … Read the rest

Redundancy Exceptions

Redundancy Payment Exceptions The Redundancy Payments legislation does not apply to employment, where the employer is father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister of the employee, where the employee is a member of the employee’s household and the employment is related to a private dwelling or a farm in or on which both the employer and the employee reside.… Read the rest

Nature of Redundancy

Collective Redundancies

Collective Redundancies Definition I The law on collective redundancies is set out in the Protection of Employment Act 1977 as amended and the Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007. Special procedures and provisions apply to collective redundancies. … Read the rest