Many workplace complaints are never heard by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) — not because they lack merit, but because they were brought too late.
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Many employees believe that if they do not take their annual leave before the end of the leave year, they automatically lose it.
This is one of the most common questions we receive.
Discrimination at work occurs when an employee is treated less favourably because of a characteristic protected by the Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015, such as age, disability, race, gender or family status.
If you're involved in a workplace dispute, a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) can be one of the most valuable tools available to you.
Why clear medical information matters when seeking reasonable accommodation
A recent decision by the Workplace Relations Commission offers an important reminder for employees who face rigid tests, assessments, or "pass-fail" criteria at work. The case involved a serving female firefighter in her 40s who applied for a full-time role but was knocked out of the competition after failing the "beep test" — a shuttle-run fitness...
A new, updated Code of Practice on Access to Part-Time Working has been issued by the Workplace Relations Commission and signed into effect by the Minister.
When you're unwell or under pressure at work, questions about medical information can feel loaded. Many employees worry about privacy, stigma, or information being used against them. Those concerns are valid — but it's important to understand how medical information actually operates in Irish workplace processes.
Workplace disputes rarely begin as legal problems; they begin as human ones. People often progress to the Workplace Relations Commission after experiencing stress, shock, anger, humiliation, or confusion about how things escalated so quickly at work.