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Changes to Probationary Period

Recent changes in the law affecting probationary periods in Ireland

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 (the 2022 Regulations) became law on 16 December 2022.

These regulations have had a major impact on probationary periods in Irish employment law. Before the introduction of the regulations, probationary periods were covered by contract law. There was no legislation dealing directly with probationary periods in Ireland.

The regulations have introduced changes to the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 and the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 as well as heralding changes in other areas of employment leglislation.

 

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Making adjustments to the workforce

 With the vast majority of Covid-19 related restrictions due to be lifted by 22 October 2021, the Government has recommended a “phased and staggered” re-entry to the workplace. Many employers are taking a hard look at the impact that the pandemic and the economy has had on their business. Cost saving measures are being implemented, including a reduction in the workforce, where appropriate. In this article we take an updated look at redundancy in Ireland.

We will look at recent decisions of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court for tips on how to avoid expensive errors when implementing redundancy in the workplace.

 

        Processing COVID-19 Vaccination Data in the workplace

Person holding sign with blue padlock covered in GDPR logo and text stating vaccination data protectedThe Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued guidelines relating to what information employers can process in relation to their employees under COVID-19 return to work procedures and their vaccination status. They examine the question as to whether employers can lawfully collect and process information about the COVID-19 vaccination status of their employees.

The DPC considers the processing of an employee’s vaccine data is likely to represent an unnecessary and excessive data collection for which no clear legal basis exists. This position has been arrived at in the absence of clear advice from public health authorities in Ireland that it is necessary to establish vaccination status of employees and workers. This is especially so where there is no public health advice stating for what purpose the data would be collected.

Statutory Sick Pay

A phased introduction

Woman blowing her nose and banner with the words Statutory Sick Pay?The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD recently announced the Government's plans for the introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme for employees. This will grant sick pay entitlements to all workers who meet the necessary requirements.

 

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