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The end of the P45 and P60

PAYE modernisation helps employees and employers

Image of person waving goodbye and banner stating Goodbye P45 and P60As the song says Well it’s bye bye to the P45 (and P60). (Apologies to fans of the original American Pie.)

Since 1 January 2019 the use of P45s and P60s have been discontinued. For employees who have left employment and have had to chase their former employer for a P45, this will come as welcome news. This is part of the Revenue Commissioners PAYE modernisation process. They are overhauling the PAYE system, which was first introduced in 1960. Employers must now report their employees’ pay and deductions to revenue as they occur. Employers are obliged to furnish to the Revenue Commissioners, information on any employees leaving their employment in real time.

 

Pregnancy related unfair dismissal

 pregnant woman with banner that reads unfairly dismissed The Labour Court , in an appeal hearing, awarded €17,000 to an employee dismissed because of her pregnancy related illness.

The Emails, the Organisation of Working Time and the Employee who won her claim

Checking work Emails outside normal work hours can add up to a breach

 

smart phone showing work emails arrivingEmail communication has been a boon to business communication. So has the use of a smart phone for work purposes. Like everything, overuse can lead to abuse. That’s what happened in a case which went as far as the Irish Labour Court. The employee Grainne O’Hara was awarded €7,500 for repeated breaches of the Working Time legislation in Ireland by her employer Keepak Convenience Foods. (DWT1820)

Unfairly selected for redundancy

Questions to ask

aarc unfairredundancy350Do you believe you were unfairly selected for redundancy? How can you tell if you were unfairly made redundant? Did your employer get it wrong when they chose you for redundancy?

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