A burning post-war question that has been a source of much debate within trade union organisations is that of ‘Europe,’ which, through ‘deepening’ and ‘widening’, has changed in form and content across time. National trade unions have expressed different preferences towards ‘Social Europe’ from those advocating ‘ever closer union’ to those supporting ‘unity in diversity.’…
Brexit has prompted many companies to change strategy and relocate resources and headquarters to European Member States in order to continue operating within the EU perimeter and to maintain access to the common market and all the of the benefits of EU membership. Ernst & Young’s report of 2 March 2021 showed that around 40…
A framework that subtly discourages remote work Making Remote Work a Reality The Covid-19 pandemic precipitated the largest remote work experiment the world has seen. The fact that working from home was mandatory (except for essential work) meant that discussions surrounding how viable it may be were put aside. The best was made of the…
Protection for Whistleblowers is not a new concept in Ireland, but recent developments both in terms of the legislation and a case decided by the Supreme Court mean that this is topical once again. On the case law front, the Supreme Court late last year issued a very interesting, and what at least appears an…
