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Launch of InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition

March 2016
Early stage innovative companies need funding to help their business take flight. The Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition not only offers a total cash prize of…

WM Employment Seminar February 2016

February 2016
Whitney Moore, Solicitors hosted a breakfast seminar on Thursday, 4 February at 8am.  The well-attended seminar reviewed developments in employment law in 2015,…

First return date for lobbying activities – 21 January 2016

January 2016
Changes introduced by the Lobbying Act 2015
On 1 September 2015 the Lobbying Act 2015 was introduced requiring those who lobby public officials to register their…

Employment law changes effective 1 January 2016

January 2016
With effect from 1 January 2016, the following changes took effect in the wake of Budget 2016:
Minimum Wage

The minimum wage increased from €8.65 per hour to…

Landlords Beware! – a reminder of landlord obligations under the Local Government Reform Act

December 2015
Section 32 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) was enacted on 1 July 2014 and applies to all sales/leases closing on or after 1 July…

Employer’s Christmas Survival Guide December 2015

December 2015
The arrival of December sees the start of the Christmas party season. Emma Richmond, of our Employment and Immigration Group, highlights some key employment-related…

WM Employment Newsletter October 2015

October 2015
Whitney Moore Employment Newsletter. Click here to…

Court of Justice of the European Union rules Safe Harbour Scheme invalid

October 2015
The “Safe Harbour” scheme was designed to allow personal data be transferred from EU undertakings to US undertakings in line with the EU Data Protection Directive…

Travel Time as Working Time? – Tyco Judgment

October 2015
The recent “Tyco Judgement” of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEU), has potentially large cost implications for businesses that do not provide…

New Workplace Relations Structure

October 2015
Today, 1 October marks a major change in the State’s workplace relations/employment rights and industrial relations structures. From today the Workplace…