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News / February, 2021

Employers, Can You Require Your Staff to Get the Vaccine? 

The much-welcomed news of the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations has many of us dreaming of a return to our normal routines, but many employers may be wondering what this means for…

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News / February, 2021

The FBD Insurance Case – what does it mean for COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims?

The judgment of Mr Justice Denis McDonald delivered on 5 February 2020 in the FBD Insurance Case ¹ has been hailed in certain quarters as a breakthrough for the hospitality…

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News / February, 2021

Change in status of Whitney Moore Law Firm to a Limited Liability Partnership

As and from 11 February 2021, Whitney Moore is operating as a limited liability partnership under the name ‘Whitney Moore LLP’.
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Under the…

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News / January, 2021

Remote Working – Here to Stay? Government Announces National Remote Working Strategy

The Government has announced its strategy to legislate for the right to request to work remotely. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has published its report…

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News / November, 2020

Top Tips for Managing Data Privacy and Remote Working

The Covid-19 Pandemic has led to a dramatic rise in the numbers of employees working remotely, however this change in work environment comes with significant risk in terms of data…

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News / October, 2020

Covid-19 Update: Level 5 – What does it mean for employers?

On the 19th of October, the Taoiseach announced that the Republic of Ireland will be advancing into level 5 of the Framework for Restrictive Measures. Level 5 will commence from…

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News / October, 2020

Budget 2021

Employment Law Update
This week the Government has revealed its Budget plans for 2021, delivering one of the largest budget packages in the history of the State.
In this briefing,…

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News / September, 2020

Remote Hearings before the WRC

In a welcome turn of events, Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) hearings and appeal hearings can now be conducted remotely. Minister for Business, Enterprise and…

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News / September, 2020

Parental leave Update – Increase to 26 weeks from 1st September 2020

On 1st September 2020 we saw the second of two changes to parental leave entitlements take effect under the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (the “Act”). The Act was…

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News / August, 2020

COVID- 19 UPDATE: THE EMPLOYMENT WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME

Since March 2020 the Irish Government has provided over €2.7 billion to subsidise wages for employees. These subsidies have been provided through the Temporary Wage Subsidy…

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News / March, 2024

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE EU ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT

Overview
The Council of the European Union defines artificial intelligence (AI) as “the use of digital technology to create systems capable of performing tasks commonly thought…

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News / December, 2023

Screening Ireland’s Future: The Third Country Transactions Act 2023

The Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act) is a legislative initiative aimed at regulating and monitoring financial transactions involving third countries. Third…

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News / December, 2023

Navigating Capital Reduction in Business Sales: Avoiding Pitfalls

Brendan Ringrose, Partner has published an article entitled “Navigating Capital Reduction in Business Sales: Avoiding Pitfalls” in Accountancy Plus December Issue…

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