Disciplinary procedures - when HR’s advice converts to HR’s influence Oct 2017 Article The Employment Appeal Tribunal (the EAT) has clarified the role Human Resources should play in disciplinary procedures. READ MORE
GDPR: The New Legal Framework Oct 2017 Article There has been an increase recently in coverage of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). Regardless of what happens with Brexit, it will be coming into effect on 25 May 2018... READ MORE
Brexit: EU Worker Status Update Oct 2017 article Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced that the Home Office will recruit an extra 1,200 immigration caseworkers to help register the 3 million EU nationals currently living in the UK before the... READ MORE
Irish Budget 2018 Oct 2017 Article Budget 2018 reflects the continued recovery in the Irish economy aimed at delivering the Government's long held objective of balancing the books, promoting fairness and providing for sustained improvements in people's... READ MORE
Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) Oct 2017 Article In his budget speech on 10 October 2017, the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe announced that a new tax incentive is being introduced to facilitate the use of share-based remuneration by unquoted... READ MORE
WP29 adopts draft guidelines on breach notification, profiling and administrative fines Oct 2017 Article At its plenary meeting this month, the WP29 adopted the final version of its Data Protection Impact Assessment guidelines.At its plenary meeting this month, the WP29 adopted the final... READ MORE
The changing landscape of Directors’ Duties Oct 2017 Article This article describes some of the additional duties and requirements arising under the Companies Act for directors, especially those of larger companies and also provides some guidance on steps which... READ MORE
Similarities between the CLS/LTD and DAC company types Oct 2017 Article As readers of this site will be aware, the Companies Act requires the conversion of all existing private limited companies to a company limited by shares ("CLS" or "LTD"), a... READ MORE
Mediation Act 2017 Oct 2017 Article The Mediation Act 2017 was signed into law on 2 October 2017 and is expected to come into force in the coming weeks. READ MORE
Interim Legislation To Update Outdated Gambling Laws Oct 2017 Article Further to our recent update, the Minister of State in the Department of Justice and Equality, Mr. David Stanton, has expressed an intention to bring forward the long awaited Gambling... READ MORE