2015: an eventful year for Irish employment law

The year just ended was a very busy one for Irish employment law. From the reform of the basic framework for dealing with employment disputes and a new Industrial Relations Act, the procedural landscape of employment law in Ireland has been significantly altered.

Workplace Relations Commission

The most important change implemented last year was the establishment of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), which represented a substantial overhaul of the former system for the ...