SUPPORTS YOU CAN SUPPORTS YOU CAN CALL ON & BODIES THAT CALL ON & BODIES THAT

ARE DEALING WITH EMPLOYMENT ARE DEALING WITH EMPLOYMENT LITIGATIONLITIGATION

FRAMEWORK:FRAMEWORK:Framework has a responsibility to work closely with the Framework has a responsibility to work closely with the

Project in relation to employment practice and can Project in relation to employment practice and can provide:provide:

~ Supports for the development of policies / ~ Supports for the development of policies / procedures and clarity re employment.procedures and clarity re employment.

~ Advice re accessing further information.~ Advice re accessing further information.~ Support to prevent problems escalating~ Support to prevent problems escalating..

PROJECTS SOLICITOR:PROJECTS SOLICITOR:The Project should always check out with The Project should always check out with their solicitor moves to initiate disciplinary their solicitor moves to initiate disciplinary

proceedings with regard to their legal proceedings with regard to their legal standing.standing.

INSURANCE OPTIONSINSURANCE OPTIONS

LABOUR RELATIONS LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION (LRC)COMMISSION (LRC)

PROVIDES A RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL PROVIDES A RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, ADVISORY AND RELATIONS, ADVISORY AND

MEDIATION SERVICES. THE MAIN MEDIATION SERVICES. THE MAIN SERVICES ARE: SERVICES ARE:

~ The Conciliation Service ~ The Conciliation Service

~ The Advisory Service Division ~ The Advisory Service Division

~ The Rights Commissioner Service ~ The Rights Commissioner Service

~ The Workplace Mediation Service~ The Workplace Mediation Service

CONCILIATION SERVICE (LRC)CONCILIATION SERVICE (LRC)

~VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROCESS~VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROCESS

~ INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OFFICER (IRO) IS ~ INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OFFICER (IRO) IS ASSIGNED BY THE LRC TO ASSIST ASSIGNED BY THE LRC TO ASSIST

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO RESOLVE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WHEN THEIR EFFORTS HAVE DISPUTES WHEN THEIR EFFORTS HAVE

FAILEDFAILED

~ IS A CONFIDENTIAL, INFORMAL AND~ IS A CONFIDENTIAL, INFORMAL AND NON-NON-LEGALISTIC PROCESS LEGALISTIC PROCESS

THE SERVICE IS FREE TO USERS THE SERVICE IS FREE TO USERS

THE ADVISORY SERVICE DIVISION THE ADVISORY SERVICE DIVISION (LRC)(LRC)

~ WORKS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND ~ WORKS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND TRADE UNIONS IN NON-DISPUTE TRADE UNIONS IN NON-DISPUTE

SITUATIONS SITUATIONS

~ INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL ~ INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL

~ CONFIDENTIAL AND FREE OF CHARGE~ CONFIDENTIAL AND FREE OF CHARGE

~ ASSISTS EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ~ ASSISTS EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES BUILD AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE WORKING BUILD AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE WORKING

RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

RIGHTS COMMISSIONER RIGHTS COMMISSIONER SERVICE (LRC)SERVICE (LRC)

~ INVESTIGATES DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES AND ~ INVESTIGATES DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES AND CLAIMS FROM INDIVIDUALS / SMALLL CLAIMS FROM INDIVIDUALS / SMALLL

GROUPSGROUPS

~ OPERATES AS PART OF THE LABOUR ~ OPERATES AS PART OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION (LRC) HOWEVER RELATIONS COMMISSION (LRC) HOWEVER

THEY ARE INDEPENDENTTHEY ARE INDEPENDENT

~ WIDE RANGE OF FUNCTIONS ~ WIDE RANGE OF FUNCTIONS

~ AIMS TO OFFER PARTIES A QUICK AND ~ AIMS TO OFFER PARTIES A QUICK AND INFORMAL METHOD OF DEALING WITH INFORMAL METHOD OF DEALING WITH

DISPUTESDISPUTES

WORKPLACE MEDIATION SERVICE WORKPLACE MEDIATION SERVICE (LRC)(LRC)

~ PROVIDES A PROMPT, CONFIDENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE ~ PROVIDES A PROMPT, CONFIDENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE REMEDY TO WORKPLACE CONFLICTS, DISPUTES AND REMEDY TO WORKPLACE CONFLICTS, DISPUTES AND

DISAGREEMENTS.DISAGREEMENTS.

~ SUITED TO DISPUTES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS OR ~ SUITED TO DISPUTES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPSSMALL GROUPS

~ IT IS VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL, FAST, SOLUTION ~ IT IS VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL, FAST, SOLUTION FOCUSED AND IMPARTIALFOCUSED AND IMPARTIAL

~ IF PROBLEM/ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED, THE MEDIATOR ~ IF PROBLEM/ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED, THE MEDIATOR WILL ASSIST PARTIES TO AGREE A JOINT WAY WILL ASSIST PARTIES TO AGREE A JOINT WAY

FORWARDFORWARD

EMPLOYEMENT APPEALS EMPLOYEMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL (E.A.T.)TRIBUNAL (E.A.T.)

~ INDEPENDENT BODY ~ INDEPENDENT BODY

~ PROVIDES A SPEEDY, FAIR, INEXPENSIVE AND ~ PROVIDES A SPEEDY, FAIR, INEXPENSIVE AND INFORMAL MEANS FOR EMPLOYEES TO SEEK INFORMAL MEANS FOR EMPLOYEES TO SEEK

REMEDIES FOR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF THEIR REMEDIES FOR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF THEIR STATUTORY RIGHTSSTATUTORY RIGHTS

~ HEARINGS ARE PUBLIC ~ HEARINGS ARE PUBLIC

~ HEARS REDUNDACY, MINIMUM NOTICE AND UNFAIR ~ HEARS REDUNDACY, MINIMUM NOTICE AND UNFAIR DISMISSALS CLAIMS AGAINST EMPLOYERSDISMISSALS CLAIMS AGAINST EMPLOYERS

~ ALSO HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF ~ ALSO HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF RIGHTS COMMISSIONERSRIGHTS COMMISSIONERS

LABOUR COURTLABOUR COURT

~ FREE, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR THE ~ FREE, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DISPUTES RESOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DISPUTES AND MATTERS ARISING UNDER PARTICULAR ACTSAND MATTERS ARISING UNDER PARTICULAR ACTS

~ IS NOT A COURT OF LAW BUT IS AN INDUSTRIAL ~ IS NOT A COURT OF LAW BUT IS AN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TRIBUNAL RELATIONS TRIBUNAL

~ RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT BINDING, HOWEVER ~ RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT BINDING, HOWEVER PARTIES ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE SERIOUS PARTIES ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE SERIOUS

CONSIDERATION TO ITS RECOMMENDATIONSCONSIDERATION TO ITS RECOMMENDATIONS

HOWEVER…..HOWEVER…..

~ DETERMINATIONS BY THE COURT UNDER ~ DETERMINATIONS BY THE COURT UNDER EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY, PENSIONS, ORGANISAITON EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY, PENSIONS, ORGANISAITON

OF WORKING TIME, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE, OF WORKING TIME, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PROTECTION OF

EMPLOYEES (PART-TIME WORK AND FIXED TERM EMPLOYEES (PART-TIME WORK AND FIXED TERM WORK ) ACTS WORK ) ACTS ARE LEGALLY BINDINGARE LEGALLY BINDING

~ HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF ~ HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF EQUALITY OFFICERS IN EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL EQUALITY OFFICERS IN EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL

TREATMENT CLAIMSTREATMENT CLAIMS

~ HEARS DISCRIMINATORY DISMISSALS AT FIRST ~ HEARS DISCRIMINATORY DISMISSALS AT FIRST INSTANCEINSTANCE

EQUALITY OFFICERSEQUALITY OFFICERS

~ ~ RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING PRIMARY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING PRIMARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL

TREATMENT CLAIMSTREATMENT CLAIMS

~ PARTIES WILL BE HEARD ORALLY AND ALSO WILL BE ~ PARTIES WILL BE HEARD ORALLY AND ALSO WILL BE INVITED TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONSINVITED TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

~ MAY CARRY OUT WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS~ MAY CARRY OUT WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS

~ HEARINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL ~ HEARINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL

~ COMPLAINTS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION CAN ALSO ~ COMPLAINTS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION CAN ALSO BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURTBE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURT

USEFUL WEBSITESUSEFUL WEBSITES

~ LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION – ~ LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION – www.lrc.ie

~ EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL – Link through ~ EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL – Link through www.entemp.ie

~ LABOUR COURT – ~ LABOUR COURT – www.labourcourt.ie

~ EQUALITY OFFICERS – ~ EQUALITY OFFICERS – www.equalitytribunal.ie