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May 2019 Newsletter

Case Law reviewed under the WRC

In this month’s newsletter the team at Adare Human Resource Management consider in detail a number of cases as adjudicated under the Workplace Relations Commission.

Data Protection - 1 year on since the implementation of GDPR

This month marks the one-year anniversary (25th May) since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) across the EU. The GDPR saw the introduction of 99 Articles which provided for significant reforms to current data protection legislation in Ireland and the introduction of the Data Protection Act, 2018.

The Essentials on Record Keeping

Record keeping is a requirement for Employers. A significant amount of information related to Employees is created and gathered during the employment relationship. It is important that Organisation are aware that all information held by them in relation to an Employee must be stored, processed and maintained appropriately. In many cases, retention of records is a legal requirement (for example, working time and pay records). In other cases, it is not a legal requirement, however it may assist the Organisation in defence of any legal claims lodged by Employees, e.g. in the case of an alleged unfair dismissal.