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COVID-19 and Data Protection Rights
Data Protection Rights and the Pandemic COVID-19 It was recently reported that the HSE had disclosed to an employer that one of their employees had tested positive for Covid-19 prior to informing the employee of their own test results. The HSE explained in a statement...
Dealing With Tenant Inability To Pay Rent In Commercial Leases During COVID-19
Dealing With Tenant Inability To Pay Rent In Commercial Leases During COVID-19 As business activity has reduced and cash-flow stopped in many sectors as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions, tenant inability to pay rent is an inevitability. In order to survive the...
Redundancy and the Impact of Severance Agreements
REDUNDANCY AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS Unfortunately, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are being faced with the prospect of redundancy. However, regardless of the economic climate, employers are required to ensure that redundancy is both fair and...
Urban Development & Building Heights in Strategic Development Zones
Since the issue of the Urban Development and Building Heights Guidelines by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in December 2018 (the “Guidelines”), land owners and developers are understandably anxious to know how these guidelines will apply to...
How Employers can Respond During the COVID-19 Pandemic
For Employers - How to respond during the COVID-19 pandemic As much as possible during this unprecedented time, employers need to be responsive to the many changes that have been introduced to help keep businesses going. In terms of Human Resources, it is ‘business as...
The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020
The Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 In response to the COVID -19 epidemic, the houses of the Oireachtas have enacted the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID -19) Act 2020, (“the Act”). For the purpose of this article, we will...
COVID-19 Pandemic – Information For Employers
The aim of the government during this pandemic is to help employers keep as many of their staff on their payroll as possible. A number of schemes have been put in place over the last two weeks to help employers deal with the unprecedented economic fallout from the...
COVID-19 Pandemic – Information For Employees
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented economic disruption in Ireland with 350,000 people expected to lose their jobs in the coming weeks and months. The Department of Social Welfare has received the equivalent of 10 months’ worth of social welfare...
Amorys Business Continuity Plan – Covid-19 Pandemic
The Irish Government has introduced unprecedented measures in order to protect the safety of our population amid the current outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19. Within these measures, the government has advised that individuals where possible should work from home....