Christina Connaughton

Associate Solicitor, Maples Group

Christina is an associate in Maples and Calder’s Employment team at the Maples Group’s Dublin office. Christina advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious Irish employment law and benefits matters.

Contentious experience includes advising on unfair dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures, bullying and harassment, whistleblowing matters, work-related stress processes, working time and equality issues.

Non-contentious experience includes advising on Irish employment law implications for international corporate transactions in addition to drafting employment, consultancy and settlement agreements.

Christina holds an LLB from Trinity College Dublin. Christina is a qualified solicitor in Ireland.

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Ireland—Direct discrimination

Practice Notes

This Practice Note outlines how direct discrimination by an employer is dealt with under Ireland’s Employment Equality Act 1998 (Ireland) (EEA 1998 (IRL)) as amended. It defines protected characteristics, explains the comparator requirement, burden of proof, and legal exceptions. Case law illustrates complexities in proving discrimination, including on grounds of disability, gender, and family status. Victimisation and redress mechanisms are also addressed.

Ireland - Employment

Ireland—Hours of work and working time in Ireland

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides information on the restrictions and limits put in place on working hours, shift patterns and other similar rules in Ireland. This area of law is primarily governed by the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (Ireland).

Ireland - Employment