Marie-Claire Scullion

This Practice Note examines what is a protected disclosure for the purposes of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Ireland) (PDA 2014 (IRL)), as amended by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (Ireland) (PDAA 2022 (IRL)). This amendment transposed the EU Whistleblowing Directive 2019/1937 into Irish law and broadened the scope of PDA 2014 (IRL) and strengthened protections for workers. This legislation provides a framework for protecting workers who report wrongdoing in their workplace.

This Practice Note provides an overview of redundancy law in Ireland, governed by the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (Ireland), as amended, and the Protection of Employment Act 1977 (Ireland), as amended. It outlines the legal definition of redundancy, statutory entitlements, and employer obligations in both individual and collective redundancy scenarios. It highlights fair procedures, remedies for breach, and the role of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in resolving disputes.

This Practice Note looks at the need for a fair process where there is a dismissal for redundancy, in an individual redundancy process. It outlines the statutory framework governing fair dismissal, including the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 (Ireland), as amended, and the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (Ireland), as amended, and highlights the importance of procedural fairness as assessed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). This note does not address collective redundancy processes, which are dealt with under the Protection of Employment Act 1977 (Ireland), as amended, and covered in a separate Practice Note.