Jun 10, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
A guide on how to manage AI at work On 10 June 2022, the Minister of Labour, Yolanda Diaz, presented a guide on algorithmic information in the workplace, which brings together in a single document all rights and obligations pertaining to algorithmic information in the...
May 23, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
On 23 May 2022, the European Commission adopted a series of documents giving Member States guidance on their economic, social and environmental policies. As forecast, due to the war in Ukraine among other things, the Commission is maintaining the escape clause of the...
May 19, 2022 | European Works Council, Legislation, National Implementation Measures
Can Ireland remain a paradise for employers in terms of hosting EWCs? In May 2022, the European Commission issued a letter of formal notice to Ireland, instructing it to review its European Works Council legislation and citing “a number of shortcomings” in Irish...
May 18, 2022 | IR Doc, Legislation
Covid-19 to be recognised as an occupational disease On 18 May 2022, Member States and social partners sitting on the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) reached an agreement on the need to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease in the...