1. SUPPORTS YOU CAN CALL ON & BODIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

2. FRAMEWORK: Framework has a responsibility to work closely with the Project in relation to employment practice and can provide: ~ Supports for the development of policies / procedures and clarity re employment. ~ Advice re accessing further information. ~ Support to prevent problems escalating. PROJECTS SOLICITOR: The Project should always check out with their solicitor moves to initiate disciplinary proceedings with regard to their legal standing. INSURANCE OPTIONS

3. LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION (LRC) PROVIDES A RANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, ADVISORY AND MEDIATION SERVICES. THE MAIN SERVICES ARE: ~ The Conciliation Service ~ The Advisory Service Division ~ The Rights Commissioner Service ~ The Workplace Mediation Service

4. CONCILIATION SERVICE (LRC) ~VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROCESS ~ INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OFFICER (IRO) IS ASSIGNED BY THE LRC TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES WHEN THEIR EFFORTS HAVE FAILED ~ IS A CONFIDENTIAL, INFORMAL AND NON- LEGALISTIC PROCESS THE SERVICE IS FREE TO USERS

5. THE ADVISORY SERVICE DIVISION (LRC) ~ WORKS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND TRADE UNIONS IN NON-DISPUTE SITUATIONS ~ INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL ~ CONFIDENTIAL AND FREE OF CHARGE ~ ASSISTS EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES BUILD AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

6. RIGHTS COMMISSIONER SERVICE (LRC) ~ INVESTIGATES DISPUTES, GRIEVANCES AND CLAIMS FROM INDIVIDUALS / SMALLL GROUPS ~ OPERATES AS PART OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION (LRC) HOWEVER THEY ARE INDEPENDENT ~ WIDE RANGE OF FUNCTIONS ~ AIMS TO OFFER PARTIES A QUICK AND INFORMAL METHOD OF DEALING WITH DISPUTES

7. WORKPLACE MEDIATION SERVICE (LRC) ~ PROVIDES A PROMPT, CONFIDENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE REMEDY TO WORKPLACE CONFLICTS, DISPUTES AND DISAGREEMENTS. ~ SUITED TO DISPUTES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS ~ IT IS VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL, FAST, SOLUTION FOCUSED AND IMPARTIAL ~ IF PROBLEM/ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED, THE MEDIATOR WILL ASSIST PARTIES TO AGREE A JOINT WAY FORWARD

8. EMPLOYEMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL (E.A.T.) ~ INDEPENDENT BODY ~ PROVIDES A SPEEDY, FAIR, INEXPENSIVE AND INFORMAL MEANS FOR EMPLOYEES TO SEEK REMEDIES FOR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF THEIR STATUTORY RIGHTS ~ HEARINGS ARE PUBLIC ~ HEARS REDUNDACY, MINIMUM NOTICE AND UNFAIR DISMISSALS CLAIMS AGAINST EMPLOYERS ~ ALSO HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF RIGHTS COMMISSIONERS

9. LABOUR COURT ~ FREE, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DISPUTES AND MATTERS ARISING UNDER PARTICULAR ACTS ~ IS NOT A COURT OF LAW BUT IS AN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TRIBUNAL ~ RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT BINDING, HOWEVER PARTIES ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO ITS RECOMMENDATIONS HOWEVER…..

10. ~ DETERMINATIONS BY THE COURT UNDER EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY, PENSIONS, ORGANISAITON OF WORKING TIME, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES (PART-TIME WORK AND FIXED TERM WORK ) ACTS ARE LEGALLY BINDING ~ HEARS APPEALS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF EQUALITY OFFICERS IN EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL TREATMENT CLAIMS ~ HEARS DISCRIMINATORY DISMISSALS AT FIRST INSTANCE

11. EQUALITY OFFICERS ~ RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING PRIMARY INVESTIGATIONS INTO EQUAL PAY AND EQUAL TREATMENT CLAIMS ~ PARTIES WILL BE HEARD ORALLY AND ALSO WILL BE INVITED TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ~ MAY CARRY OUT WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS ~ HEARINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL ~ COMPLAINTS OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION CAN ALSO BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURT

12. USEFUL WEBSITES ~ LABOUR RELATIONS COMMISSION – www.lrc.ie www.lrc.ie ~ EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL – Link through www.entemp.ie www.entemp.ie ~ LABOUR COURT – www.labourcourt.ie www.labourcourt.ie ~ EQUALITY OFFICERS – www.equalitytribunal.ie www.equalitytribunal.ie