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Three days have been set aside to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Labour Court sets aside three days for X appeal on payout

The Labour Court has set aside three days at the end of next month to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Business • 17 Jun

Stellantis is so far cutting up to 1,600 staff in total across Italy this year through the voluntary redundancy scheme

Stellantis offers voluntary redundancy scheme, Italy

Stellantis has started a voluntary redundancy plan for 610 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, after introducing the scheme at other Italian facilities, the automaker said today

Business • 10 Jun

The Workplace Relations Commission concluded a fifth and final hearing day for the case yesterday evening

Sales manager claims ex-boss benefited from redundancy

A senior manager has said he was put out of his job at a software firm earning a base salary of €170,000 in a "sham" redundancy that involved his US-based boss, who he said benefited from the decision and should never have had a role in the process.

Business • 09 Feb 24

The case was out of the WRC's jurisdiction, the hearing was told

Ex-Twitter exec fails in bid to get €13,000 holiday pay

A former Twitter executive who claims the social media giant did noy abide by part of a severance agreement he signed has failed in an attempt to pursue an outstanding sum of €13,000 as an employment rights claim.

Business • 01 Dec 23

Losing a job can be a traumatic experience, but it is important to know that there is information and support available

How to deal with losing a job

The technology sector globally has been hit with repeated rounds of job cuts in recent months, as firms who overhired during the pandemic, introduce efficiencies.

Business • 27 Mar 23

the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill was published today

Special payment for workers made redundant in new Bill

Workers who have lost out on reckonable service while they were on lay-off due to Covid-19 restrictions, and have subsequently been made redundant, will be able get a special payment of up to a maximum payment of €1,860 tax-free to bridge the gap in their redundancy entitlements.

Business • 21 Jan 22

The measure was introduced last year to prevent employers from facing significant redundancy bills

Firms face redundancy bills as payment pause expires

An emergency measure that suspended the right of workers laid off by their employers during the Covid-19 pandemic to receive a redundancy payment will be removed after today.

Business • 30 Sep 21

Debenhams workers have been picketing the Irish stores for over 290 days

Little hope for more funds for Debenhams redundancies

The £55m purchase by fashion retailer Boohoo of Debenhams' online business will have no implications for the liquidation of Debenhams' Irish operations or for redundancy payments of former employees, the Mandate trade union has been told by Irish liquidators KPMG.

Business • 25 Jan 21

In a memo seen by RTÉ, a WIT official states that he has been asked to gauge the level of interest in voluntary redundancy among staff

WIT withdraws memo regarding redundancy scheme

Waterford Institute of Technology has withdrawn a letter sent to unions stating that the Department of Education and Skills had informed them of the possibility of a voluntary redundancy scheme for public servants.

News • 25 Feb 16

Avondale Nursing Home was closed by the HSE in 2011

Former nursing home staff sought over entitlements

A liquidator is keen to make contact with approximately 40 former employees of a nursing home because they are due redundancy payments.

Business • 07 Apr 14

No plans to further reduce Aviva Ireland's operations

Aviva set to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide

Insurance giant Aviva is planning to axe around 2,000 jobs from its UK, European and Asian workforce under cost-cutting plans.

Business • 18 Apr 13

IBRC staff will only get statutory redundancy under the liquidator's process

200 IBRC staff back motion over industrial action

Up to 200 staff at IBRC have voted in favour of a motion threatening industrial action unless the bank's liquidator opens talks on paying settlements to staff who lose jobs.

Business • 04 Mar 13