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Fitzsimons Redmond LLP partner, Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty was delighted to be invited by Maynooth University Law Society to be a panellist at last night’s Diversity in Law event at Maynooth University. It was wonderful to hear the views and experiences of colleagues and students. Well done to the Law Society at Maynooth for organising a super event and for having the hard conversations.
We are delighted to announce that Fitzsimons Redmond LLP is a JAM Card friendly business, which means we are promoting inclusively and diversity for people with invisible disabilities. The whole team has recently undergone training in working with people who have difficulties in communicating.
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The team at Fitzsimons Redmond LLP would like to thank our dear friend, The Hon. Mr Justice Aindrias Ó Caoimh for the gift of many Law Reports from his personal library. We are delighted to give a home to these beautiful volumes, adding to our collection of legal texts.
At Fitzsimons Redmond LLP, we believe in always learning about new developments in law, technology and client care. We schedule regular knowledge sessions in order to learn and discuss the latest innovations. This is one of the ways we blend tradition with modernity in our over 50 year old firm.
A business can implement a transparency policy to show its commitment to accountability and openness in is work. The policy will show the practices and procedures embraced by the business. It articulates the core values of the business in relation to communication with stakeholders. Honesty, integrity and accountability will be key values. The policy will detail the specific information that will be disclosed. This might include business practices, governance structures, financial performance, and gender pay gap information. It will describe when and how the information is shared, whether publicly by website or report or internally to employees or to certain stakeholders such as investors.
Continue readingFitzsimons Redmond LLP partner, Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty was recently invited to speak to tax-maven Stephenie Wickham on the wonderful Taxbytes for Expats podcast.
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The Maternity Protection, Employment Equality & Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on 28 October 2024.
The 2024 Act inserts section 14B to the Employment Equality Act 1988, which states that an employer cannot enter a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) with an employee. If such an agreement is entered into, it shall be null and void. An NDA is an agreement, or a provision of an agreement, which may or may not be in writing, between an employer and an employee, that aims to prevent the employer and/or employee from making a relevant disclosure.
The Maternity Protection, Employment Equality & Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on 28 October 2024.
The 2024 Act inserts section 14C to the Maternity Protection Act 1994, which allows an employee to postpone their maternity leave for between 5 and 52 weeks if they are suffering from a serious health condition. Ireland is one of the first countries in the world to implement such measures and it follows from the ‘Leave Our Leave’ campaign by the Irish Cancer Society.
The recent Supreme Court case of Mallon v Minister for Justice [2024] has upheld the legality of mandatory retirement ages, as set out in Section 34(4) of the Employment Equality Act 1988, as amended by the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015.
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Ethical supply chain management refers to the sourcing, production and distribution of products in a manner that is non-exploitative, fair, sustainable and responsible towards all stakeholders in the chain. This includes the valuing of the human rights of producers of component parts, workers, and communities as well as environmental protection so as to ensure the human rights of current and future generations. Features of ethical supply chain management include safe working conditions and fair pay, local community engagement, minimal environmental impacts, compliance with local laws and international best practice, at all points in the chain. It involves transparency and accountability in relation production, sourcing and suppliers.
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