These are confusing times.

As small businesses struggle to stay afloat while making the best decisions for their staff and the public, a top employment law expert has issued some timely advice for workers and employers who are unsure about their rights and obligations in the face of a global pandemic.

Posting on the business social media platform LinkedIn, Richard Grogan, Partner and Head of Employment and Dispute Resolution Practice at Richard Grogan & Associates Solicitors in Dublin, shared a PDF version of a talk he presented last April, laying out the facts on issues such as redundancy, unfair dismissal, contracts and layoffs.

There is a huge amount of disinformation on The Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 – 2014 so I am putting up a copy of a lecture note given to the Law Society of Ireland last year.” Mr Grogan posted.

“Hopefully, this will assist employers and employees understand your rights and duties.”

You can access the PDF in full via the link in Mr Grogan’s tweet here:

#COVID19 and REDUNDANCY
There is a huge amount of disinformation on The Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 – 2014 so I am putting up a copy of a lecture note given to the Law Society of Ireland last year. Hopefully this will assist empl…https://t.co/Uk8LerXsCc https://t.co/q9t3HEv6hZ

— Richard Grogan & Ass (@GroganRichard) March 15, 2020

In the meantime, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has introduced measures to provide income support to people affected by the Coronavirus crisis.

You can check that out here.