Employment Law – Know The Legislation That Protects Workers Rights

Monday 15 August 2022

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Course Content:

This two-day training course is designed to provide participants with basic level introduction to employment law. The course will cover a range of topics, such as: trade union law, unfair dismissals, equality law etc. It will enable participants to understand how to access relevant legal information and how to evaluate employment law issues.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this training course participants will be able to:

• Identify the main sources of Irish labour and trade union law that influence the legislative and contractual context within which MANDATE and its members operate
• Understand the main provisions of those workplace-related statute laws most commonly contested and availed of
• Access relevant legal information – incl. statute and common law/case precedents – enabling them to construct a case for adjudication at the Workplace Relations Commission and/or the Labour Court.
• Appreciate the importance of taking a balanced, careful and considered approach, when assessing the feasibility of progressing an employment law related case.