While the right not to be unfairly dismissed can be available from the moment an employment contract is agreed, employees often cannot pursue a complaint against an employer for an unfair dismissal unless they have been employed for at least 12 months if the employment started on or before 5 April 2012, or 24 months …

Can you be denied annual leave?

An employee needs to request to take annual leave before going on leave. The process for requesting annual leave is often set out in an award or registered agreement, company policy or contract of employment. An employer can only refuse an employee’s request for annual leave if the refusal is reasonable.

What are my employment rights with less than 2 years service?

Employees can only usually claim unfair dismissal against an employer if they have a minimum of 2 years service. If an employee is able to establish an automatically unfair or discriminatory reason for their dismissal, in most cases there is no qualifying service period.

How much annual leave are you entitled to?

All workers have, from the first day of employment, the right to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday per year. You can work out how many days off you should get by multiplying the number of days you work each week by 5.6.

How long can you be laid off before redundancy?

There is no upper limit for how long you can be laid-off or put on short-time. You may be able to claim redundancy pay if you are laid-off without pay or put on short-time for either: four consecutive weeks. six weeks within a 13 week period.

How long can you be temporarily laid off in Ireland?

There is no limit on the number of times an employer may put an employee on short-time or lay off, as long as the employer can guarantee at least 13 weeks employment. However, if it becomes apparent that the short-time or lay off is no longer temporary then the situation could be considered a redundancy.

Will I get redundancy pay if I get laid off?

If you’ve been laid off or put on short-time working, and then made redundant, your redundancy pay will be based on your usual weekly pay when you did your normal hours. The only time this won’t apply is if you agreed to a permanent change in the number of hours you work.