Paul D Maier is a barrister specialising in the law of work, labour, and employment. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he is a member of the Law Library, having been called to the Bar in 2022.
Paul represents both employers and employees at all levels of the Courts, as well as before the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. He is a qualified arbitrator and is frequently commissioned to lead independent investigations and disciplinary procedures for organisations. Additionally, he is regularly engaged to provide legal advice and opinions on employment law and related matters.
Paul serves as the Editor of the Irish Employment Law Journal and Employment Law Report, and he is the Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association.
Background: The Complainant was employed as a Financial Controller for the Respondent, which provided care assistants to clients. In September 2023 the Respondent’s owner said there had been an issue with pay, and on 5 October 2023 the Respondent’s owner posted a picture of a letter on the company’s WhatsApp group addressing this problem. This letter advised that the Directors of the Respondent decided to cease trading from 5 pm that day. This was due to the Respondent having failed to pay the Revenue Commissioners, which resulted in the Respondent not being able to receive payments from its client for work completed in the prior two months. This resulted in a cash shortfall that left the Respondent unable to
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