Bláthnaid Evans is a partner at Philip Lee LLP. She advises on all contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. She has extensive experience across all areas of employment law, having trained in an employee firm and later worked in a top five law firm.
Her practice includes advising on and preparing employment documentation, from employment contracts and handbooks to outsourcing agreements, employment warranties and indemnities and all other ancillary employment related documentation. She regularly advises on employment aspects of commercial transactions, including TUPE and outsourcing arrangements.
Bláthnaid also advises employers on disputes, including grievances, investigations, disciplinary processes, harassment / sexual harassment and protected disclosures. She also regularly attends before all employment law forums, advising clients in employment related disputes.
She also provides advice on health and safety matters, workplace investigations and employment permit applications.
Authors: Bláthnaid Evans and Sheila Spokes
In a recent decision by the Labour Court in Wasim Haskiya v Keelings Retail Unlimited Company 2020, the Court set aside the decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”), and found that a settlement agreement between Wasim Haskiya (the “Employee”) and Keelings Retail Unlimited Company (the “Employer”) terminating the Employee’s employment was void. This decision was on the basis that the Employee was not provided with an adequate opportunity to seek independent legal advice prior to waiving his statutory rights under the agreement. As a result, the Court held that the dismissal of the Employee was unfair.
Background ⚓︎
The Employee commenced employment with the Employer on a fixed-term contract as a
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