Isabelle is a Solicitor practising as part of the firm’s Employment team. She has experience in both contentious and non-contentious aspects of employment law including claims for unfair dismissal, equality and discrimination, redundancy, and protected disclosures.
Isabelle also provides advice on grievances, bullying and harassment investigations, and disciplinary and performance issues. She has experience in the defence of claims before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court and the Courts.
A quiet but important line of reasoning has emerged from recent decisions of the Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") concerning the maximum compensation available under the Employment Equality Act 1998 (the "EEA") to complainants who have resigned from their employment before lodging a complaint with the WRC.
The Law
Section 82(4) of the EEA provides that the maximum amount which may be ordered by way of compensation under the EEA is:
“(a) in any case where the complainant was in receipt of remuneration at the date of the reference of the case, or if it was earlier, the date of dismissal, an amount equal to the greatest of 104 times the amount of that remuneration, determined on a weekly basis;
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