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 Plaintiff was dismissed from his employment at Wilsons Hospital School on 19 January 2023 due to his comments and actions regarding a transgender student enrolled in the school and the instruction that this student be referred to using the pronoun “they”. This dismissal was made pursuant to an investigation and then a disciplinary process, culminating in a disciplinary meeting on 19 January 2023 when that dismissal was effected. After this decision, the Plaintiff appealed this decision to the Teacher’s Disciplinary Appeal Panel, as is his entitlement under his terms and conditions of employment as set out in Circular Letter 0049/2018.
The Plaintiff was advised of the membership of the appeal panel, which were the three Defendants in
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