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, a plumber, was employed by the Respondent drainage company from 20 May 2019 to 3 May 2023. On 3 May 2023 the Complainant attended a work site with a colleague to complete a job. The Respondent and Complainant agreed that the Complainant arrived late to the work site, failed to take photographs of the job and failed complete a report for the job, despite having been instructed repeatedly in the past to do so. The Complainant alleged that the Respondent’s manager called the Complainant around mid-day and summarily dismissed the Complainant and his accompanying colleague, saying, (in so many words), “get the vans back to the yard… get out of my business… I’m done with the
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