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.
Summary Sentence:
The Complainant was found to have been unfairly dismissed by the Respondent by way of “sham” redundancy, and this, along with working time violations and a failure to provide a written contract, merited a direction for the Respondent to pay the Complainant €61,549.
Background:
The Complainant worked as the Operations Manager for the Respondent, and was in this role pursuant to an arrangement with the new shareholders of the Respondent company. The Complainant was one of three sons of the former main shareholder of the Respondent company, who had owned and operated it until financial difficulties caused it to enter examinership and ultimately caused the Complainant’s father to relinquish his directorship and shareholding. The Respondent company gained
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