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:
In a scathing decision, the Adjudication Officer found the decision of the Respondent to unilaterally and without warning dismiss the Complainant for failing to relocate to Cork was “egregious” and directed the Respondent to pay the Complainant €300,000.
Background:
The Complainant is a well-regarded professor of economics who was recruited by the Respondent, University College Cork, to serve as a full professor of economics at its newly-formed school of business and law. The Complainant was hired in January 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was located in the Netherlands prior to his hiring. The Complainant was able to provide his services remotely from his family home in the Netherlands through the spring semester in
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