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Employment Law at 11 - NI Case Law covering Unfair Dismissal and Absence
Published on: 07/08/2023
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Seamus McGranaghan Director – Commercial, Education, Employment & Licensing, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
Seamus McGranaghan Director – Commercial, Education, Employment & Licensing, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors
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Seamus McGranaghan qualified as a Solicitor in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors in 2003 and is an experienced Commercial Lawyer dealing with employment, commercial and education cases.

He has experience in the Industrial Tribunal representing both Claimants and Respondents and has provided seminars in relation to particular areas of employment law. Seamus is the only member of the Education and Law Association in Northern Ireland. He specialises in advising schools and colleges on policy matters, employment issues and student welfare. He is also responsible for the Education Law Quarterly Review.

In addition to having contributed at Legal Island’s Education Updates since 2010, Seamus in association with Legal Island provides a live “Employment Law @ 11” webinar on the first Friday of each month, dealing with all aspects of Employment law affecting Northern Irish employers.

Case Law Special

Seamus McGranaghan from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Christine Quinn from Legal Island discuss 3 big NI cases that you need to keep on your HR radar!

1. Molloy v D&W Carlisle Ltd [2023] NIIT 25132/21
A failure to follow isolation guidance during the pandemic constituted gross misconduct due to health and safety failings by an employee.

2. McDade v Norman Emerson Group Limited [2023] NIIT 63140/22
A claim of unfair dismissal rejected where it was found that the claimant had livestreamed a video containing sectarian chanting.

3. Devine-Gallagher v Lidl (NI) Limited [2023] NIIT 23572/21
A case in which capability was a fair reason for a dismissal of an employee who had been

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 07/08/2023
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