Employment Law

Our employment law team enable our clients to minimise disruption and proactively prevent issues to help businesses focus on their ambitions.

Meet the team
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We deliver the sharpest advice on complex employment issues from recruitment to dismissal, including contractual obligations, industrial relations concerns, equality claims, grievances and disciplinary processes, collective redundancies, protected disclosures, Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) issues and health and safety advice, providing our clients with peace of mind by preventing issues from becoming contentious. Our in-depth expertise includes advising on all issues associated with employment law, from best practice in recruitment and selection to defending claims for dismissal arising out of the termination of the employment relationship for the most pragmatic solution.

Significantly, we advise both unionised and non-unionised businesses, as well as a wide range of private and public companies. As our knowledge extends across the sectors of medicine, education, pharmaceuticals, retail and construction, as well as all aspects of Irish and European employment law, we’re empowered to design the optimal strategies for your business.

Key Contacts

The lawyers at RDJ are incredibly knowledgeable. With employment you want to de-escalate issues before they become contentious, and they're great at understanding that. Their service is always top class in terms of accuracy
– Chambers Europe (2023)
brings business acumen to all our conversations and the advice provided
– Chambers Europe (2022)
provides guidance in a manner that is easy for team members who are not qualified in employment law to understand
– The Legal 500 (2022)
superb, customer facing with exceptional knowledge and cuts through very complex issues with ease, making for a great client facing experience
– The Legal 500 (2022)
articles are extremely timely and topical and their collaboration is strongly effective
– The Legal 500 (2022)