An Aer Lingus Cabin crew member has launched High Court proceedings aimed at preventing his employer from terminating his employment.

A duty manager at a leisure centre was unfairly dismissed after “an inappropriate image” of a teenage girl was found on a computer at the centre’s reception desk.

Described as 'one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation in a generation, the new act aims to improve security and predictability of working hours for employees on insecure contracts.

The Low Pay Commission has advised the Government not to legislate to ensure workers in the service industry have a legal right to their tips.

While the Government appears reluctant to support legislation governing gratuities in the service industry, it has pushed through sweeping changes in employment law.

The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was today passed by both houses of the Oireachtas and will now be presented to the President for his signature.

A Spanish au pair has been awarded almost €10,000 after winning a landmark case against an Irish family.

Richard Bruton’s sweeping changes could face a constitutional challenge as some lawyers see themselves being sidelined, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.