Labour Court Upholds Appointment of Gender Commission Chair
A South African labour court has dismissed a challenge to Purity Muthoni Ngina’s appointment as head of the Gender Commission, ruling she met statutory requirements.
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A South African labour court has dismissed a challenge to Purity Muthoni Ngina’s appointment as head of the Gender Commission, ruling she met statutory requirements.

The Irish Labour Court has ruled that councils are entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages, overturning a Workplace Relations Commission decision that had awarded Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination.
A Labour court has ordered the National Police Service (NPS) to pay a former officer Sh4.3 million, giving them 60 days to settle the award.
A Kenyan labour court has awarded Sh7.3 million to Mariera Bosibori, a woman who was lured to Thailand and subsequently trafficked to Myanmar. The court ruled she was a victim of forced labour and servitude.
An appellate court has halted the enforcement of a Labour Court judgment that compelled Murang'a County to increase the pay for ECDE teachers, freezing a Sh400 million order.

The Labour Court in Ireland has ordered Omniplex to more than double the compensation awarded to an autistic former manager, stating that no cogent argument was made against the request.
A long-serving member of the Labour Court in Ireland has accused the State of unfair dismissal, initiating a legal challenge.

Talks at the Labour Court aimed at resolving a pay dispute within the National Ambulance Service have concluded for the evening and are set to resume on Thursday.

SIPTU and Unite unions are scheduled to meet with HSE management at the Labour Court today in an effort to resolve an ongoing pay dispute affecting the National Ambulance Service.
Ambulance workers in Ireland are preparing for a 48-hour strike scheduled for next week, following ongoing disputes. Concurrently, they have agreed to attend the Labour Court for talks with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to address their grievances.

The Labour Court in Ireland has issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in preparing legal cases, noting that AI is 'creeping in' to legal practices.
A labor court has temporarily halted the deregistration process of the Public Service Association, pending further legal review.
A strike by care workers in Dublin has concluded after the Labour Court recommended that a pay review process be allowed to proceed. The Irish Workers Union stated that action could resume if progress is not made.

A Labour Court recommendation proposes tax-free lump sums of up to €20,000 for school secretaries and caretakers aged 40 or over, aiming to settle a long-standing pension dispute in Ireland.

The Labour Court has issued a recommendation regarding a long-running pay dispute involving public laboratory scientists employed by the HSE in Ireland.
Cardiac specialists in Galway are warning of a potential exodus to the private sector, alleging that the HSE has undermined a Labour Court ruling.

SIPTU is set to recommend that its members accept Labour Court proposals aimed at resolving a long-standing pay dispute within the National Ambulance Service in Ireland.

An RTÉ journalist's attempt to be re-classified to a higher grade has been rejected by the Labour Court. The court upheld the previous decision, denying the journalist's bid for a promotion.

Direct talks between union representatives for the National Ambulance Service and the Health Service Executive (HSE) are set to resume in the Labour Court, following initial discussions on Monday.

Unions representing workers in Ireland's National Ambulance Service are meeting with the Health Service Executive at the Labour Court amidst ongoing negotiations.
Unions have accepted an invitation to talks at the Labour Court tomorrow morning in a bid to resolve the ambulance workers' dispute.

Former Labour Court chair Kevin Foley takes on five-year term at head of State’s industrial relations agency

Ireland's Labour Court has overturned a Workplace Relations Commission ruling that awarded unfair dismissal compensation to an employee following her maternity leave, after a security firm appealed the decision.
A labour court has thrown out a public interest suit filed by Cofek challenging the appointment of Aden Mohamed as the head of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

The Labour Court has recommended the issuance of lump sum payments at retirement as a proposed resolution to a long-standing pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers in Ireland.

Perfusionists, members of the Fórsa trade union, have paused their planned strike action following discussions with the HSE regarding a Labour Court recommendation.

Open-heart surgeries are facing delays in Ireland as cardiac specialists, known as perfusionists, have gone on strike due to an unresolved pay dispute with the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has reportedly failed to implement a Labour Court recommendation regarding their pay scale.
A recent decision by Kenya's Labour Court highlights the critical importance of understanding timelines when pursuing employment disputes against former employers.

Negotiations aimed at resolving a pay dispute within the National Ambulance Service are scheduled to resume today at the Labour Court in Ireland.

Ambulance union representatives and the Health Service Executive (HSE) are scheduled to meet at the Labour Court in Ireland to address an ongoing pay dispute, with unions stating a recommended 5% increase has not been delivered.

The Labour Court has initiated discussions to address an ongoing pay dispute affecting ambulance service personnel. These talks aim to resolve the industrial action concerns raised by staff.

An Irish Labour Court reduced an unfair dismissal award by 63% for a former executive of Elon Musk's X, bringing the total to €201,458.

Kevin Foley, a former Chairman of the Labour Court, has been named the new Chairperson of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).