Rural Life
Teagasc wins Labour Court battle over €40k discrimination payout
By Gordon Deegan The Labour Court has upheld an appeal by Teagasc against a ruling that it pay €40,000 in...
Workplace Relations Commission
Agri-Business
Pig farm worker awarded over €11,500 in untaken leave
A pig farm worker has been awarded over €11,500 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after it was found that...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Teagasc to change working time system after WRC inspection
Teagasc is to change the way it records the working times of its staff after an inspection by the Workplace...
Agri-Business
WRC recovered over €35,000 in unpaid agri-sector wages in 2023
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recovered €35,584 in unpaid wages in the agriculture sector in 2023, according to its annual...
Rural Life
McConalogue ordered to pay €30,000 for unfair dismissal of driver
By Gordon Deegan A State workplace watchdog has ordered that a former driver for Minister of Agriculture, Food and the...
Rural Life
State body unfairly dismissed director after tractor incident - WRC
A state body has been found to have unfairly dismissed a director following an incident in which he allowed his...
Agri-Business
Brennans Bread ordered to pay worker €15,000 for unfair dismissal
Brennans Bread has been ordered to pay €15,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to a former worker who was...
Agri-Business
WRC awards vet receptionist €15,600 in unfair dismissal case
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded a former receptionist in a veterinary practice €15,600 in an unfair dismissal case....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
Over 60 WRC inspections in agriculture and meat processing sectors
Over 60 inspections were carried out in the agriculture and meat processing sectors in 2021, according to the annual report...
Agri-Business
Disciplinary action by pork processor deemed disproportionate
By Gordon Deegan A sanction by the largest pork processor in Ireland to suspend a worker for 10 weeks without pay,...
Agri-Business
WRC upholds three complaints made by Ballinasloe Mart worker
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered Ballinasloe Co-operative Livestock Mart Limited to pay over €3,600 in compensation to a...
Dairy
WRC recommends €500 for unfair dismissal after worker accused of beating a cow
By Gordon Deegan The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has recommended that an agricultural worker, accused of mistreating a cow in...
Agri-Business
Half of WRC inspections in agri sector encountered employment law breaches
Over 380 inspections of the agriculture sector have been carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) across the years...
Agri-Business
€188,600 in unpaid agri wages recovered in 2018
A total of €188,597 in unpaid wages was recovered from the agricultural sector for agri employees by the Workplace Relations...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Rural Life
Farm manager with MS wins €31,000 after unfair dismissal
By Gordon Deegan A former farm manager who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS) has won over €31,000 in a judgement...
Rural Life
Meat plant forced to pay butcher €11,000 after unfair dismissal
By Gordon Deegan A meat plant has been forced to pay a former employee €11,026 after the Workplace Relations Commission...
Dairy
Teagasc makes it easier for dairy farmers to employ staff
Teagasc has eased some of the burden faced by dairy farmers when it comes to employing staff with the publication...