Labour Court Finds “Volunteer” To Be An Employee Regardless Of Her Not Receiving A Traditional Salary
Facts: This was an appeal by the Respondent, Camphill Communities of Ireland, against a WRC decision that the Respondent unfairly dismissed the Complainant, Ms. Elke Williams. The WRC had awarded compensation in the amount of €40,000.
Bus Driver’s Dismissal For Using Mobile Phone While Driving Deemed Unfair & Reinstatement Ordered
The WRC Adjudicator, Pat Brady, centred his decision around the Respondent’s use of CCTV footage to discipline and ultimately dismiss the Complainant and the application of the ‘zero tolerance’ policy.
Labour Court Substantially Increases Award For Sexual Harassment
Facts: This was an Appeal by the Complainant, a 19 year old female barista, against a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision that she should be awarded €3,500 on foot of a sexual harassment claim that resulted in her feeling stressed and anxious, certified out sick and ultimately resigning her position.
WRC Held Wages Are Not ‘Properly Payable’ During Lay-Off Period & Such Non-Payment Cannot Be A Breach of Payment of Wages Act
Facts: The Complainant joined the Respondent’s engineering contracting firm on 26th August 2019 as a mechanical estimator on an annual salary of €65000. He was laid off on 27th March 2020 when the closure of the construction sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Complainant was not brought back when certain employees were brought back to work …
Labour Court Finds Employee Unfairly Dismissed But Contributed 100% to His Dismissal – Zero Compensation
Facts: This was an appeal by the Complainant, Mr Nicholas Folan, of a WRC decision that he had not been unfairly dismissed by the Respondent, Smurfit Kappa Ireland Ltd. The Complainant sought redress in the form of reinstatement.
Sayenko Kharenko provided legal support for PGNiG on acquisition of shares in a Ukrainian company
Sayenko Kharenko has acted as a subcontractor of a polish legal counsel ��� Rymarz Zdort that provided legal support for Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (“PGNiG”) during its acquisition of a controlling stake in Karpatgazvydobuvannya LLC from ERU Management Services LLC, the mother company of ERU Group (“ERU”). Karpatgazvydobuvannya LLC is a Ukrainian project …
Sayenko Kharenko advises on USD 300 million Eurobond issue by Ukrainian
Sayenko Kharenko has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to J.P. Morgan and Dragon Capital, the joint lead managers of the USD 300 million Eurobond issue by Ukrainian Railways, the exclusive state-owned provider of rail transportation services in Ukraine.
USAID project and Sayenko Kharenko assist the NSSMC in developing new regulations for commodity exchanges
The USAID Financial Sector Transformation Project and Sayenko Kharenko law firm have assisted the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (the “NSSMC”) in developing regulations for the organised commodity market. The work started after the adoption of Law #738.
Sayenko Kharenko advises on USD 500 million Eurobond tap issue by Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko has acted as Ukrainian legal counsel to BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs International, the joint lead managers of the USD 500 million Eurobond tap issue by Ukraine.
Sayenko Kharenko has successfully defended the interests of the JTI group of companies
Sayenko Kharenko has successfully defended the interests of the Japan Tobacco International Group of companies (JTI) in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court on invalidating the headline-making decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) on anti-competitive concerted practices in the tobacco market.