Employment

McCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP represents clients in a wide range of employment related matters, including data privacy, pension and regulatory mandates. Outside of transactional work, the team handles workplace and corporate investigations, regularly appearing before the Labour Court, High Court and WRC in employment disputes. Mary Brassil leads the team, with a focus on employment and industrial relation issues arising from corporate restructurings, cross-border mergers and redundancies. Terence McCrann maintains a strong reputation for conducting workplace investigations and mediations concerning partnership disputes. Donal Hamilton assists with TUPE and disciplinary proceedings, while Stephen Holst is active in contentious matters.

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Testimonials

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‘David McCauley is very responsive and supportive in his approach to supporting us with all legal matters - he works to understand our business to ensure our approach is aligned to any custom & practice.’
‘The MCF team have good advice on employment issues. I have never felt that I am not getting solid advice on employment issues.’
‘Donal Hamilton is always available to be contacted when industrial relations matters arise, which is important in the cut and thrust of disputes. He is always confident in his advice.’
‘This is a strong employment team that has looked after the needs of many of our clients in the Republic of Ireland over many years.’
‘Mary Brassil and Stephen Holst are both very prompt, thorough and great with clients.’
‘There is a huge depth of knowledge within the practice and great ease of access to professionals within other specialisms to supplement the employment team.’
‘The people and office are excellent.’
‘The uniqueness of this legal practice's service lies in the blend of expertise, personalised attention and a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for clients.’

Key clients

Aer Lingus
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Boston Scientific
Merck Sharpe and Dohme
National Transport Authority
VHI
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Sanofi
Science Foundation Ireland
CHC Helicopters

Work highlights

Advised Boliden Tara Mines on the employment and industrial relations aspects of the high-profile temporary cessation of operations at its facility in Tara.
Advised Roche on a six day hearing before the Workplace Relations Commission concerning claims of penalisation and unfair dismissal by a former employee under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.
Advised Workhuman on the employment law aspects of a high-profile tech-sector collective redundancy process.

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