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Hayes solicitors LLP

Employment: Mainly Plaintiff

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Hayes Employment Law Group is renowned for its excellence, providing clients with practical, user friendly, strategic, commercial options to their employment issues. Hayes advises on individual and collective employment matters, from recruitment to termination, including post termination risk issues. Hayes offers services across several sectors, public and private, supporting organisations in:-

  • Restructuring & Redundancy
  • Equality & Diversity
  • Outsourcing/changing service providers  - Transfer Regulations
  • Mediation/dispute resolution/litigation
  • Investigator of workplace conduct/whistleblowing issues
  • Industrial relations/trade disputes/industrial action
  • EWC/ & EEF local expert advisors
  • Performance management/dismissals
  • Capacity/Disability
  • Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants & Confidentiality
  • Data protection
  • Corporate transactions – due diligence/drafting indemnities
  • Partnership law issues

Our Employment Law Partners are centrally involved in expert leadership groups in Irish employment law - Anne Lyne is Chair of the Irish Employment Law Association and Breda O'Malley is a member of the Irish Law Society Expert Group on Employment & Equality Law and is also on the Council of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association. 

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Employment: Mainly Plaintiff - Ireland

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Hayes solicitors has a strongly rated group advising on a range of employment matters, including the implementation of workforce reorganisations or redundancies on behalf of clients needing to downsize or to relocate employees. The team has experience on both the plaintiff and employer sides of unfair dismissal claims. It advises on disciplinary and discrimination claims and assists with litigation seeking to enforce restrictive covenants against former executives. Lawyers at the firm act for a mixture of multinational corporations, charities and state organisations.
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Work Highlights

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  • Hayes solicitors acted for Teagasc in the defence of an equal pay claim.

Strengths

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  • Hayes' strength is its ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion and clarity, ensuring that complex issues are addressed in a way that minimises risk while supporting constructive outcomes.

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  • The lawyers at Hayes have deep expertise in employment law paired with a practical, client-focused approach.

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  • Hayes is a brilliant team providing solid advice.

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  • The team's advice reflects a clear understanding of both legal implications and broader business impact, which is critical when navigating grey areas and high-risk decisions.

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  • Hayes solicitors provides excellent legal advice, which is detailed and concise.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Anne Lyne
    Anne Lyne

    Anne Lyne

    Anne Lyne is particularly active in discrimination cases relating to age and gender, offering additional experience in workplace injury and unfair dismissal claims. She also advises on disciplinary processes and restructuring-related employment issues. Her clients include trade unions in addition to entities in the retail and education sectors.

    • She is very responsive to our needs and an excellent communicator.

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    • Anne consistently distinguishes herself through her exceptional expertise in employment law, practical approach and commercial insight.

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    • Anne has superb experience in the area and provides excellent legal advice that is detailed, concise and tailored to meet the needs of our organisation.

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  • Breda O'Malley
    Breda O'Malley

    Breda O'Malley

    Breda O'Malley represents both employers and plaintiffs in a range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. She is particularly experienced in cross-border transfer and reorganisation matters.

    • Breda is fantastic to work with, she explains the law in a way that makes a non-legal professional understand while listening to the business priorities.

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    • She offers practical, solutions-focused advice that is always relevant and easy to act on.

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    • She is direct, provides straightforward advice and clearly explains the necessary steps to take.

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