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Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Employment

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Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

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Our combined experience gives us a unique understanding of the challenges faced by employers in all sectors and industries.

We provide a tailored approach to meet the individual needs of each client. We empower employers to confidently make the right decisions. Employers rely on our comprehensive and integrated service offering.

We provide commercial and strategic advice on all workplace issues from recruitment to retirement. Our clients include leading domestic and multinational corporations. We also have a deep understanding of the legal and constitutional issues faced by government and public sector bodies.

Our services include:

  • Employment contracts, policies and procedures
  • High Court litigation and injunctions
  • Unfair dismissals
  • Equality
  • Business immigration and permits
  • Industrial relations
  • Re-organisations and redundancies
  • TUPE and outsourcing
  • Whistleblowing/Protected disclosures
  • Protective leave
  • Atypical working arrangements
  • Bullying and harassment
  • Absence management
  • Investigations, disciplinary action and mediation

Chambers Review

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Employment - Ireland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Mason Hayes & Curran has a highly regarded employment law department with an extensive base of prominent domestic and international clients, particularly in the technology and education sectors. The law firm demonstrates considerable activity in contentious and injunctive proceedings, including unfair dismissal cases. The team also has experience in M&A-related labour mandates, transfers, multiple redundancies and industrial relations matters. Additionally, the law firm has a capable pensions practice that often assists employers or trustees with a range of issues, including scheme establishment and closure or questions arising from corporate transactions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mason Hayes & Curran represented the Board of Management of Gaelscoil Moshíológ in an employment dispute relating to the dismissal of a school principal.

Strengths

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  • The team at Mason Hayes & Curran is always responsive and goes above and beyond to explain everything and provide great advice.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Mason Hayes combines experience, good judgement and a practical approach to matters.

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  • The lawyers at Mason Hayes are very knowledgeable, extremely proactive and ensure clients are always on the front foot.

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  • The team always takes a practical approach, with client needs at the centre.

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  • The team is direct and focused in its approach, always sees the commercial angle and asks the right questions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Melanie Crowley
    Melanie Crowley

    Melanie Crowley

    Melanie Crowley maintains a position at the forefront of the market. She has a strong track record in handling M&A-related employment considerations, corporate restructurings, redundancies and transfers. She also advises on issues such as discrimination, disciplinary matters and senior staff terminations.

    • Melanie is extremely commercial, responsive, gets on really well with clients and gets to the crux of problems quickly.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Melanie Crowley brings a human touch to complex and challenging litigation.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Melanie is super strategic, smart and a superb communicator.

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  • Catherine O'Flynn
    Catherine O'Flynn

    Catherine O'Flynn

    Catherine O'Flynn demonstrates extensive experience in employment matters on both the contentious and non-contentious sides. She assists clients with senior executive terminations and grievances, in addition to advising on protected disclosure matters.

    • Catherine O'Flynn is extremely commercial.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • What differentiates Catherine most is her ability to provide reassurance and clear guidance in terms that are understandable.

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  • Elizabeth Ryan
    Elizabeth Ryan

    Elizabeth Ryan

    Elizabeth Ryan has experience in restrictive covenants, unfair dismissal proceedings, gender pay gap issues and collective transfer and redundancy mandates. She also represents clients in disclosure investigations and sexual harassment investigations.

    • She is very collaborative and practical.

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    • Elizabeth Ryan adopts a client-centred, knowledgeable and friendly approach.

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  • Ger Connolly
    Ger Connolly

    Ger Connolly

    Ger Connolly gains recognition for his expertise in handling restructuring matters, redundancies, investigations and allegations of discrimination.

    • Ger always gives practical, technical and sector-specific solutions in matters that are often loaded with complexity.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Ger is very pragmatic and business-focused.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Ger provides great reassurance in times of difficulty and stress and brings calm and clarity to contentious situations.

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  • Ronnie Neville
    Ronnie Neville

    Ronnie Neville

    Ronnie Neville regularly handles contentious employment matters such as dismissals, in addition to advising on the labour elements of M&A and corporate transactions.

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  • Stephen Gillick
    Stephen Gillick

    Stephen Gillick

    Stephen Gillick advises employers and trustees on the establishment, transfer and wind-up of pension schemes. He offers further experience assisting with master trust matters.

    • Stephen Gillick is highly skilled, logical and approachable.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Stephen is a really strong operator who knows the pensions regulatory space inside out and is commercially very clued in.

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