Topic 4: Definitions

Question 1

audi alteram partem

Answer 1

employer must hear employee’s side of the argument before deciding to dismiss

Question 2

Unfair dismissal

Answer 2

Defined in s.1 of Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015.
a dismissing employer must prove the reason or reasons for dismissal and must satisfy an Adjudication Officer or the Labour Court 2 that it had good cause and acted reasonably in all the circumstances

Question 3

nemo iudex in sua causa

Answer 3

no one should be a judge in his own case.