Paul Bruun-Nielsen | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

I provide both commercial and best practice advice to employers and employees on all matters relating to employment law. This includes contentious, advisory, and transactional work. I have experience advising clients in a number of areas, including contract drafting, bringing/defending claims to the Workplace Relations Commission/Labour Court, reviewing employee handbooks, redundancy processes, TUPE, and data protection.

I have worked with the firm since 2020, starting as a paralegal before progressing to trainee. I was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2025.
 
I have a BA(Hons) in Economics and Social Studies from Trinity College Dublin. 

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Tip of the Week: Settlement agreements – employers, avoid this critical mistake!

15.10.2025
In the Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") case of ADJ-00056614, the issue of informed consent in the context of a settlement agreement arose. In this case, the complainant had signed a compromise agreement but one month later brought a constructive dismissal claim. She argued that she had not been given the opportunity to obtain professional legal advice before signing.The Adjudication Officer firstly addressed the preliminary issue of whether the compromise agreement barred the complaint.
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Tip of the Week - Navigating Ireland’s Minimum Wage Increases: Employers – make sure you're compliant.

01.10.2025
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Tip of the Week: Employers – New and proposed legislation keeps on coming - legislative developments to be mindful of:

04.09.2025
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Tip of the Week: Redundancies due to AI? Proceed with the usual caution.

22.08.2025
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Tip of the Week – Working Time: Employers should be cautious about which employees really determine their own working hours

01.07.2025
Working time legislation in Ireland imposes various prescriptive obligations on employers regarding its employees in respect of maximum weekly working hours, rest periods and related rules.
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