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jury duty + new job

  • 22-10-2014 11:53pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭


    My fiancee was called for jury duty a couple weeks ago and she had no problem accepted it since she was unemployed at the time, however she recently got a job and more than likely be unable to do it. Whats the usually thing that happens when this arises?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    Thats all well and good but she'll only be in the job a couple days and miss an essential training day in Dublin due to it. Plus the first month is trial period


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    tonydude wrote: »
    Thats all well and good but she'll only be in the job a couple days and miss an essential training day in Dublin due to it. Plus the first month is trial period

    It's up to the company, they can decide it's no big deal and let her do it or they can write a letter detailing how she'll be missing essential activities and see if she can be exempted.

    It's something that should have been mentioned during any interview if known though.


  • Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,774 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Jury duty isn't something you "accept". It's obligatory to attend when you are called. Most people called are employed and they have to miss work.

    If she refuses to attend, she will face the relevant penalty.

    The penalties are:

    non-attendance: €500
    lie about the reason for non-attending: €500
    lie about being eligible €500
    lie on someone else's behalf: €500
    serve while being ineligible: €500
    serve while being disqualified: €2000
    be drunk or high when called: €500
    refuse to be sworn in: €500


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,376 ✭✭✭The_Captain


    The exact same thing happened to me. Accepted jury duty, ended up getting a job and was due to start the week of my jury duty.

    I told my new boss, got him to write a letter saying me being on jury duty would negatively affect my employment, posted it off and got an exemption with no hassle at all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    The exact same thing happened to me. Accepted jury duty, ended up getting a job and was due to start the week of my jury duty.

    I told my new boss, got him to write a letter saying me being on jury duty would negatively affect my employment, posted it off and got an exemption with no hassle at all

    She was onto them today and it looks like its going down this route


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭robman60


    My mother was a teacher and got the call some time around February but was exempted when the principal wrote that it was a bad time due to mocks.

    They are pretty reasonable in giving exemptions it would appear.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    robman60 wrote: »
    My mother was a teacher and got the call some time around February but was exempted when the principal wrote that it was a bad time due to mocks.

    They are pretty reasonable in giving exemptions it would appear.

    teachers are pretty much exempt from it as far as I know, like the gardai.


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