by Eoin Lyons | Jul 9, 2020 | HR Outsourcing and Interim HR Placements, Learning & Development
In June 2019, author and philosopher Charles Handy declared: “Work needs to be organised, things should be managed…people can only be encouraged, inspired and led.” While it might seem like a surface, linguistic distinction to make, the real issue stems from a much...
by Eoin Lyons | Jun 8, 2020 | Employee Assistance
As Ireland continues to emerge from lockdown, employees that have been working from home are advised to continue doing so. For some employees in this situation, the lockdown has enhanced productivity and increased role enjoyment. Others, meanwhile, have had to assume...
by Eoin Lyons | May 28, 2020 | Employment Law Compliance, Workplace Conflict
When it was announced that Ireland would begin easing Covid-19 restrictions on the 18th of May, the news was bittersweet. Businesses that could reopen in one of the earlier phases breathed a sigh of relief. This relief, however, was short-lived. It soon became clear...
by Eoin Lyons | May 28, 2020 | Workplace Conflict
All employers have, “so far as is reasonably practicable,” a responsibility to safeguard “the safety, health and welfare at work of his or her employees”. In order to fully comply with this requirement in the middle of the current crisis, employers need to stay on top...
by Eoin Lyons | May 28, 2020 | HR Support Services, Uncategorized
Ireland’s phased roadmap for reopening dictates that workers who can work from home should continue to do so for the foreseeable future. However, despite this new way of working having been in place for over two months now, some businesses are yet to find their groove...
