by Eoin Lyons | May 11, 2022 | Discipline and Grievances, Employee Discipline
Disciplinary actions may be necessary for a variety of reasons relating to employee performance, conduct and behaviour. Depending on the nature of the issue, the sanction may include a verbal or written warning, demotion or even dismissal. Not all wrongdoing will...
by Eoin Lyons | Oct 13, 2021 | Change Management, Covid-19, Discipline and Grievances, Employee Grievances, Workplace Conflict
As we return to work, the onset of division between vaccinated and unvaccinated employees has been an unfortunate development. Since September 20th, there has been a gradual and careful re-opening of offices as advised by the Irish Government. Ahead of further easing...
by Insight Editor | Mar 26, 2021 | Discipline and Grievances, Employee Discipline, Fraud, Fraud in the Workplace, Workplace Conflict
In 2020, PwC conducted its bi-annual Irish Economic Crime and Fraud Survey of more than seventy Irish organisations. When asked whether their organisation had experienced any form of fraud, corruption, cybercrime or other economic crime within the previous 24 months,...
by smaher@insighthr.ie | Jan 4, 2021 | Discipline and Grievances
A female employee announces that she is pregnant. You may very well be happy for her – and congratulate her on the happy news. But the news can present you with significant challenges. Will she be healthy until close to delivery? Who will handle her responsibilities...
by Insight Editor | Mar 2, 2020 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Last month saw the reckoning of Harvey Weinstein, as he faced judge and juror over the allegations of sexually motivated crimes that sparked the #metoo movement. At the time of writing, his fate remains undecided. It is safe to say however, that Harvey Weinstein has...
by Insight Editor | Feb 3, 2020 | Discipline and Grievances, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
In October 2017, social media users around the world were becoming intrigued by a hashtag which seemed to have broken free from the Twitter sphere to proliferate the far-flung corners of the internet. It seemed that all over the world, people were updating their...
