by Insight Editor | Jul 29, 2019 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
The conventional way of formally dealing with a consistently under-performing employee is to begin a disciplinary process. And the groundwork for being able to do this requires an employer to have in place a rigorous disciplinary process of which all employees have...
by Insight Editor | Jul 29, 2019 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
Research undertaken by Mazars Ireland in 2019 shows that Irish businesses are experiencing financial loss due to occupational fraud and abuse. Of the senior business leaders surveyed by Mazars Ireland, approximately 50% had experienced a loss due to occupational fraud...
by Insight Editor | Aug 21, 2015 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Dismissing employees – a very stressful step – but nonetheless a step that must sometimes be taken. If you need on-site help to manage a challenging employee situation contact us at 056 7701 060. Below you’ll find a useful infographic from our guest...
by Insight Editor | Jun 14, 2015 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
Relationships – we all have them. We all have familial relationships – and most of us also have romantic/sexual relationships. And, for better or for worse, these relationships occur in the workplace. It could be a small business run by a husband and wife team. Or...
by Insight Editor | Apr 22, 2015 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
It is typically not easy for an employer to lose a constructive dismissal – for a claim of constructive dismissal to succeed. Why? It’s because the burden of proof is on the employee to show that they were constructively dismissed. This is in contrast to an unfair...
by Insight Editor | Sep 24, 2014 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
An employer had an employee about whom a colleague has made a complaint. The nature of the complaint? The employee was “preaching religion to his work colleagues and to members of the public”. The employee did not deny this. The employer gave him a verbal warning...
