by Insight Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Closed-circuit television, or CCTV, is the use of video cameras to transmit video signals to a specific place, for example, an employer’s monitoring station. It differs from normal television in that the video signal is not openly transmitted. It is used...
by Insight Editor | Dec 12, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Workers in Ireland have the right to representation at disciplinary hearings. The Labour Relations Commission has produced a Code Of Practice or COP on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures that enshrines this right in law. The COP states that its principles and...
by Insight Editor | Oct 10, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Recently the Employment Appeals Tribunal awarded €46,800 to a childcare worker who had alleged that she was unfairly dismissed from the crèche where she had been working. Under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 the Tribunal found that the dismissal was unfair....
by Insight Editor | Aug 1, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Many companies are aware of the need to have a proper written grievance and disciplinary procedure in place. For companies considering taking disciplinary action, the Labour Relations Commission’s Code Of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures provides...
by Insight Editor | Jun 27, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
The cost of failing to follow procedure in employee grievance and disciplinary issues The Labour Relations Commission’s Code of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures recommends that employers have a procedure for dealing with grievances and disciplinary...
