by Insight Editor | Feb 3, 2020 | Employment Law Compliance, Mental Health, Stress at Work, Uncategorized, Workplace Stress
The annual Time to Talk Day takes place on Thursday February 6th this year. Its aim is to raise awareness of mental health issues and encourage open conversations about such issues. In late 2018, the Irish Times reported that Ireland had “one of the highest rates of...
by Insight Editor | Jul 29, 2019 | Employee Grievances
Employment related disputes can arise in all organisations between employees or between management and employees. And this can happen whether the environment is unionised or non-unionised. Dealing with these disputes is challenging on a number of fronts. Firstly,...
by Insight Editor | Jan 1, 2019 | Employee Grievances
Take a look at your work email inbox. Beyond the chit-chat with colleagues, spam, and discounts on spa weekends from Groupon.ie, the majority of work-related messages probably contain questions, queries, and requests for clarification. How many of these messages lie...
by Insight Editor | Dec 5, 2017 | Employee Grievances
Religion is never far from the headlines these days. Recently, the Irish Times revealed that despite falling Mass attendance, Ireland remains one of the most religious countries in Europe. Expressions of faith can sometimes venture outside of the home or house of...
by Insight Editor | Nov 7, 2016 | Conflict in the Workplace
It seems that we can rely upon US Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, to provide us with outrageous and often offensive statements. But can you imagine what it would be like to manage such a personality? It seems that almost no workplace is without their very own...
by Insight Editor | Jun 14, 2015 | Bullying and Harassment, Conflict in the Workplace, Employee Grievances, Investigations, Stress at Work, Workplace Conflict, Workplace Investigations
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...
