by Insight Editor | Oct 29, 2019 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
The Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 (updated in 2013) imposes information and consultation obligations on employers with at least 50 employees. However, the requirement to inform and consult with employees does not apply automatically....
by Insight Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Prevention is Always Better Than Cure: The Importance of Getting your Paperwork Right! The idea that prevention is necessarily better than cure long ago made its way from adage into the heart of employee and industrial relations policy. However, the legal environment...
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 | Jun 26, 2019 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
In the UK, mandatory gender pay gap reporting indicated that on average 77% of employers pay men more than they pay women. Legislation requiring gender pay gap reporting was introduced there in 2017 and organisations with greater than 250 employees were required to...
by Insight Editor | Jan 1, 2019 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
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 | May 8, 2018 | Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
Are you afraid to joke with your female colleagues? Do you feel unsure as to where the banter stops and the offence starts? We are in a new era of transparency around sexual harassment, and women of all ages, in all walks of life, are now calling it out. #Me Too...