by Insight Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Bullying and Harassment, Cyber Bullying, Policies and Procedures, Uncategorized, Workplace Investigations
Bullying Lowered productivity. Industrial relations problems. Litigation. These are among the potential impacts for a company if it fails to deal adequately with an allegation of bullying. So this is no trivial matter and companies need to be adequately prepared in...
by Insight Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Employment Contracts, Grievance and Disciplinary, Hiring, Policies and Procedures, Workplace Investigations
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 | Dec 10, 2018 | Downsizing, Policies and Procedures, Redunancy, Rightsizing, Selection Matrices
Britain’s vote to leave Europe with no-deal has the potential to rock the Irish economy, with those working in agri-food, agriculture, traditional manufacturing and road-transport likely to be the hardest hit. Economic experts believe a no-deal Brexit will have...
by Insight Editor | Sep 13, 2016 | Employment Law Compliance, Policies and Procedures, Social Media
Virtual reality games like Pokémon GO are increasingly raising concerns for employers about productivity and safety. The groundbreaking smartphone app, Pokémon GO, has undoubtedly become a craze across Ireland and beyond. The app allows players to explore the real...
by Insight Editor | Sep 24, 2014 | Conflict in the Workplace, Grievance and Disciplinary, Investigations, Policies and Procedures, Uncategorized, Workplace Disputes, Workplace Investigations
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...
by Insight Editor | Aug 29, 2014 | Conflict in the Workplace, Employee Assistance, Employee Engagement, Employee Theft, Employment Contracts, Fraud, Fraud in the Workplace, Grievance and Disciplinary, Investigations, Policies and Procedures, Privacy, Protected Disclosures Act 2014, Stealing at Work, Surveillance, Uncategorized, Whistleblowing, Workplace Conflict, Workplace Disputes, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Theft
This post is the 2nd in a series on workplace fraud. The first post outlined how a company should deal with a fraud that they believe has been perpetrated against them by one of their own employees. This article will examine how the HR function can play a pivotal...
