by Eoin Lyons | Sep 13, 2023 | Redundancy, Redundancy Management
Do you want to get advice on your key HR and organisational challenges directly from the experts? With barrister qualifications, CIPD membership, mediation accreditation, long and varied international HR experience and even an ex-Garda on our team, Insight HR’s highly...
by Eoin Lyons | Jul 13, 2022 | Recruitment, Reward Systems
Irish consumer prices increased by an average of 7.8% in the 12 months to May — the fastest pace in nearly 38 years — up from 7% in the year to April. Source – thejournal.ie, here. A cost-of-living crisis, Brexit, the war on Ukraine, the post-pandemic workplace, the...
by Eoin Lyons | Feb 9, 2022 | HR Outsourcing, Investigations, Uncategorized, Workplace Investigations
Workplace investigations can be fraught with emotion and need to be handled with the utmost sensitivity and tact. Your obligations as an employer also means that there are certain codes of practice that you must meet. Failure to address and resolve a conflict in the...
by Mary Cullen | Mar 8, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Employee Wellness, Learning & Development, Recruitment
The year is 2021. A global pandemic holds the world in its clutches and has confined us to our homes. Only essential workers can attend the workplace, leaving many offices lying vacant. As a result, even the most technology-averse companies have had to look towards...
by Eoin Lyons | Oct 1, 2020 | Redundancy, Redundancy Management
In April, Debenhams closed its Irish operations leading to the collective redundancy of around 1,000 workers. The fact that the employees were only offered the minimum statutory redundancy package has been a cause for contention due to an agreement formed in 2016...
by Eoin Lyons | Oct 1, 2020 | Redundancy, Redundancy Management
When the news broke in September that Ireland is officially in an economic recession, it likely didn’t come as much of a shock. The 6% rapid drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surpassed all previous records – even those from 2008. Optimists among us argued that we...
