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by Mary Cullen | May 13, 2021 | Redundancy Management
Throughout the pandemic, many businesses have been forced to consider their labour costs. Given the difficulties that many sectors have experienced in maintaining ‘business as usual’, this has naturally meant lay-offs, short-time arrangements and in some cases...
by smaher@insighthr.ie | 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 smaher@insighthr.ie | 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...
by smaher@insighthr.ie | Apr 6, 2020 | HR Support Services, Redundancy Management
In March, the Economic and Social Research Institute predicted that the Irish economy could shrink by 7% in 2020, with EY Ireland stating it could shrink as much as 13% depending on the length of the Covid-19 restrictions. For a nation still not fully recovered from...
by Insight Editor | Oct 29, 2019 | HR Support Services, Redundancy Management
Cutting Your Labour Costs Change is inevitable for most companies but when it involves displacing employees through restructuring or downsizing, your organisation may require external professional advice to help you implement redundancy, short-time or lay-off...
by Insight Editor | Dec 10, 2018 | HR Support Services, Redundancy Management
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...
