by Insight Editor | Jul 29, 2019 | Workplace Conflict
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 | Aug 19, 2013 | Employment Law Compliance, Grievance and Disciplinary, HR Support Services, Workplace Conflict
Social media networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Instagram have become major and influential social communication tools. According to a recent social media and employment survey carried out by William Fry Solicitors, 81% of Irish employees’ access...
by Insight Editor | Mar 13, 2013 | Discipline and Grievances, Employment Law Compliance, HR Support Services
Closed-circuit television, or CCTV, is the use of video cameras to transmit video signals to a specific place, for example, an employer’s monitoring station. It differs from normal television in that the video signal is not openly transmitted. It is used...
by Insight Editor | Oct 10, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Recently the Employment Appeals Tribunal awarded €46,800 to a childcare worker who had alleged that she was unfairly dismissed from the crèche where she had been working. Under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 the Tribunal found that the dismissal was unfair....
by Insight Editor | Aug 1, 2012 | Discipline and Grievances, Workplace Conflict
Many companies are aware of the need to have a proper written grievance and disciplinary procedure in place. For companies considering taking disciplinary action, the Labour Relations Commission’s Code Of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures provides...
