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26/09/2021

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01/09/2021

Upcoming event fully funded by the European Commission for Irish SMEs

22/07/2021

Retail workers being docked pay or have to 'pay back' time to attend Covid-19 vaccine appointments https://jrnl.ie/5500257

“I asked him to confirm he wants me to postpone getting my vaccine whilst we are in the middle of a pandemic. His response was yes.”

24/04/2021

Career Planning advice and support to develop your full potential!

22/04/2021

Invest in higher purpose goals and don't let drama drag you down!

16/04/2021

Our first video attempt!

01/04/2021

The right to disconnect has been introduced into law allowing more work life balance and the right for employees to do the disconnect from work while off duty!

The right to disconnect gives employees the right to switch off from work outside of normal working hours,

27/03/2021

There's no room for hatred in the workplace /

06/01/2020

What constitutes a fair dismissal?

The Labour Court heard that the average absenteeism in the Council is approximately 5%.

23/12/2019

Another example of how employers should seek advice when writing restricted covenants!

Ryanair had aimed to block Peter Bellew from taking a new role at one of their chief competitors.

07/11/2019

Looking for a clerical job?

5th November 2019 - Clerical Officers - Entry Level - Dublin Bus have a number of full-time entry level clerical vacancies available within the Company. The duration of the contracts would be between 6 an...

06/10/2019

Vision, Belief and Positive Mental Attitude will always SUCCEED!

09/08/2019

Highest award possible under equality legislation was given by an adjudicator at the WRC due to the failure of the employer to intervene.

The Workplace Relations Commission condemned the employer for failing to stop the abuse.

26/06/2019

The need to upskill is the writing on the wall!

Robots have already taken over millions of manufacturing jobs.

17/06/2019

Watch this space!

One staff member claims he cannot get social welfare benefits because his employer never registered her as an employee with Revenue.

06/06/2019

Another unfair dismissal case highlighting the need for procedural fairness and due process!!

The case was brought before the workplace relations commission.

30/05/2019

Harassment is any offensive act linked to the nine grounds including age, race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, family status, civil status and member of travelling community.

Taking reasonable steps can provide an employer with a defence...

The Workplace Relations Commission found that the employer “had not taken the reasonably practicable steps to prevent harassment”.

29/05/2019

Artificial Intelligence is not artificial according to a Google worker but sure we know that, don't we?

Interpreting a spoken request isn’t magic, rather it has taken a team of underpaid, subcontracted linguists to make the technology possible