Employees have been bringing in their own electrical appliances into the workplace, is this something I should be concerned about, especially for the ... Read More
29 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
The flexibility that a Fixed Term Contract provides can be extremely beneficial from a commercial point of view. However, they can often be used in an... Read More
Introduction Every employee who works for your business must receive a written contract of employment. This is outlined in Section 3 of the Terms of ... Read More
We recognised that it can be time-consuming and often challenging for businesses to conduct investigations, disciplinary or capability processes, and ... Read More
An equality case has garnered recent public attention following many media sources reporting an employee who was subjected to verbal and physical sexu... Read More
Disciplinaries can be a difficult process for Employers, and here at the Peninsula Ireland Blog we have tried to make the process simpler and more str... Read More
26 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
As reported in the Journal there were just five industrial disputes in the first six months of the year, but the Bus Eireann strikes meant that there ... Read More
23 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
The Zero Hours contract issue continues to rage with reports in today's Irish Independent that the majority of workers at two of Ireland's leading fas... Read More
19 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
Two recent decisions from the Equality Tribunal add up to over €130,000 in awards for employees due to the employers failure to provide reasonable acc... Read More
The issue of 'bumping' in redundancies was one which we have previously posted articles about, and one which caused some concern for employers. Howeve... Read More
16 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
The Peninsula Ireland Blog has once again been nominated for the 2013 Blog Awards Ireland. We are delighted to be recognised in the categories of best... Read More
15 August 2013 By Keith Canavan
We reported some weeks back that a Luas inspector was dismissed for spitting at a passenger following provocation. In the EAT the decision was reached... Read More