National Minimum Wage Throughout Ireland, employers have a legal duty to pay their staff correctly and no less than the National Minimum Wage. How mu...
For both legal reasons and the good of a workforce, strong policies for grievances procedures are essential. Under Irish employment law, grievance pro...
Research has found that around 80% of Travellers are unemployed. One issue that this figure could indicate is that there is workplace discrimination a...
Having a sexual harassment policy can help protect workers and non-workers from unwanted sexual advances in the workplace. If you don’t take reasonabl...
Since April 2021, working parents receive more support with newborns and adopted children through Ireland’s extra parental leave bill. Employees have...
If you hire an employee through preferential treatment, you risk ruining your relationship with your other staff members. To some employers, it’s all...
Ireland has a vast amount of statutory employment laws which business owners must follow. It doesn’t matter if you run an established business or are...
What is Maternity Benefit? Maternity Benefit is a payment employees who are on Maternity Leave receive. Covered by social insurance, Maternity Bene...
The idea of working overtime or being constantly available might sound appealing to some. However, presenteeism isn’t healthy for your staff or your b...
19% of the Irish population suffer from psychological illnesses. Meaning, Ireland has one of the highest rates of mental health conditions in Europe. ...
First published: February 17th, 2022 As of November 2019, employees are entitled to paid Parent’s Leave. This is an entitlement for parents of very y...
When you hire someone, you must fully establish what employment status they’ll legally categorise under. Employment status relates to what type of wo...
There might be times where you’re required to provide additional support to your workforce. When a work practice or culture affects an employee, you ...
Whether it was intended or not, racial discrimination is unlawful. In Ireland, it is illegal to treat anyone unfavourably due to their race or ethnici...
Whether it was intended or not, there should be no room for discrimination in the workplace. Ireland’s employment laws have outlined the extent of unl...
From casual to office wear, there are numerous types of workplace dress codes. They were previously used to show a company’s culture and ethos. But d...
Whenever creating workplace contracts, you may come across all types of legal terms. Express and implied terms are two examples that vary in the desc...
Everyone will have experienced an unconscious bias at one point in time. These are assumptions which are beyond our control. But what happens when th...
As an employer, you must ensure all employees are allowed to raise concerns comfortably. When they face grief or ill-treatment because of their claim...
As more people are working well into their senior years, employers are facing another area of medical issues. Menopause is a health condition found i...
More and more employers have inherited hybrid, flexible, and remote work conditions. Because of them, companies made significant savings on infrastruc...