HR & Employment Law for Northern Ireland - inc Employment Law at 11

In this webinar, Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors joins Rolanda Markey of Legal Island to discuss your employment law queries. They discuss redundancy consultation and notification; dealing with industrial action – what not to do, and the position for NI employers in employing Ukrainian refugees. Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find...

Legal Island's Comparative Employment Law Table has been updated and expanded to include recent Republic of Ireland developments (of which there are many).  Ciara Fulton of Lewis Silkin joins Legal Island's Rolanda Markey to take a deep dive into the Table and discuss new ways of working and family-related rights in GB, NI and Ireland including: Ireland is tackling work-life balance and...

Register for the next free webinar in our Employment Law at 11 series, during which Seamus McGranaghan, Director at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, and Christine Quinn from Legal Island will discuss: As Covid restrictions are easing at pace in England, NI prefers a more cautious approach. So, what does the easing mean for organisations here in NI? We discuss mask-wearing, self-isolating and who...

Employment specialist Emma McIlveen BL and Scott Alexander from Legal Island will be discussing the most important Northern Ireland employment cases of the year and how they are relevant to other employers. Held in association with the NI Employment Lawyers’ Group The cases covered in this webinar include: Wahab v Four Seasons (No.7) Limited (unfair dismissal; unlawful deductions from wages; race...

Covid-19 – it’s still the elephant in the room and the (horrendous) gift that keeps on giving to HR professionals! Big names are cutting sick pay for the unvaccinated and recent Covid Tribunal decisions are finally published – what does this mean for your organisation? In this live webinar recording, Seamus McGranaghan from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart solicitors and Christine Quin...

Mark McAllister from the Labour Relations Agency, and Scott Alexander from Legal Island will be discussing the top 5 employment cases of the year from NI and GB that impact on NI employers.   Each case review will cover: A short discussion on the facts and background in the case A short discussion on the decision and why it’s important to you Recommended actions as a result of the decision 

In the first Employment Law at 11 webinar of 2022, Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors will join Christine Quinn of Legal Island to discuss: The new statutory sick pay rules – did skiving just get harder to police? Covid rules and abuse of staff – how to ensure a safe working environment while still complying with the ever-changing rules. What standards of behaviour can be inferred i...

Join Christine and Seamus and up to 500 participants as they discuss your employment law queries live in our webinar series, “Employment Law at 11”. In this episode,  your questions on long-term absence and the law will be discussed.

Our monthly Employment Law at 11 podcast with Seamus McGranaghan of O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors returns.    In this podcast, Christine and Seamus will discuss:   ·  Staff shortages, the recruitment crisis and the "great resignation" – how to stand out from the crowd, recruit and retain talent in challenging times. ·  Surveillance in the workplace – Can we do it? Should we do it? And...

Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Stuart Nottingham of Sun Rehabilitation discuss hybrid working and the complexities of working life in the ‘new normal’. Employment law expert Seamus will address the legal complexities of a hybrid working policy, how to assess suitability, risk assessment and when and if the law requires an employer to provide equipment for homeworking. He’ll...

In this month's webinar Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is joined by Christine Quinn, Learning and Development Officer at Legal Island, discuss: Dismissal for activities outside the workplace – potential fairness and lawfulness Recent GB Consultation on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and position in NI on preventing sexual harassment Wearing of face coverin...

Christine Quinn from Legal Island's Learning and Development Team and Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors discuss the implications of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the UK. Although the UK has already implemented comprehensive protection for whistleblowers there are a few matters within the Directive not included in UK domestic legislation. Christine and Seamus...

In this month's webinar Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is be joined by Christine Quinn, Learning & Development Officer at Legal Island, and special guest, Helen Smyth, Senior Employment Relations Manager in Advisory Services at the Labour Relations Agency. They discuss issues around: ‘no jab, no job’ here in Northern Ireland in light of the decision on car...

In this podcast, Scott and Seamus are joined by Mairead Scott, MD of Honeycomb Jobs, as they discuss issues around the Fire/Re-hire policy that many organisations are being criticised for implementing, and steps that employers can take to help address staff shortages in many industries as result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, discuss: The ‘no-jab-no-job’ policy which appears to be gaining momentum The impact of long-covid for employers What employers should be doing to prepare for hybrid working now

In this Podcast Mark McAllister, Director of Director of Employment Relations Services with the LRA discusses the key employment law developments in NI from April 2021 and outlines what to look out for this coming year.

In this recording, Scott and Seamus discuss your employment law queries relating to the implications of the Asda Equal Pay and Mencap Minimum Wage cases from the Supreme Court and other matters.

In this month's episode, Scott Alexander (Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island) and Seamus McGranaghan (Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors) discuss: Furlough and home working Establishing a Reasonable Steps Defence And much, much more

In this episode,  Seamus McGranaghan of O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Scott Alexander of Legal Island, address and discuss your burning questions including topics such as: Furlough / Home-working Cash Shortages and Redundancy Constructive Dismissal Occupational Health Assessments and much, much more

In the latest episode of Employment Law at 11, Scott Alexander (Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island) and Seamus McGranaghan (Partner at O'Reilly Stewart) discuss Brexit; Employment Status; IR35; Absence Management; Constructive Dismissal; and much more.

In this webinar recording Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island, Scott Alexander, and Director at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, Seamus McGranaghan, discuss amongst other items the very topical issue of Coronavirus vaccinations and whether you can compel employees to have the vaccine as a condition of returning to the workplace. Plus, we cover the topical subject of employees going h...