Irish HR and Employment Law Developments

In this month's webinar Caroline Reidy, of the HR Suite will discuss some key learning points for employers arising from recent case law decisions.  Caroline will focus on matters relating to equality, unfair dismissal, dignity and respect and fair processes.  Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find careers that match their skill sets perfectly, a...

In the second instalment of a series of webinars discussing comparative laws on the island of Ireland and GB, Lewis Silkin and Legal Island will discuss equality laws in GB, NI and ROI including: An analysis of the types of discrimination claims across GB, NI and ROI – what are the trends or similarities? The gulf between equality laws in GB and NI has widened since the introduction of the GB Equa...

Grab your lunch and join Rolanda Markey, Learning and Development Team at Legal Island and Ryan Calvert, Manager of HR Recruitment for UK and Ireland, as they discuss the key trends emerging in HR recruitment. Ryan serves up some digestible golden nuggets of information and guidance that will leave you feeling satisfied and refreshed! MCS Help people find careers that match their skill sets perfec...

The Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021 was introduced by the Government in January and will set out a legal framework whereby an employer can either approve or reject a request to work remotely from an employee. It also lays out 13 reasons why employers can refuse to approve a request for remote working.  In this webinar, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite discusses the preparat...

In this month's webinar with the HR Suite, Caroline Reidy will address the key considerations that you need to be aware of in preparation for a hearing at the Workplace Relations Commission. This session will include the preparation of the submission, defending the case and understanding the format. Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find careers...

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) recently published two new codes of practice – the Code of Practice on Equal Pay and the Code of Practice on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work In this webinar, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite considers what these codes mean for employers and what actions they should take to ensure compliance with the codes. Legal Islan...

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...

In this webinar Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite outlines the importance of having an awareness of the impact that menopause can have on females, and creating a culture of support and understanding on the subject of menopause. Caroline also outlines the importance of having a policy on menopause.    Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people f...

Duncan Inverarity, Head of Employment, A&L Goodbody, was a massive hit at our Annual Reviews of Employment Law in November. In this webinar, Duncan revises what he considers to be the top employment cases of the last year (including any post-November 2021) and sets out learning points and takeaway actions to put into practice. Join Duncan and Scott Alexander from Legal Island as they discuss t...

In this first webinar of 2022, Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite will discuss good practice in managing probationary periods and performance with Legal Island's Rolanda Markey. Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find careers that match their skill sets perfectly, as well as supporting employers to build high performing businesses by connecting them w...

Jennifer Cashman, Partner and Practice Group Leader at Ronan Daly Jermyn is our keynote speaker at Legal Island's Annual Review of Employment Law.    In this webinar she will be covering key new developments since November and focus on upcoming developments in employment law including: The Transparency at Work Directive  Introduction of a Statutory Right to Request Remote Work and the Nationa...

In this month’s webinar, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR and Employment Law Expert will discuss the contents of the recently published Sick Leave Bill 2021 and outline what this will mean for HR professionals, as well as discuss Christmas party considerations for employers in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, M...

In this month's podcast, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR and Employment Law Expert, will outline how to deal with allegations of bullying in the workplace.

Stephen Frost examines three major D&I opportunities to arise since the Covid outbreak and their importance for the workplace. Stephen Frost of Included is one of the UK’s foremost D&I experts. He led the D&I initiatives at the London Olympics and Paralympics which are regarded as one of the most successful games in modern times. In this podcast (derived from the live webinar), Stephen...

In this month's podcast, HR and employment law expert Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of The HR Suite, discusses the new right to request remote working. Caroline provides guidance for employers in considering requests from employees to work on a remote basis.

In this episode, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of The HR Suite, discusses dealing with performance issues. Caroline outlines the best practice for dealing with: Poor performance in new staff Poor performance in long-term staff Poor performance and difficult situations in a remote/hybrid backdrop

In this episode, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director at The HR Suite outlines the importance of having the proper foundations in place for discipline and grievance management including; Appropriate polices Correct procedures and training to effectively management disciplinary and  grievance matters Adherence to relevant Codes of Practice Consideration of when suspension is appropriate

David McCarroll, Partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn discusses: The current status of Sectoral Employment Orders Current and proposed employment protections for employees who blow the whistle under current Protected Disclosures law and the EU Directive set to be transposed in to Irish law this year Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination - to what extent, if any, can employers demand Covid vaccination proof to all...

During this episode, Scott Alexander of Legal Island and Michelle Ryan, Senior Associate at RDJ, discuss the data protection implications of seeking information on an employee’s covid-19 vaccination status in light of the proposed directive from the HSE that frontline health staff will have to indicate their vaccination status.  They also discuss the further extension to the suspension of Section...

The government has committed to bringing statutory sick pay into legislation by the end of 2021. This will be a major change for Irish employers in terms of costs and absence management.  The governments statutory sick pay scheme is due to be phased in over a 4-year period. It is hoped to begin with 3 paid sick days per year for each employee starting in 2022, rising to 5 days in 2023 and 7 days i...

Q2 has marked a new chapter in life and work, with several steps forward. Coronavirus restrictions began easing, and the vaccination programme speeded up, just after a new official code of practice came into place on the right to disconnect from work. Around the same time, the Tánaiste also invited submissions on putting the right to seek remote working into law. In this context, Legal Island disc...

In this podcast, Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR and Employment Law Expert, outlines some tips for managing both short and long-term absence. This includes: Absence Policy Dealing with Long Term absence Dealing with sporadic Short-Term Absence Reasonable Accommodation

In this podcast, Antoinette Vahey, Partner with RDJ discusses the following with Scott Alexander: WRC Adjudication Service – following the recent Supreme Court case of Zalewski -v- Adjudication Office & ors [2021] IESC 24 the WRC has made a number of changes to the operation of its Adjudication Service.  The impact of these changes for cases in the system and those going forward and how the WR...

In this podcast, Caroline McEnery, Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR and Employment Law Expert, discusses the HR implications of the new code of practice on the right to disconnect. In particular, Caroline focuses on: The Organisation of Working Time Act and the right to disconnect Do policies need updated in light of this. Do HR staff need to coach managers to ensure compliance with the co...

In this recording, Legal Island's Rolanda Markey is joined by Caroline McEnery, Managing Director of The HR Suite and HR and employment law expert to discuss what the new unified bullying code of practice means for HR professionals.  Topics include: Updating your policy Considering your line managers role Designating Contact People Communication & roll out to staff Q&A DISCLAIMER: The...