Join our employment law expert Joe Bolger on Instagram Live where he will be answering questions from the Irish Hair Federation. Questions on redundancies, employees refusing to return to work, childcare, high risk employees etc will all be answered. The Live interview will be available for 24 hours from 1pm on Tuesday the 23rd June! [...]
It is difficult trying to manage your business right now in tandem with navigating the ever-evolving Covid-19 safety requirements. ESA have developed a response pack containing a template structure to allow you ensure your business is incorporating current best practice. We also offer a host of online courses including infection control, safety representative training, first [...]
Working from home has its pros and cons; meetings with clients that don't require 6am alarms and being able to play with the kids on your lunch break are some of them. That said we have to remember that working from home doesn't necessarily mean that you can wear your pjs for that 9am meeting [...]
On Sunday the Government's Return to Work Protocol was published outlining best practice for businesses already operating and/or soon to be operating. We appreciate that trying to run a business during this time is difficult and trying to digest the protocol and apply it to your unique business is difficult. For that reason we have [...]
As an employer you are by now aware of the Government’s new return to work protocol document. In order to safely reopen your place of work and to comply with legislation you must now ensure the following as a minimum: Nominate at least one workplace rep charged with ensuring measures are strictly adhered to Have [...]
It seems like only yesterday employers were thronged with courses and services relating to Data Protection and GDPR. Data Controllers were being nominated in flurries of action and policies created in a vacuum of knowledge and understanding. The mean average of what we knew about it all amounted to little more than 'password security.' Now [...]
Just a quick reminder to anyone involved with providing childcare, the Government wage scheme for childcare providers application must be completed before Tuesday 21st April. Make sure you prioritise this application and share the information with any colleagues.
Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, and his simple power-point presentations are fast becoming a highlight in my day. Keeping it simply without dumbing-it-down, he has helped me to focus on what employers want to know. Cuomo spoke yesterday of 'unpausing New York' - I think it's worthwhile to whittle that concept down to 'unpausing my [...]
If you have found yourself querying the 'termination date' box on the Covid-19 support scheme form you are not alone. We have had many employers contact us asking us: if they have put their employee on lay-off what do they do with this box? ESA contacted the DESP (Department of Enterprise and Social Protection) and [...]
Things will eventually get back to a new 'normal' and while we are working towards that by staying at home and social distancing, there are some housekeeping activities that employers have to keep note of. Yes there is new legislation that has changed how many of us work, but that didn't simply bin all of [...]