We get this call a lot. An employer invites an employee to a disciplinary hearing and is informed, either verbally or by way of written communication, that the employee wants to have their solicitor attend. The question is: does the employer have to allow this? Historically, we would have advised that only if the disciplinary [...]
As of the 1st January 2021 the new National Minimum Wage in €10.20 gross per hour. There are some exceptions to the application of the national minimum wage. If you would like further information on these exceptions please contact us on 01 8774608 or [email protected] Stay well.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has upheld a claim for sexual harassment and ordered a beauty salon to pay €25,000 in compensation to its former employee. The full decision can be found on the WRC website reference: ADJ-00025776. What happened? The complainant was at a staff event organised by the company in the local pub. [...]
While it is unlikely that companies will be holding traditional Christmas functions this year, some may hold them early next year and in the mean time zoom parties may still give rise to many of the HR issues that can cost your company a lot of money. In our experience, the biggest complaint that arises [...]
Employees are having to utilize leave entitlements that they may not have used before and employers are struggling to understand what their rights are. For any child born or adopted since the 1st November 2019, parent's leave entitles each parent to 2 weeks' leave during the first year of a child's life, or in the [...]
Firstly, we should look at how Jim came to decide on the role and the level of experience and skill it needed. Jim was only spending a part of his day on payroll issues, though daily they were not taking up all of his time. To that end he more than likely did not need [...]
Read through the case study below and see if you can spot the issues. We will publish the key issues next week for you to reflect on. Case Study: Jim owns a small factory with 30 staff and has noticed that he is spending more and more time dealing with the company payroll. Small issues [...]
Currently the National Minimum Wage is €10.10 per hour, however, on the 1st January 2021 this is set to increase to €10.20 (an increase of 10 cents). Employers will automatically think of the increase in PRSI, but this has been considered also. To this end the employer PRSI threshold currently set at €395 will increase [...]
Staff handbooks are not static and should be reviewed regularly. Additionally, when business throws a curve ball it is important that you are able to update your handbook or add a policy to keep it fresh. One of the most asked for policy updates we have been asked for is a Work-from-Home policy. When you [...]
We have had a lot of calls from employers trying to deal with employees who have been told to self-isolate and/or have been diagnosed with COVID-19. If an employee has been told to self-isolate due to being in close contact with a diagnosed COVID-19 they will have been sent a letter or HSE text message. [...]