Terry Gorry I have previously written about a 2014 High Court decision in which €255,000 was awarded to a Special Needs Assistant against her employer for alleged bullying, and the personal injury which arose as a result. That case was Una Ruffley and the Board of Management of St. Anne’s School and you can read about … Read more
The massive growth in social media has created enormous problems for employers. One of the most obvious, and potentially costly for both employer and employee, is the inappropriate use of social media by an employee. This could cover a multitude of things: Making adverse remarks about colleagues Bullying comments/stalking Commenting negatively on your company “Sledging” … Read more
What would you do if an employee resigned and took all your LinkedIn contacts with him? Who owns those contacts anyway? What if the contacts list contained many good customers of yours and your former employee is going to a direct competitor? What do you do if your former employee will not give you log … Read more
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is the new body which, from 1st October 2015, will hear all cases concerning complaints about breaches of employment and equality law in the workplace. To make a complaint you need to fill out the Workplace Relations Complaint form which you can access here. WRC Procedures in Investigating and Hearing … Read more
Have you experienced the stomach churning feeling associated with bullying? Are you an employer concerned with how to deal with bullying in the workplace? I recently gave a talk to an anti bullying group in Mullingar, the Midlands Anti Bullying Network. Below are the slides from that talk. Bullying in the Irish Workplace-How to Deal … Read more