Author: Terry Gorry
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‘Am I Being Treated Unfairly?’-Why You Need to Differentiate Between Unfairness and Illegality
‘Am I being treated unfairly?’ This is a question that I am asked regularly, and most of the time the questioner isn’t pleased with the answer I give them. Let me explain. Being treated unfairly and having your legal entitlements ignored or breached are two entirely separate things. Quite frankly, there is no law…
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Registration of Employers in Ireland-What You Need to Know
Are you starting up a small business? Or perhaps you already have a business and intend taking on your first employee? Maybe you are a non Irish company intending to employ someone in Ireland for the 1st time? By the end of this piece you will be absolutely clear as to your responsibilities for registration…
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Proposed Change to Employees’ Annual Leave Entitlement to Prove Costly for Employers
There is a provision proposed in the new Workplace Relations Bill 2014 which, if passed, will have serious cost implications for employers in Ireland. This new provision will change section 19 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, and provides that time spent by an employee on certified sick leave will be counted as…
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How to Manage Sickness Related Absence in Your Workplace, and Reduce Costly and Time Sucking Claims
Are you an employer? Have you a member of staff absent from work due to illness? Do you worry about how to properly manage employees’ absence? Are you concerned that you’re not sure how to manage sickness related absence? Many of my clients were in the same boat. But they’re not worried anymore. Do you…