Are you an employer or employee involved in a disciplinary procedure in the workplace? If you are you need to be clear about the rules that should apply to such procedures, including at the investigatory stage and the ultimate disciplinary procedure where a sanction may be imposed. The High Court has recently handed down three … Read more
The first time I met Séamus he was a worried man. Séamus is a small employer, with just a handful of employees. But he had to let one of them go recently because he just wasn’t working out. His attitude was disastrous and Séamus could not see how their relationship could be a happy one. … Read more
It happens the best of us, you know. The botched workplace investigation Do you worry about the disciplinary procedures in your workplace? Have you been told about the eye watering, stomach churning awards when the inevitable unfair dismissal claim comes on for adjudication? Let’s be honest. A badly executed workplace investigation can prove to be … Read more
My past life in retailing flashed before me recently. Before I became a solicitor I spent about 20 years in retailing, developing, running and selling my own retail businesses. I came across a few instances of theft from me by employees, including one large one when a pound was a pound. Recently, I was contacted … Read more
Is CCTV being operated in your workplace? Are you an employer who is considering introducing CCTV? The Data Protection Commissioner has issued updated guidelines in December, 2015 in respect of the use of CCTV. Because recognisable images captured by CCTV systems are considered to be “personal data”, as defined by the Data Protection Acts in … Read more