It was to be Mary’s first job, she had recently graduated, and she was devastated. The job offer was pulled. Wojciech left a good job that he took up 7 years ago when he came to Ireland from Poland. Now he was told the job was “no longer available” and he felt embarrassed about going … Read more
Mick came in to see me last week. He had had enough. ‘Enough is enough’, he barked. Mick is a small employer. Old fashioned, grim, swarthy. He had enough of this employment law nonsense. He was looking for a way to ensure that his workers would stop giving him grief, and ‘cop themselves on’. Or, … Read more
There’s a lad from outside Mullingar who has a peculiar way of making a living. I’ll tell you about that another time, though. Because last week he paid me a visit on different business: the common problem of the “problem employee”? How do you handle this familiar problem? Many employers come to me with … Read more
When a contract of employment is being drawn up it is impossible to provide for every eventuality in the work relationship between employer and employee. For this reason certain terms of employment will be implied into the contract, and together with the express terms set out in the contract, form the contract of employment. What … Read more
Are you an employer? Have you given your employees written statements in accordance with the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994? You should, you know. Are you an employee? Did you receive a written contract? If you didn’t, you are entitled to one. Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 The Terms of Employment (Information) act, … Read more