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How Employers Can Manage Returning To The Workplace
Workers in Ireland are obliged to honour their contracts if their employer requires them to return to the office, says Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar. A ‘staggered and phased’ return to the workplace began on September 20, under the reopening roadmap launched by the government. In this article, leading HR and employment law consultant, Breda Cullen, offers her expert advice on the roadmap, and the impact that this will have on employers and workplaces in the coming months. Ms Cullen says: “Many employers and employees will have been working at home since March 2020. The return to the workplace may pose [...]
HR Team launches recruitment drive amid rapid business growth
Leading employment law advice and human resources company HR Team has launched a recruitment campaign following rapid business growth. Led by directors, Chartered FCIPD Breda Cullen and operational HR specialist Martina McAuley, HR Team is the fastest growing HR consultancy service for employers operating across Ireland and the UK. With headquarters in Derry-Londonderry, the company plans to add up to ten new team members over the next 12 months. The drive includes an exciting expansion in operations, as the business ventures into HR software services to meet market demands and continues to service an ever-expanding client base. HR Team co-director, [...]
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What Is The Grievance Procedure And How Employers Can Manage This Appropriately
The grievance procedure occurs when your employee has a concern or issue that has not been resolved informally. The employee may escalate this issue and make a formal grievance complaint. Businesses must have a written grievance procedure in place and share it with all employees. This must say how the process works and how long it takes. When an employee raises a formal grievance, their employer should follow a standard procedure. Grievances typically cover the following areas: • Raising the issue informally has not been effective, or the matter dealt with cannot be dealt with informally. • Pay and working conditions. • Terms of employment and workplace [...]
Helping Employers Overcome The Key Challenges Of Reduced Working Hours
HR Team director, Breda Cullen, says HR Team’s consultants are making a number of recommendations on how to mitigate risk when seeking to reduce hours for employees as a result of Covid-19. Employers have a number of options available to deal with these challenges, as businesses face operational reductions. Lay-offs and short-time working Temporary lay-off is an option when an employer is temporarily unable to provide an employee with the work for which they were employed. Short-time working is also an option when operations have been reduced. Short-time working means an employee’s hours of work or pay are reduced to less than [...]
HR Team Surveys Workplace Stress From Working Remotely
Remote working has become the norm for many businesses. HR Team surveyed a number of employers and employees to see how this affects their mental health and the impacts of working from home. Since the large-scale move to remote working in March 2020 - HR Team looked at some of the key factors for employers to consider in terms of managing their employees productivity, workplace stress and wellbeing while they are working from home. How Do Employees And Employers Feel About Working From Home? The research, commissioned by HR Team, found that all employees surveyed in Ireland want to continue with some form [...]
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Brexit HR Advice – Setting Up An Irish Company
Are You Considering Moving Your business To Ireland Post-Brexit? The United Kingdom is no longer a part of European Union Customs and single market due to the UK’s exit from the European Union on January 1, 2021. The Department Of International Trade advised that the UK can mitigate border issues and VAT problems to register new companies within the EU. The British government recently announced that UK corporation tax will increase from 19% to 23% from 2023 onwards. This is double the 12.5% corporation tax rate in Ireland. It may be extremely difficult for UK companies to maintain profitability and [...]