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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, [...]
HR Team consultants provide advice via national media
HR Team lead consultants offered expert advice across multiple news outlets regarding the impacts for employers amid the coronavirus crisis in March. Breda Cullen and Martina McAuley provided employment law expertise live on air and in print to help answer employer’s questions in what are very uncertain times for employers. Ms Cullen, was among a panel of experts on Virgin Media TV’s ‘The Tonight Show, a national news analysis, current affairs and politics programme. Alongside Matt Cooper and Ivan Yates, Ms Cullen discussed pay, lay-offs and contracts of employment. Urging employers to ensure they have a “robust contingency plan” as [...]
Employment Law Breakfast Briefing for Business Owners & Directors
What the briefing will cover: • How to protect your organisation against costly tribunal claims? • The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. • The importance of a Contract of Employment and Employee Handbook. • Unfair dismissal. • What to expect from a WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) audit? Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 Time: 8:45am – 11:00am Admission Fee: Complimentary This event is exclusively for business owners and directors
Ryanair holiday ‘mess’ a warning to others
Poor holiday management that directly impinges on an organisation's operations could spell disaster for any business, says Breda Scott of Derry-based human resources and employment law specialists HR Team. "If the right system for managing leave is not in place, the knock on effect can often impact directly on customers or clients and that can be a disaster for any organisation, regardless of size or scale," she said. Her comments come after airline Ryanair cancelled more than 80 flights on Sunday after admitting it had "messed up" the planning of its pilots' holidays. Ryanair said a change to its holiday [...]
Chelsea FC doctor incident poses legal ‘Hazard’
Chelsea Football Club could find itself on an employment law injury list as a result of the saga surrounding former team doctor Eva Carneiro. Dr Carneiro very publicly incurred the wrath of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after she and male physio colleague Jon Fearn went to aid of Eden Hazard after being twice signalled by the referee to assist the injured player during a 2-2 draw with Swansea at Stamford Bridge on August 8. Mourinho was visibly angry as Hazard then had to temporarily depart the field leaving his team - which had already suffered a sending off - with just [...]