Friday Round Up in Ireland 06/09/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 06/09/2024 This week's top 5: Annual Review Session of the Week: Key employment law developments with Jennifer Cashman Jobseekers using AI to embellish CVs are facing more scrutiny in the interview process 40% of US workers willing to quit job over political differences with their boss Your inclusion efforts...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 30/08/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 30/08/2024 This week's top 5: Act Now: Understanding the Immediate Impact of the Automatic Enrolment Savings Bill 'Workcations' are being embraced by Irish employees Why are lone parents leaving the workforce? Government snub ‘a matter of concern’ to Labour Court Coffee, cake and cybersecurity And in other ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 23/08/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 23/08/2024 This week's top 5: 23% of job applicants uncomfortable supplying diversity data as part of application process Are ‘feedback circles’ the next big thing in performance management? One in three Dublin pubs claim they will cut staff if minimum wage increased Study: 76% of global workers reporting di...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 16/08/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 16/08/2024 This week's top 5: A Launchpad for Ireland’s AI Global Leadership ‘Acting your wage’ – 11 workplace buzzwords you need to know Twitter ordered to pay record €550,000 to senior executive in Ireland Many organisations are trying to deal with staff shortages... Headache for Government and business o...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 09/08/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 09/08/2024 This week's top 5: ‘They hang up unless you sound Irish’ – Is accent prejudice ‘normalised’? Unemployment rises to 30-month high of 4.7% Ireland ranks second in Europe for remote and hybrid work despite mismatch of supply and demand 3 Reasons why it’s unethical to discuss politics at work Collecti...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 02/08/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 02/08/2024 This week's top 5: Half of employers say hybrid working has made it more difficult to manage staff absence A four-day week can work – if staff and employers can deal with the challenges European AI Office call to participate in first general-purpose AI Code of Practice Parent's Leave and Parent's ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 26/07/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 26/07/2024 This week's top 5: €35,000 in compensation for employee's unfair dismissal over posts on social media about Palestine Cyber-resilience in wake of CrowdStrike - what does this mean for employers? 57% of UK employees don’t consider shouting as bullying - survey Law banning NDAs in cases of sexual ha...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 19/07/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 19/07/2024 This week's top 5: Taxpayers have paid more than €1m for music teachers at rural Cork schools to remain idle Recruitment body says rising cost of labour is unsustainable Improvements in diversity and inclusion in Irish workplaces – study Over 200 jobs saved so far this year through small business ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 12/07/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 12/07/2024 This week's top 5: Collective Redundancies Update - who needs to be notified and when? FAI apologises to female former players who have spoken out Radical reform of unemployed workers payment IALPA to suspend action at Aer Lingus and recommend acceptance of pay deal €13,000 award to mental health ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 05/07/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 05/07/2024 This week's top 5: Upsurge in hate crimes, racial violence and harassment, facilitated by systemic gaps in legislation Agreement reached on EU platform work directive Minister urged to name date for first auto-enrolment pension contributions New legislation to enhance protection of employees in co...