Friday Round Up in Ireland 13/12/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 13/12/2024 Turns out, two of Alexa’s most-asked questions in 2024 were: 🏃‍♂️ "How tall is Tom Cruise?" AND 🌭 "How long do you cook a sausage?" Clearly, we’re all tackling life’s biggest mysteries! (It’s 5’7” and about 15 mins, if you’re wondering). Stay tuned for this week’s Round-up—you never know what bur...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 06/12/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 06/12/2024 🎉 Happy Friday and welcome to the Round-Up! 🎉 Pressed for time? Dive into the top five must-reads making waves now! 1. 📚 Case Spotlight: Brian O’Neill v Total Highway Maintenance Limited 2. 🤖 AI Meets Employment Law: Navigating the challenges ahead 3. 💼 Big Award: Pregnant worker pressured to...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 29/11/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 29/11/2024 This week's top 5: EU passes forced labour ban but leaves out migrant worker protections Remote work: Employee has right to request, boss is free to refuse Irish workers among most honest employees in the world Violence: Taking action at work The Great Resignation and organisations’ investment in ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 22/11/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 22/11/2024 This week's top 5: Vast majority of Irish workers say receiving a Christmas gift card increases their loyalty FTSE 100 gender pay gap remains stubbornly high Pay-related maternity leave and free GP care for all children promised in Labour's manifesto The excessive hiring practices scaring off skil...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 15/11/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 15/11/2024 This week's top 5: There are lots of pledges that could affect the workplace in the upcoming Election... The return to the office should not be fought as a battle EU guidance on successful return to work strategies for cancer patients and survivors Can AI replace the password in 2025? A fifth of o...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 08/11/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 08/11/2024 This week's top 5: Annual Review Session of the Week: Compliance in the new world of AI: An introduction to the upcoming AI Act CSO: Figures show men are still higher earners Senior managers more likely to report unhealthy relationships with substances than those in junior roles 79% of US CEOs pre...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 01/11/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 01/11/2024 This week's top 5: Annual Review Session of the Week: The Right to Silence in Investigations Irish executives eager to adopt AI despite trust and scalability anxieties Almost 7,000 Government data breaches over last ten years New right to postpone maternity leave in cases of serious illness ADHD i...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 25/10/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 25/10/2024 This week's top 5: Annual Review Session of the Week: Decoding ‘Toxicity’: Identifying and Rectifying Toxic Workplace Norms 1,000 school vacancies due to difficulties finding staff Heineken ordered to pay over €29,000 to employee sacked after HR team ignored “rough-and-tumble” work culture 63 per ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 18/10/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 18/10/2024 This week's top 5: Annual Review Session of the Week: Probation: Perils & Pitfalls ECJ: Risk of 'double discrimination' against part-time workers 40% aren't confident in their organisation’s ability to effectively train workers on AI HSA: Work-related violence is never "part of the job" €51,00...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 11/10/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 11/10/2024 This week's top 5: 29% of businesses list unrealistic demands regarding hybrid and remote working as key recruitment challenge Annual Review Session of the Week: HR's guide to managing ill-health ‘Purple Washing’ to hide poor disability inclusion practice - what is it and how does it happen? Busin...