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Sick Employees Returning to Work

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 27/02/2012 Two months ago one of our employees, who was in line for a promotion, had a mental breakdown and had to be hospitalised. Recently they have been certified fit to return to work and are due to start next week. The Company is worried that if they are given the promotion they will be unable to cope wi...
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Biometric Data in the Workplace

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 30/01/2012 We have recently installed a biometric system in the workplace to record time and attendance. One of our employees has indicated that she has an objection to using the system and wishes to opt out of doing so. She has also indicated to us that it is now our obligation to provide an alternative syst...
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Temporary Agency Workers Directive

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 20/12/2011 The Minister has now published the Bill to give effect to the Temporary Agency Workers Directive and we will shortly circulate an email in relation to the Bill. The Minister has also confirmed that the Bill will be effective from the 5th December 2011 with enactment of legislation expected in early...
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Data Protection and GDPR
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Drug Testing in the Workplace

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 15/11/2011 It’s come to my attention that one of our employees has been taking illegal drugs. I know he takes them at the weekend because he’s quite open about it but I don’t, as yet, have evidence that he’s taking them during working hours but I worry he might be. There is a company policy in place regarding...
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Temperature, Ventilation and the General Physical Environment in a Workplace

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 17/10/2011 "Our work place is an open plan office and I am having constant complaints about the air conditioning settings, with one employee saying they are too cold and another insisting on turning it on because they are too hot. How do I handle it?David McCarroll writes:Ah yes, welcome to every open plan of...
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John Grace Fried Chicken High Court Case and Employment Regulation Orders

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 18/08/2011 I was interested in the “John Grace Fried Chicken” High Court case. I am also covered by a Joint Labour Committee Agreement, although not within the catering industry. Are all Employment Regulation Orders now unlawful and unenforceable? Does the John Grace case just apply to catering or can I start...
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Discrimination Working Time Collective and Trade Union Issues Pay
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Employee on Long-Term PHI Has Been Certified Fit For Work, But Company Has No Position Available

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 18/07/2011 We have an employee who has been on permanent health insurance for some years. The insurance provider has now advised us that, following their most recent medical assessment of the employee, he is fit for work and no longer entitled to permanent health insurance. The employee has contacted us about...
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Statutory Mandatory Retirement Age When Contract of Employment Does Not Provide For A Set Retirement Age

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 20/05/2011 We have an employee approaching the age of 65 but is there a statutory mandatory retirement age? The employee’s contract of employment does not provide for a set retirement age, but employees normally retire at the age of 65, although there have been several exceptions. How do we treat this employe...
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Potential Liability Issues Around Allowing Employees to Comment on Online Company Blog

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 21/04/2011 We are currently considering setting up our own online blog that will allow both employees and the public to post comments on issues relating to our business. How do we handle any potential liability issues?Catherine-Ellen O'Keeffe writes:The inherent informality of such sites (also known as “user ...
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Issues When Contracting Out Current In-House Services (Catering, Cleaning etc)

Posted in: How Do I Handle It ROI on 14/03/2011 We are considering contracting out some of our current in-house services, such as catering and cleaning. Are these covered by the legislation on transfers? How do I handle it? Jennifer O'Sullivan writes:The application of the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings...
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Health and Safety Contracts of Employment Data Protection and GDPR