The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 16/11/2023 This new legislation provides for the introduction of new rights for employees to support a better balance of family life, work life and caring responsibilities. 5 days unpaid leave for medical care purposes for Carers and Parents of children under 12 5 days paid leave for Victims of Domestic Vio...

The Importance of Proactivity

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 31/10/2023 I recently finished reading Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. For those of you that haven’t read it, this is a business and self-help book, first published in 1989, and is a must-read for anyone seeking to lead a more fulfilling career and personal life. Habit 1, “Be Proactive”, ...

Christmas Parties

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 19/10/2023 With the Company Christmas Party Season quick approaching, it is a time for celebration, and one of the most anticipated events in many workplaces each year is the Christmas Party! It’s an opportunity to unwind, catch up with colleagues and let the hair down after a year of hard work. Morale can of...

What’s all this Chat about AI?

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 09/10/2023 Artificial intelligence, or AI is it is best known is everywhere at the minute, yet up until I wrote this article, I have to admit I knew very little about it and held misconceptions such as the risk of AI making jobs obsolete and how it was probably just a passing phase. I even wondered at some po...

Retirement and Employee Requests to Work Longer

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 22/09/2023 Retirement continues to be a major employment issue as the age for retirement continues to increase and has attracted a lot of attention due to case law. Although retirement is not a mandatory requirement, employers are obligated to set the retirement age of their employees in their contracts provi...

Problem-solving with Disney

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 04/09/2023 Ever came out of a meeting feeling overwhelmed at having more problems that you went in with? This is usually what happens without a clear outcome in mind when you start the meeting. The Disney Creative Strategy is an ideal tool to apply in a meeting or focus group when you have a problem to solve ...

How to Become Emotionally Intelligent

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 08/08/2023 Emotional Intelligence, or EI, is a frequently used term in the business world. We often think of EI as being a key leadership trait, however do we ever stop to consider if, or how, we can impact our own EI or is it something we’ve either got or we haven’t? EI originally stemmed from the concept th...

Menopause - What can Employers do to Proactively Manage an Age and Gender Diverse Workplace?

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 18/07/2023 The Menopause affects nearly 600,000 women at any one time in Ireland between the ages of 45 and 55. Menopause is defined by the ending of menstruation and is often referred to as, “the change”. Whilst the menopause is a natural part of the life cycle for women, it is still a taboo subject in many...

Let's Have the Courage to Speak Up

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 27/06/2023 According to a recent article by the HR Director, many employees fear speaking up to those in power who may take a dim view and regard them as unpopular or even disloyal. Yet according to the CIPD, one of the key behaviours people professionals need is having the courage to challenge decisions and ...

Redundancy Overview

Posted in: HR Updates ROI on 22/06/2023 For many reasons, numerous businesses every year are faced with re-structuring their organisations. Some of these reasons may include: the need for the worker has diminished or ceased, a new process or system is introduced which has caused a job to be unnecessary or the workplace has closed or is c...