HR Interview Series: Niamh Fitzpatrick, Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 29/10/2024 Name: Niamh Fitzpatrick Position & Organisation: Interim Director of People and Development, Irish Wheelchair Association Number of Employees: 2300 Give us an idea about your early life and career: I grew up in Dublin in a house with 5 children under 10 so was always destined to...

Providing Employee References: Essential Considerations and Legal Implications for Employers

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 25/10/2024 The issue with references and lessons for employers The issue of employees providing references without authority has received a lot of media coverage in recent weeks. In this article, we explore some of the commonly asked questions in relation to providing references. Do employers have to provide ...

Unfair Dismissal or Contractual Right? Legal Implications of the Philip Nolan Case for Employers

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 13/08/2024 Background On 27 May 2024, the Board of Science Foundation Ireland (“SFI”) terminated Mr. Nolan’s employment as Director General of SFI. In the months preceding this decision, there had been an investigation into five protected disclosures from senior members of staff alleging misconduct, in partic...

From Paper Trails to AI Pathways: Digital transformation of HR

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 25/06/2024 Last year I attended a HR tech conference to explore innovative solutions in HR and to stay updated in my field of HR. Our company was gearing up for a massive hiring spree and planned to double our workforce within six months. As the HR professional, I felt both excited and overwhelmed by the shee...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 17/06/2024 The Gender Pay Gap is the difference between the average hourly wage between men and women in the workforce. In 2022, Ireland had a gender pay gap of 9.6% i.e. the average male earned 9.6% more than the average female. Equal pay is a different but connected issue which is about the prohibition of p...

How to tackle Smoking in the workplace

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 10/06/2024 Are employers afraid to stamp it out and are non-smoking work-mates the real butt of the joke? Research from the Health Research Board has previously found that on average, smokers take an extra 25 minutes breaktime per day in comparison to their non-smoking colleagues, this adds up to between five...

Empowering Remote Training & Increasing Productivity: The Community Foundation NI’s Success with Legal Island’s AppLI LMS

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 29/04/2024 The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, a charitable organisation dedicated to social change and community support, has successfully leveraged AppLI LMS to revolutionise their staff training processes. Fiona O'Toole, Director of Operations, recently shared insights on their experience with A...

The JMB Chooses Legal Island’s LMS Platform for Workplace Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Compliance Training

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 29/04/2024 The JMB Chooses Legal Island’s LMS Platform for Workplace Bullying, Harassment and Sexual Harassment Compliance Training Legal Island is pleased to announce that the Joint Managerial Body (JMB) has selected our Learning Management System (LMS) platform to deliver comprehensive workplace bullying tr...

The Role of Leadership in Navigating Team Dynamics, Conflict and Organisational Success

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 29/04/2024 In every organisation, conflict is not just inevitable—it's necessary. When properly managed, conflict can support team development, create innovative approaches and elevate performance to high levels. Within this article I want to explore conflict and models from the past that I feel are very appr...

What We Learned Last Quarter - April 2024

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 11/04/2024 Q1 of 2024 is over! Whether you are a legal aficionado or an HR connoisseur, catch up below… Case Law In the case of Sharanjeet Kaur v Bombay Bhappa Limited t/a Bombay House, an Indian national, represented by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, brought multiple complaints against their form...