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...

Introduction of the Code of Practice on Remote Working and Flexible Working

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 19/03/2024 The eagerly awaited Code of Practice regarding a right to request a remote working arrangement and a right to request a flexible working arrangement for caring purposes was published on 7 March 2024. The Code has now mobilised provisions of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 20...

ROI Employment Law In Brief: January 2024

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 08/02/2024 Feel like you're experiencing deja vu? I swear I had the same resolutions last year. That's Janu-eerie, right? Joking aside (!) in case you missed them, please find January’s webinars and articles below: ACCESS FREE TO ALL Domestic Violence Leave – Caroline Reidy, The HR Suite HUB ACCESS ONLY -...