An Introduction to ESG: What is ESG & Why is it Important?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 24/01/2023 In recent years, there have been increasing amounts of governmental attention given to climate change. Indeed, in their 2021 Climate Action plan, the Irish government committed to halving all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to reach net zero no later than 2050. To achieve this, it is expected tha...

7 Ways Owning a Learning Management Software (LMS System) Helps Your Business

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 12/01/2023 Are you finding it overwhelming to deliver and keep track of compliance training for your employees? Perhaps you are considering the ownership of Learning Management Systems (LMS) for your company, also known as compliance management software. The eLearning team at Legal Island carried out resear...

Imposter Syndrome: Why it Holds us Back and How to Beat it

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/01/2023 I was confident about my subject, I knew I was a good communicator and I was relishing the opportunity to speak on the TEDx stage. Then, 4 weeks before the event, the event organiser released the bios of the other speakers and the first one I seen sent me into panic. He was a leading global negotia...

What's Happening in Employment Law in Ireland in 2023?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/01/2023 The whirlwind of workplace and employment law developments we saw in 2022 is set to continue with multiple proposals for reform in the pipeline, including requirements on employers to deal with flexible and remote work requests, the introduction of a national living wage and other reforms flowing f...

New Regulations in Ireland on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/01/2023 The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 became law on 16 December 2022 without much attention, notwithstanding that it includes some significant obligations on employers which require their immediate attention. The Regulations transpose EU Directive 201...

Irish Employment Law In Brief: It was the Best of Times and 2023

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 03/01/2023 Ah, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Although Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities was written in 1859, 2022 brought nearly as many highs and lows…especially in HR. This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on key employment law and HR...

Statutory Sick Pay - the New Bill, the Staged Process and What it Means for Employers Q&A

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 16/12/2022 Bláthnaid Evans's popular Annual Review session on statutory sick pay generated quite a few questions. Here, she answers questions on the Act's interaction with company sick pay schemes, policy considerations, pay issues, long-term sickness, penalisation/absence management and certification. Defini...

Irish Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter – November 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 05/12/2022 What We Learned Last Quarter – November 2022 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,600+ Irish Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q3 2022.  Every three months, we update you with some of the key developments in employment law and practice affectin...

AREL 2022: Session Spotlights with the Speakers

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 23/11/2022 We asked a number of our Annual Review of Employment Law 2022 conference speakers to record a short video on what their session will cover and why it's important for you. Harassment and Bullying Codes of Practice – What’s So Different? - Caroline Reidy New Code of Practice on Pay Inequalit...

Men's Mental Health: A Silent and Far-reaching Emergency

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 14/11/2022 Current research tells us that: men have a suicide rate 3 times higher than women in Ireland domestic violence against men in Northern Ireland has increased by more than 40% in nine years men on average die 4-5 years before women If we're serious about addressing men's mental health and using Men...