Eagerly Awaited Guidance On Returning To The Workplace Published

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 13/09/2021 Jennifer Cashman, Practice Group Leader of RDJ’s Employment Team reviews the updated guidance on returning safely to workplace on the 20th September 2021. Introduction In our Insight on 1st September last, we reviewed the Government’s plan for the next and final phase of Ireland’s response to the...

In Brief – Disability Discrimination Special

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 06/09/2021 In recognition of International Disability Awareness Day on the 12th of September, this month’s 'In Brief' brings together a range of resources and cases highlighting the importance of recognising and making provision for employees and applicants with disabilities. It was reported earlier this yea...

Jennifer Cashman's Review of the Year 2020

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 01/09/2021 Watch Jennifer Cashman's Review of the Year session from the Annual Review of Employment Law 2020 conference. If you and your HR colleagues would benefit from a conference packed full of employment law updates similar to the one below, check out the programme and speaker line-up at this year's onli...

The Biggest Cyber Threat To Your Business Could Be Your Staff

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 11/08/2021 Cybersecurity has become a major cause of anxiety to companies worldwide and is now second only to the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent PwC Global CEO Survey shows that nearly half of CEOs cited cyber as the biggest anxiety in 2021, up from 33% last year. And among CEOs in Nor...

In Brief: Menopause Special

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 02/08/2021 This month’s 'In Brief' is all about menopause in the workplace. Awareness of the importance of recognising and providing support for women experiencing symptoms of Menopause has become heightened this year, and lots of useful resources and articles have been produced. We’ve pulled them all togeth...

Irish Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q2 2021)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 05/07/2021 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,600+ Irish Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q2 2021 and listed some of the most important and interesting ones below. Click on the links to find out more: In the quarter where Dublin was ranked the 39th mo...

All Change at Work: Hybrid, Remote, the Right to Disconnect and the Four-Day Working Week

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 22/06/2021 As the pandemic rumbles on, it looks like remote and hybrid working are here to stay. But we've also seen other changes come into play, such as the Code on the right to disconnect and this week sees the launch of a new campaign for a four-day working week in Ireland. Here are some of the highlights...

What are the Key Takeaways Under the New Code of Practice on Workplace Bullying?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 16/06/2021 In December 2020, the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work (the “Code”) came into effect. The Code was jointly developed by the Health & Safety Authority (the “HSA”) and the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”). The Code streaml...

In Brief: Important Updates from May 2021

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 08/06/2021 This month's In Brief looks at a number of Covid-19 related employment developments, including advice on vaccinations for employees on both sides of the border and much more besides. ISME Dissatisfied with Non-Vaccinated Workers' Guidance Small firms' body ISME has accused the Government of exposi...

Facing the Challenges of Returning to Work

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 03/06/2021 The Limeade Institute conducted a global study to understand the current state of the employee experience and how companies are moving into 2021. This is an important study and will be relevant to many of us. It has the more obvious statistics about homeworking increasing - in their study from aro...