HRP Group News

Ann Marie Cuddihy V DSV Solutions Limited
Thursday 26. of January 2012

This was a recent and interesting Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) case that reminds us of the importance of managing Maternity correctly. Pregnant women are a strongly protected category of workers in Irish legislation and should never be treated less favourably simply because they are pregnant, h...

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Annual Leave
Thursday 26. of January 2012

Annual leave is dealt with under Part III of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. The Act applies to all employees under a contract of service or apprenticeship, civil servants and local authority workers. Members of the Garda Siochana and the Defence Forces are excluded. In the case of ag...

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Temporary Agency Workers FAQs
Thursday 26. of January 2012

1. Why is legislation being introduced?

 

The legislation is being introduced to give effect to the EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work which applies to all Member States with effect from 5th December 2011. The Directive aims to protect Temporary Agency Workers and in so doing applies the princip...

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European Union Temporary Agency Work Directive
Monday 19. of December 2011

The EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work came into effect on the 5th of December 2011 and the Irish government was obliged to have legislation in place by this date. No such legislation has been published as yet. The Directive aims to give employment rights to agency workers that are equal to thos...

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Inappropriate Behaviour at Christmas Parties
Monday 19. of December 2011

One in ten workers know of someone from their organisation who has either been disciplined or dismissed for inappropriate behaviour at the staff Christmas party, a recent survey of 2,000 employees by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals.

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Public Holidays
Monday 19. of December 2011

A public holiday is a statutory entitlement as set out in the Act. Public holidays should not be confused with “Bank Holidays” such as Good Friday or Christmas Eve which are not covered by the Act and there is no legal entitlement. Public holidays are dealt with by part III of the Organisation of ...

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Recruitment & Selection - It's worth taking the time to do it right
Wednesday 16. of November 2011

Recruitment has been a concept of the past for most organisations over the last 2-3 years with our focus shifting to retaining as many staff as possible rather than recruiting more. 2011 seems to have seen a slow change to this trend, albeit in peaks and troughs, but unfortunately some organisations...

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