Speak to an expert on 01 264 6569

Brian Murray

Recent Blog Posts By Brian Murray

Proposed Annual 1916 Public Holiday Rejected

For the second time in recent years the Government has rejected proposals to introduce an additional public holiday to commemorate the 1916 Easter Ris... Read More

29 November 2016 By Brian Murray

Managing Disabilities in the Workplace - Employers Obligation to Reasonably Accommodate

Over the last year there has been a series of detailed WRC and Labour Court decisions which deal with the topic of disability discrimination. Most of ... Read More

29 November 2016 By Brian Murray

Health & Safety Essentials: Driving Home for Christmas

If you’re top to toe in tailbacks with red lights all around, ensure you’re driving safely, so you can arrive safe and sound. Employers are required t... Read More

29 November 2016 By Brian Murray

Automatically unfair dismissal

The Unfair Dismissals Act 1997-2015 governs the unfair termination of employment. In most cases, in order to claim for unfair dismissal under this le... Read More

26 October 2016 By Brian Murray

Budget 2017: The Impact on Employers

Now that the 2017 budget has been released, Damien Martin looks at the items that will impact on your business. Budget 2017 is the first budget that ... Read More

25 October 2016 By Brian Murray

What an employer should consider when dealing with employees with a disability

Ciara McCormack’s expert guidance on reasonable accommodation when dealing with employees with a disability. The definition of a disability under the ... Read More

25 October 2016 By Brian Murray

Protected Disclosure - Whistleblowing: What's it's all about?

 With protected disclosure law in effect since 2014, Brian O Connor  takes a look at the first successful case brought to court. Whistle blowing en... Read More

25 October 2016 By Brian Murray

Halloween Health & Safety Essentials

Halloween may be fun, but workplace celebrations still need to meet health & safety legislation – Declan Ryan offers advice. Danger falls across... Read More

25 October 2016 By Brian Murray

Paternity Leave

Historically, in Ireland there has been no statutory entitlement for fathers to paternity leave. This meant that it was up to the employer and employe... Read More

27 September 2016 By Brian Murray

Recruitment and selection in Ireland: Any legal considerations?

The Equality Acts 1998-2011 apply to all employees and agency workers, in both public and private sectors. It's important that the interviewers are mi... Read More

27 September 2016 By Brian Murray

To track or not to track your employees ?

To track or not to track? That’s the question asked by Brian Murray in this article – is it ok to track employees and if so, how? Let’s face it, toda... Read More

27 September 2016 By Brian Murray

Update to Stamp 2 Student Visa

Alek Tiilikainen gives you the lowdown on updating to Stamp 2 Student visas for those studying from overseas who wish to work. Previously students wi... Read More

27 September 2016 By Brian Murray

1 ... 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ... 83

Suggested Resources

Latest Guides

Risk Assessments

As an employer, you must provide a safe place to work for every member of staff. This includes keeping your workplace clean and tidy, ensuring there a...

Read more

Night Work

As an employer, you may run a business that requires some of your employees to work through the night. And if night shift work is a part of your compa...

Read more

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

As an employer, your workforce will include employees of all sexualities. You must never treat your staff differently due to their sexual orientation....

Read more

Employee Uniforms

How your staff represent your business is crucial. Having a clear uniform or dress code in place is a great way of creating a professional appearance....

Read more Show more

Recent Blogs

AI in the Workplace: Peninsula Group Global Survey 2024

Read more

Disability in the workplace in Ireland

Read more

What are the essential elements of an employment contract?

Read more

Parent’s leave to increase to 9 weeks in August

Read more
View all blogs

Popular Downloads

Tipping and Gratuities

Confused about legal requirements and best practices for employers around tipping and gratuities? I...

Download

Severe Weather and Other Travel Disruption Policy

A severe weather policy is a set of guidelines that a business can use to prepare for and respond to...

Download

ChatGPT Policy

Are you worried about staff using ChatGPT to complete their work? You’re not alone. That’s why we d...

Download

Major Sporting Events Policy

Does your workforce stop working when the world cup is on? Do your employees call in sick in around ...

Download Show more