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Recent Blog Posts By Patrick Whelan

Bite Size HR: Minister Announces Good Employers Have Nothing To Fear From Whistleblowers Legislation

As published in the Journal, the Public Expenditure Minister says that the new Whistleblowers Legislation is not designed to frighten employers, it is... Read More

05 February 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Minister Announces Reintroduction of the JLC Process

In a move which will have a definitive impact on a number of employers in key industries, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Br... Read More

30 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Joint Labour Committees (JLC) Recommendations

In a move which will have a definitive impact on a number of employers in key industries, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Br... Read More

30 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Employee References; the Dos and Don'ts

Employers have largely up until this point battled with the ‘should we, should we not’ issue surrounding whether they are legally obliged or otherwise... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

How Correct Induction Training Can Reduce Health And Safety Risks

At Peninsula we have always stressed the importance of induction and work related training for new starters. We have also emphasised the need for trai... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Peninsula Face2Face

Our clients are often asking us enthusiastically to introduce a product where we can provide on-site support and training for HR and employment law ma... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

HR Review Visits - Our Way of Saying 'Thank You'

It’s a new year and with that Companies will be looking at getting their business in top shape for the year ahead. With this in mind Peninsula are off... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Stormy Weather - How Does this Impact You and Your Employees?

There’s a storm a coming! As we are all well aware from living in Ireland, our weather can often be very unpredictable and can throw a large amount of... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

Winter Driving

Driving is, without doubt, the most dangerous work-related activity performed by most people. Unfortunately many organisations do not see it as a majo... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

The Peninsula NPS Survey - What's It All About?

We listen to our clients and continually strive to provide the best service for them. We are really hard on ourselves and create very challenging targ... Read More

29 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

€33,000 for Pregnant Employee who suffered Discrimination and Victimisation

In a recent decision from the Equality Tribunal an employee who was discriminated against, and victimised, has been awarded €33,000 in compensation. ... Read More

28 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

The Importance of a Paper Trail in Employment Issues

You will recall many articles on the blog highlighting the importance of fair procedures, be it in cases of redundancy or unfair dismissal, and where ... Read More

08 January 2014 By Patrick Whelan

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