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Recent Blog Posts By Patrick Whelan

Resourcing Strategies: Getting the Right People

Employee resourcing is a fundamental component of effective HR practice and is absolutely crucial for any successful business. Effective resourcing wi... Read More

02 September 2012 By Patrick Whelan

The importance of fairly selecting an employee for redundancy

A recent EAT decision has highlighted the ever-relevant issue of what constitutes a fair selection in a redundancy process. Not only that, the decisio... Read More

02 September 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Recent Tribunal Decisions - Gross Misconduct and Dissenting Opinions

A recent case decision by the EAT has thrown up a very interesting determination to the case of Karen Egan -v- Ulster Bank UD1772/2010 The case is ... Read More

31 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Landmark Decision - High Court Decision on Legality of Migrant Worker's Claims

In what is sure to be a hugely significant decision, and one that will impact heavily on the employment of foreign workers in this country, the High C... Read More

31 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Bite Size HR: Greencore Workers Terms Changed Under Threat of Redundancy

Workers from an Irish-owned Company, Greencore Cakes and Desserts, in Hull in the United Kingdom have arrived in Ireland this morning to protest again... Read More

30 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Guide to the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 - Part 2

In the second of our posts looking at the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997, we will now examine at the Act in the context of some of the anomali... Read More

28 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Landmark Cases: Chubb v Select Retail Holdings - Constructive Dismissal

In this weeks Landmark case we look at the matter of Constructive Dismissal and a vital issue that an employer needs to be aware of when it comes to t... Read More

28 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Bite Size HR: Tesco To Be Fined for Illegal Workers

In an article in The Daily Telegraph, Tesco is facing a £200,000 fine after workers at one of its warehouses were found to be working illegally. Tesco... Read More

23 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Guide to the Organisation of Working Time Act - Part 1

The Organisation of Working Time Act was established in 1997 and sets out statutory rights for employees in regard to rest periods, maximum working ti... Read More

23 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Landmark Cases - Dunphy v HSG Zander Services Ltd. - Working Whilst Sick

This weeks Landmark Decision looks at the case of Louie Dunphy -v- HSG Zander Services Ltd. (UD2361/2010, RP 3169/2010, MN2303/2010), where the employ... Read More

21 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Bite Size HR: Different Interpretations In Different Jurisdictions

In a case reported in todays Irish Examiner, a judge in Oregon has ruled that the Holy See (Vatican) is not the employer of molester priests. The deci... Read More

21 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

Why It May Cost You Not To Attend A Hearing

In some recent decisions published by the EAT, employers who failed to attend the hearings had significant awards made against them. These decisio... Read More

17 August 2012 By Patrick Whelan

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