Wage benchmarking is the process of gathering information on job salaries that organisations in your industry are paying employees engaged in similar ...
When employees hit a certain age, they might consider stopping work. This is known as retirement. Under Irish employment law, there is no specific co...
The Payment of Wages Act 1991 regulates the payment of wages to employees and affords various rights to employees, including the right to receive a pa...
Force majeure leave is a statutory employee entitlement to paid time off work for urgent family reasons, owing to the injury or illness of a close rel...
For all your employees, it's vital they take a break during work. Doing so can help improve their productivity and their mental health. As well as the...
In the modern business world, companies can often change hands. This is often a stressful and worrying period for the employees of the business in ter...
When dismissing an employee, some businesses can get confused by some of the terminology. The difference between unfair dismissal and wrongful dismiss...
When running a business, you have a duty of care to protect your staff’s wellbeing. This includes preventing bullying from happening in your workplace...
Redundancy generally occurs when you restructure your business and you need to reduce your employment numbers as a result. If you're closing your busi...
It’s not a popular part of modern business life, but there may come a time when an employee makes a travel expenses claim. A business trip may seem li...
When running a business, simple tasks will be asked of your employees daily. Most of the time, they'll be carried out with no drama. But in the unlike...
Depending on the nature of your business, your employees may be able to make a travel expenses claim. A business trip may bring with it unexpected dif...
Employment law recognises that employers may sometimes need to carry out a dismissal on grounds of capability. A capability dismissal is permissible ...
An employee share option scheme (ESOP) is an employee incentive scheme that allows you (a corporate employer) to grant your employees an option to buy...
Good mental health in the workplace is an increasingly important topic for modern businesses. It’s now recognised that having a happy, healthy workfor...
Mobile phones are ubiquitous—90% of Irish adults own a smartphone. Tablets and computers also now double up as phones, so it’s difficult for your busi...
There are certain instances when your business has the right to dismiss an employee. It may be necessary if the incident is particularly serious. If ...
You may want to consider offering a company car to your employees, but what will the process involve? Our guide covers the essential information so y...
Sometimes, it might be hard to resolve problems between employers and their employees. They can lead to awkward, uncomfortable, and even unprofessiona...
Sometimes a situation can develop at work where the interests of two employees don't match. It can lead to a personality clash, which can lead to your...
In May 2019, the government reappointed Helen Dixon as Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is the head o...