HR E-ssentials from Graphite HRM - May 2008

Welcome to this month's Ezine on HR and employment law matters. To ensure that your business continues to be compliant, please click on the links below and take time to read the following important updates.

Graphite News

Employment Law Conference: 'Employer Compliance - The New Regime, New Rules and Consequences' – Thursday 29^th May 2008

Only two days to go to the Irish Independent Graphite HRM Employment Law Briefing 2008 - have you booked? As you may know, there are now 90 Employment Rights Inspectors visiting workplaces and investigating compliance up and down the country. To make sure you are ready for the new regime, you can book your place, at a special low rate, at the Employment Law Briefing 2008. It will provide managers with easy-to-understand legal briefings that will help you to avoid litigation and disputes.

Graphite 10th Anniversary - Result of Holiday Voucher Competition for Graphite Clients

We are delighted to announce that the winner of our client draw for a €1,000 Panorama Holiday Voucher is eBay Europe Services Ltd. eBay have very kindly decided to donate the voucher to the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice in Blanchardstown.

HR News

'Say No to Ageism Week'

This took place from 19th-23rd May this year and seeks to promote awareness of ageism and an understanding of how ageism diminishes and excludes older people. It also aims to encourage and support practical action by organisations to develop age-friendly service provision.

Lessons from Case Law (for Clients only)

Award of €60,000 for Age Discrimination

The Complainant in this case submitted that he was discriminated against by the Respondent on grounds of age when he failed to achieve a promotion despite positive performance reviews.

Award of €327,000 for Discrimination on Race Grounds

This dispute concerned a claim by 58 Complainants against the Respondent concerning allegations of discriminatory treatment, discriminatory dismissal, harassment, victimisation and inequality of pay in accordance with the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2007.

Graphite Consultation Queries (for Clients only)

We have an employee working a fixed term contract, Monday-Thursday. We give Good Friday as a Company Day and the person has asked to be paid for this - do I have to pay, even though the person is not contracted to work that day?

Graphite HRM Ltd, Registered in Ireland at Stephens House, 7/8 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 - Reg. No. 260422 Directors: Ron Downey (Chairman) (UK), Simon Mac Rory (CEO), T.J. Byrne (Director)

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