Crackdown on bogus self-employment underway
Government crackdown on bogus self-employment Reports have emerged that the Department of Social Protection and Employment Affairs is working on developing new measures to tackle bogus self-employment. Independent ‘professional’ contractors in focus The issue of bogus self-employment tends to arise when employers are trying to reduce costs. It can be more cost-effective for businesses...
Read moreGovernment approves new rules on employee ‘tips’
Government approves new rules on employee ‘tips’ Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty TD, announced this month that the government has approved draft legislation that will regulate employer practices around tips and gratuities. The Minister’s announcement came in response to reports suggesting that a minority of employers have been using tips...
Read moreRetirement risks remain high
Update retirement policies to avoid age discrimination risks Recent Irish research has found that although 67% of workers believe they will need to work beyond the age of 66, only 28% of workers actually want to work beyond the age of 66. As working lives grow longer, employers that are unprepared to handle queries...
Read moreUnpaid parental leave entitlement extended from September
Parental leave changes in effect from 1st September Last year, we brought you news of a proposal to increase employee entitlements to unpaid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks. The draft legislation was signed into law during the summer and the first step of a two-stage extension of unpaid parental leave will come...
Read moreRetailer ordered to pay €15,000 in harassment case
Failure to translate investigation policy into practice proves costly The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered a retailer to award €15,000 to a sales assistant to compensate her for being harassed by a more senior colleague. Harassment The employee submitted evidence that her immediate manager placed his hand on her chest, pulled up...
Read more#GraphiteConference2019 – Speaker Spotlight: Lauren Kierans
The Graphite HRM Annual Conference is back for 2019, and we are extremely proud and excited to announce the stellar line-up of speakers that we have in store. To start preparing and looking forward to our conference, we will be putting a spotlight on each of the speakers, to get to know them...
Read more#GraphiteConference2019 – Speaker Spotlight: Siobhan Kinsella
The Graphite HRM Annual Conference is back for 2019, and we are extremely proud and excited to announce the stellar line-up of speakers that we have in store. To start preparing and looking forward to our conference, we will be putting a spotlight on each of the speakers, to get to know them...
Read moreUsing employee tips to subsidise wages set to be prohibited
Practice of using tips to subsidise wages to be banned A new law affecting the hospitality sector moved closer this month. The government looks set to bring forward new legislation that will regulate the treatment of tips and gratuities. Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty announced that she will introduce...
Read moreLabour Court – Robust attendance policy holds off pay claims by absent employees
Labour Court rejects adverse weather claims The Labour Court recently rejected a claim lodged by the Mandate union on behalf of thirteen Cork-based Marks & Spencer employees who were aggrieved at their treatment by the retailer during storm Emma in March of 2018. Background to the dispute The employees did not attend for work on...
Read moreMinister approves new minimum pay rates in construction sector
New pay rates for construction sector under SEO’s Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen TD formally approved two recommendations from the Labour Court for new minimum pay rates in the construction and electrical contracting sectors. The new pay rates will apply to workers in the construction...
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