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European Court confirms Tesco employees can make equal pay comparison based on EU law
03 June 2021The European Court of Justice has confirmed that Tesco shop workers can rely directly on European law in order to compare themselves to distribution centre workers for the purposes of an equal pay claim.
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HR headaches for the holiday season
27 May 2021In the second article of our three-part series looking at resourcing over the holiday season, we consider some of the difficult issues that employers will be facing in this area. These range from managing quarantine and staff with built-up annual leave to contemplating new policy approaches to holidays for the longer term.
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What's new In Irish employment law? 3 key areas to watch: Síobhra Rush writes for Mondaq
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27 May 2021Three areas of employment law in Ireland have seen recent significant developments: employment status and the gig economy; collective bargaining arrangements; and gender pay gap reporting.
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What to know when putting together your firm’s flexible working policy: Russell Brimelow comments for The Drum
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24 May 2021Working nine to five, what a way to make a living. Flexible working policies have been a hot topic for several years now, but the conversation has reached a fever pitch since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Employee competition: top tips for start-up businesses
21 May 2021In this article, we set out our key recommendations for protecting your start-up business against employee competition, from managing the risks arising when you recruit new employees to putting in place the right contracts and responding to competitive threats.
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We’re all going on a working holiday! Issues to consider when employees want to work abroad over the summer
20 May 2021In the first of our new three-part series of articles looking at resourcing over the holiday season, we consider the position of employees seeking to extend their summer holiday by working remotely from their overseas holiday destination.
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Can EU nationals continue frontier working post-Brexit? Joanna Hunt writes for HR magazine
20 May 2021As the dust from Brexit has settled, attention has turned to what this means for cross-border workers in the UK.
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How to respond if an employee is side hustling for a customer: Carla Feakins writes for The Times
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20 May 2021Carla Feakins explains how to police employee side-hustles on the Times Enterprise Network.
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Remote working needs to “protect competitive, pro-enterprise economy” – Tánaiste: Linda Hynes comments for Industrial Relations News
Press
17 May 2021Linda Hynes comments in an article for Industrial Relations News on remote working following a speech by Irish Tanaiste, Leo Varadkar.
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Linda Hynes discusses employee monitoring while working from home with Jess Kelly on Newstalk
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14 May 2021Linda Hynes discusses employee monitoring while working from home with Jess Kelly on Newstalk
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Regulators push for greater diversity in financial services: Michael Burd comments for Compliance Monitor
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14 May 2021Diversity and inclusion are regulatory issues, the Financial Conduct Authority has affirmed, and will be “mainstreamed” into all its processes.
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How to manage occupational health compliance: Vince Toman comments for Supply Management
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14 May 2021The pandemic has forced many employees to construct makeshift workstations, while battling family members for space. One year on, and with millions still at home, is there a looming threat of occupational health risks ahead?
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No space for Employment Bill in Queen’s Speech
13 May 2021The long-awaited Employment Bill was missing from the Queen’s Speech on 11 May. This article looks at the implications for employment law reform and what employers can now expect.
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Mental health matters - how we reacted to COVID-19: Emma Richardson writes for The Law Society
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11 May 2021In this article for The Law Society, Emma Richardson shares the ways we've supported our employees' wellbeing since the first lockdown in March 2020.
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Topical issues in Irish employment law
06 May 2021This article focuses on three areas of employment law in Ireland that have seen recent significant developments: employment status and the gig economy; collective bargaining arrangements; and gender pay gap reporting.
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‘Adjusted’ gender pay gaps - an alternative approach to gender pay gap reporting?
04 May 2021Calculating an “adjusted” gender pay gap could provide useful context to an employer’s gender pay gap statistics and reveal systemic bias. But what is an adjusted gender pay gap and how is it calculated?
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Linda Hynes discusses the employment law aspects of antigen testing in the workplace on RTÉ Radio 1
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04 May 2021Linda Hynes discusses the employment law aspects of antigen testing in the workplace.
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コロナウイルスワクチン接種に関するQ&A
27 April 2021英国がCovid-19ワクチン接種プログラムを進めるにつれ、雇用主側は雇用法における多くの困難且つ未検討の問題に直面している。ここで紹介するQ&Aは、雇用主が従業員にワクチン接種を義務付けることができるかどうか、義務化の代替案、ワクチン接種のための休暇、およびその他の問題をカバーしている。 Employers are facing many difficult and untested employment law issues as the UK rolls out its Covid-19 vaccination programme. These FAQs cover whether an employer can make vaccination compulsory for its employees, alternatives to a mandatory requirement, time off for vaccine appointments and other issues.
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Age discrimination alive and well in Irish workplaces: Síobhra Rush comments for The Irish Times
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16 April 2021Age discrimination is alive and kicking in Irish workplaces. It’s illegal under the Employment Equality Acts (1998-2015) but those working in the area say little has changed in relation to workplace age discrimination in Ireland in the past 20 years.
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Gender pay gap reporting - what do the published statistics tell us so far?
14 April 2021Employers have until 4 October 2021 to report their gender pay gap statistics relating to 5 April 2020. With over 25% of employers having published their figures already, what do the results tell us so far?