There is a lot of talk about raising the minimum wage in Ireland and bringing it up to a living wage of €11.45. Currently the minimum wage in Ireland is €8.65 and this is the fourth highest minimum wage in the European Union only lower than Luxemburg, France and Belgium and at a higher rate [...]
You have devised a great strategy for your company and all the indicators show that you should get a big return on investment. Yet when the year comes to end the results have brought not what the strategy suggested. What has happened? You spent so much time in getting the strategy right and now there [...]
“Could you come in now direct to see us?” That is a question which I am frequently asked by managers, who are not sure what to do in the case of a dismissal and are wise enough to ask for assistance. The legislation regarding a dismissal can be tricky and difficult enough for any individual [...]
Did you ever wonder why certain companies do well where as others are just surviving and keeping their heads above water? So what are the secrets of a high performance organisation? What do these organisations accomplish what others fail to achieve? There can be many reasons why companies succeed and others don’t. However, I am [...]
Knowing your legal obligation in the recruitment and selection process is important. Many of Ireland’s reputable employers have found in themselves in difficulties for the manner in which they handled their recruitment and selection procedures. They include Ryanair, Iarnrod Eireann, Superquinn, Revenue Commissioners, Trinity College, University College Dublin, etc. etc. Under the Equality Act, 1998 [...]
Regularly I get asked to assist with handling underperformers. Very often it has been ignored for too long and now suddenly something has to happen. The manager is annoyed about the employee's recent behaviour, a solution has to be found immediately and if possible a dismissal would be most welcome.Handling underperformers is not a quick [...]
6500 Electricians to strike in two weeks over pay rates – February ‘14 SIPTU to set a picket at UCC’s Tyndall Institute over pay issues – February ‘14 SIPTU 350 members at Shannon Aerospace are to ballot for industrial action at the end of this week – February ‘14 Labour Court Proposal rejected by SIPTU [...]
As part of any good Performance Management System for a company there should be included Personal Development Plans for the employees. From a HR perspective you can only develop a company through its employees. Employees who stop developing will eventually become a burden to the company. At the start of the year when performance objectives [...]
An "engaged employee" is one who is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization’s reputation and interests. Last week our local CIPD Midwest committee and the University of Limerick organised a seminar on Employee Engagement which was a big success as 92 people attended this [...]
I attended the annual CIPD Employment Law Update last w eek. It is always one of the better attended meetings of the CIPD Midwest, the HR practitioners’ organisation. This year the presentation was give by Sinead Mullins of IBEC Midwest she stood in for a sick colleague from IBEC HQ. Sinead gave a very informative [...]