GHR Consulting’s Debut Employment Law Seminar
On Thursday February 10th 2022, GHR Consulting hosted our first Employment Law Seminar in the Connacht Hotel, Galway. The seminar aimed to inform and educate local business owners in Galway about various employment law topics. The seminar was centred around 4 topics: Remote Working & Right to Disconnect Statutory Sick Pay Vaccines in Workplace Redundancy. […]
5 Tips for Employers to Manage Underperforming Employees
What is meant by an Underperforming Employee? Underperformance in the workplace typically involves an employee that is failing to perform the duties of their role to the level that is expected/required of them. Below, we discuss 5 tips for employers to manage their underperforming employees in the workplace. 1. Recognise/Identify the Problem Identifying underperforming employees […]
Changes to the Payment of Wages (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022
What is the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022? The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill is a piece of legislation that will require employers to clearly display their policy on how tips, gratuities and service charges are distributed. The Bill will strengthen the rights of employees by prohibiting the use of tips […]
WRC Case Law – Pregnant Employee V Restaurant Owner (2021)
The Employee commenced employment with the Employer in 2019 as a waitress in the coffee shop. Her duties included serving customers, making coffees, cleaning tables and mopping floors. The Employee informed the Employer that she was pregnant on March 2nd 2020 and she claimed that her relationship with her employer changed at this point. She […]