GHR Consulting announces Claddagh Watch as its Charity Partner for 2023
GHR Consulting is delighted that Claddagh Watch Patrol has accepted our offer to have them as our Charity Partner for 2023. Claddagh Watch is a Voluntary organisation established to prevent accidental death and suicide and to increase Water Safety and Awareness on the Galway Waterways. Trained volunteers operate Safety Prevention Patrols on various nights each […]
Importance of Probationary Periods for Employees and Employers
What is a probationary period? A probationary period is known as a trial period of employment during which an employee is employed only subject to satisfactorily completing this period of time. Probationary periods are mainly used with new employees. If the employee fails to meet expectations and is not suitable for the role, the period […]
Publisher of Parenting Forum ‘EveryMum’ Ordered to Pay Sales Executive €32,500 for Maternity-Related Discrimination.
Zahra Publishing Ltd, the publishing group behind ‘EveryMum’ and cookery magazine EasyFood ,was found to have breached the Employment Equality Act 1998 by dismissing Sandra Varian four months after she told the company’s CEO she was pregnant. Having started with the firm on 1 July 2021 as group sales director, the female employee advised the […]
New Sick Pay Legislation 2023
From January 1st 2023, a new piece of legislation came into effect – The Sick Leave Act 2022. Employers will eventually cover the cost of 10 sick days per year in 2026. Do all employees not already get sick pay? Before this legislation, there was no statutory sick pay (SSP) for Irish employees. It was […]