When Time Records Don’t Match Reality: How HR Should Investigate Attendance Misconduct Attendance issues can look straightforward. An employee is rostered for a particular time.
When the Complainant Becomes the Respondent: How HR Should Manage Overlapping Workplace Investigations Workplace complaints do not always happen one at a time. An employee
An employee raises concerns about their pay. They also say that something the organisation is doing may be unlawful. Is it: A recent Workplace Relations
Two linked Workplace Relations Commission decisions involving Affidea Diagnostics Ireland Limited provide a useful case study for HR teams responsible for equality policies, customer-facing training
Workplace issues are often made more difficult by starting the wrong process. A complaint is received and an investigation begins automatically. Two employees are in
An employee raises a serious concern about their manager. A redundancy is also being considered. What should the employer do? A recent Workplace Relations Commission
An employer can have a genuine business reason for reducing working hours. Costs may need to be reduced. A business may be restructuring. Demand may
A workplace issue can become significantly more difficult when two things happen at the same time. An employee raises a health and safety concern. Management,
A Workplace Relations Commission complaint landing in an employer’s inbox can immediately create pressure. There may be deadlines to meet, allegations to answer, records to
A new EU Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/2518) has been introduced to streamline how GDPR complaints are handled when they involve more than one EU Member
Excluded From Promotion Because You Work Part-Time? The WRC Says That Can Be Discrimination Many people choose part-time or job-share roles to balance work with
Dismissed by Video Call and Told It Was “No Fault”? Here’s What the WRC Says Being dismissed is difficult at the best of times —
