Managing employees whose work is impacted by drinking outside work or who may even have turned up at work under the influence of alcohol and unfit to work, requires careful review and should not necessarily result in dismissal or disciplinary action being taken. A distinction needs to be drawn between social drinking and alcoholism to [...]
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The Party’s Over !
Posted by HR Solutions on November 26th, 2008
As the tradtional Xmas party season approaches, it is not only the current recessionary times that employers need to consider when organising the Staff Xmas Party. A significant number of cases taken by employees under different pieces of employment legislation illustrate very clearly that employers need to be aware of and take responsibility for behaviour [...]
Waitress Wins 8k for wearing Trousers !
Posted by HR Solutions on November 19th, 2008
A hotel worker who claimed she had been discriminated against for not wearing a skirt at work in her waitressing role and who was subsequently victimised by having her shifts reduced, was awarded over Euro 8,000 by the Equality Tribunal recently. Whilst it is acceptable for organisations to implement dress codes and standards of appearance [...]
Employment References
Posted by HR Solutions on October 20th, 2008
The whole area of employment references has the potential to be a costly legal minefield for employers and due care needs to be exercised when giving references in respect of former employees. A few important points to remember: 1.Whilst employers are not legally bound to givereferences, if references are issued, they must be accurate, fair [...]
