EMPLOYMENT LAW COMPLIANCE The consequences of non-compliance with Irish Employment Law for employers can be serious and expensive. Getting expert advice now can help you to avoid issues with employees at a later date and can help you avoid being taken to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. At Insight HR, we have the experience and expertise to ensure that your employment contracts, policies & procedures, HR documentation and HR filing systems are watertight. We can help you to achieve 100% compliance quickly and seamlessly in preparation for a National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) inspection or to meet compliance targets set out by NERA following an inspection. Irish employment legislation sets the basic standards of behaviour for you, the employer, and your employees, setting out your employees’ entitlements and rights which you must honour. Our services provide busy owner-managers and people-managers with a time-saving, efficient and hassle-free means for their organisation to become and remain compliant.
HR OUTSOURCING AND SUPPORT Some HR functions and departments are seen as integral to an organisation’s business success and are therefore properly resourced and financed. Although it is more likely, in today’s economic climate, that they are over-stretched, under-resourced and consequently ineffective. In an ideal world, HR professionals and departments would have more time to help deliver growth by concentrating on strategy and planning. Instead, most HR professionals and departments find themselves having to focus on HR administration and have little time to devote to higher value activities. We can free up your in-house resources, remove the burden of HR administration and help to improve the strategic focus of your HR Department. This can even be achieved through Insight HR providing direct interim HR management, i.e., one of our consultants working onsite. In addition, Insight HR’s employee relations support services can provide you with a dedicated knowledge and support base to address your specific employee relations issues and challenges.
WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS Bullying, harassment and intimidation in the workplace are some of the most difficult people issues which organisations may have to deal with. Organisations can also have to contend with grievances from employees and disciplinary issues. Failure to address and resolve an allegation of bullying or harassment, or a grievance brought by an employee, or a disciplinary issue, can lead to a difficult, obstructive and stressful work environment and ultimately may lead to industrial relations problems and litigation. We often find that managers are too busy, not adequately trained or are too closely involved to handle this kind of situation effectively without some expert assistance. With the increasing levels of litigation in Ireland today, employers cannot afford to make costly mistakes in this area. Insight HR’s team of highly experienced investigators can help you avoid this. We can conduct independent and objective investigations and produce robust investigative reports – reports that will withstand external scrutiny. We ensure minimal business disruption and full legal compliance. All of our Consultants have an in-depth understanding of the legal framework, extensive HR experience and the skill to manage difficult and sensitive situations.
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT (L&D) Insight HR can design and deliver training programmes that are tailored to the specific needs of your organisation – to what your HR practitioners and people managers need. Areas in which we have particular training expertise include the conducting of workplace investigations, employment law, the handling of disciplinary and grievance matters and performance management. We can also assist your HR practitioners and people managers in the development of your L&D Strategy. Our approach to L&D identification and analysis begins with the linkage of objectives to corporate and departmental plans. Our experienced team of HR Consultants have developed L&D strategies in leadership capability, leadership coaching, employee engagement and driving high performance cultures.
INFORMATION & CONSULTATION FORUMS The Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 (updated in 2013) imposes information and consultation obligations on employers with at least 50 employees. However, the requirement to inform and consult with employees does not apply automatically. It applies if an employer chooses to start the process or, potentially, if there is a formal written request from at least 10% of the workforce. Many Irish employers have already taken the initiative to put in place information and consultation arrangements before any such request from the workforce. Correspondingly, such employers generally have more control over the process. Our experienced team of HR Consultants have helped many Irish employers to establish effective Information and Consultation Forums within their organisations. We can do this for you.
NERA The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) can carry out an inspection of your workplace at any time following a complaint from an employee or simply at random. These workplace inspections are carried out to ensure compliance with employment rights legislation including working time, minimum wage, protection of young persons, parental leave, information and consultation and redundancy payments. 2013 saw the completion of 5,546 inspection cases – compared to 4,689 cases in the same period in 2012. The number of prosecutions also increased from 70 in 2012 to 85 in 2013. Whether you have been advised of an upcoming NERA inspection, or if you need to reach compliance targets set out by NERA following an inspection, Insight HR can help to guide you and advise you through the entire process.
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