Currently the National Minimum Wage is €10.10 per hour, however, on the 1st January 2021 this is set to increase to €10.20 (an increase of 10 cents). Employers will automatically think of the increase in PRSI, but this has been considered also. To this end the employer PRSI threshold currently set at €395 will increase [...]
Staff handbooks are not static and should be reviewed regularly. Additionally, when business throws a curve ball it is important that you are able to update your handbook or add a policy to keep it fresh. One of the most asked for policy updates we have been asked for is a Work-from-Home policy. When you [...]
This has been the year of 'the unexpected' and employees are having to explore various leave entitlements that many employers may not have come across before or had very little experience of. Ideally your contract of employment or staff handbook should set out the various leave entitlements and manner in which they should be applied [...]
We have had a lot of calls from employers trying to deal with employees who have been told to self-isolate and/or have been diagnosed with COVID-19. If an employee has been told to self-isolate due to being in close contact with a diagnosed COVID-19 they will have been sent a letter or HSE text message. [...]
There has been a deluge of claims in the WRC regarding the unfair termination of employment due to age. In January of this year, RTE were ordered to pay a former senior TV producer €100,000 after forcing her to retire at 65. It was noted that her contract was silent on the issue of retiring. [...]
We have all seen the stats and info-pics on the benefits of masks, but there are some individuals who, for various reasons, don't want to wear one. Whatever people choose to do in their private life, in the workplace there are some immediate requirements that leave little room for personal choice. The Government has set [...]
Employers have been contacting ESA at a loss to do with employees who are refusing to return to work. Employers were forced to send employees home at various stages of the Covid-10 pandemic and in most cases these employees came into receipt of the €350 Covid-19 payment. For some employees this was just enough to [...]
Case Background The 64 year old cleaner had been employed from December 2018 to June 2019 by an unnamed residential care facility. She worked Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Claim The claim was taken under the Equality Act for being dismissed due to age and illness. Employer's Mistakes The employee was never given a contract [...]
Enterprise Ireland has re-launched a grant scheme that pays up to €40,000 or 90% of the project eligible costs to enhance their digital capability and to develop a more competitive online offer. The scheme is the COVID-19 Online Retail Scheme and the closing date for applications is Monday 28th September 2020 at 3pm. For further [...]
We have been dealing with many employers going through the awful process of redundancies lately and time and time again they are riddled with guilt and upset at having to go down the road of redundancies. Naturally, for the employee it is a tremendously difficult time too, but, we want to address the employers here. [...]