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Irish Whiskey and Scotch Whisky leaders meet to discuss global trade
The representative bodies of the Irish Whiskey and Scotch Whisky industries - Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) – gathered in Dublin last week for a bi-lateral meeting
Ibec Publishes Pay and HR Trends Report at Leadership Summit
Ibec, the group representing Irish businesses, will release the findings of their HR Update report at their annual HR Leadership Summit today, which captures key pay and HR trends in Irish workplaces.
Employment permits & work time rules update - Travel, Leisure & Hospitality Network
In this briefing for members who work in the wider hospitality sector, we provided a refresher on legal obligations in the area of employment permits and working time rules including examples of case law of breaches in employment legislation.
OSH Update March 2025
In this issue you can read more about the Health Authority’s plans to increase workplace inspections this year and their targeted sector campaigns. You can also access our Managing Allergens in the Workplace FAQs, see the dates for our Spring OSH roadshow events, register for our latest seminar on optimising your occupational health service and more…
Ibec sample whistleblowing policy
The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 commenced on 1 January. One of key changes introduced by the 2022 Act is the new obligation on private sector employers with 250 plus employees to put internal reporting channels in place for making and managing a protected disclosure. Download Ibec's new protected disclosures/whistleblowing policy.
Security companies seek to have pay order set aside in latest challenge to SEO mechanism
Three security companies have brought a High Court challenge against the Minister, the Labour Court, the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee (JLC) and the Attorney General seeking to set aside the ministerial order that would increase pay for many individuals working in the sector.
As the great re-opening gets underway, it’s a good time to take stock and build on past economic success
Irish industrial production data published on May 7th showed output up by 10% in Q1 2021 and by 22% on the year.
New Report Highlights Crucial Role of Upskilling in Tackling Gender Imbalance in Ireland’s Health Technology Sector
An impactful new report from Irish Medtech Skillnet, First Polymer Training Skillnet, and Connected Health Skillnet has highlighted the crucial role of upskilling in addressing the ongoing gender imbalance in Ireland’s STEM sectors. The 'Empowering Women in STEM' report, conducted by Xenon Health Solutions on behalf of the three Skillnet Ireland Business Networks, presents a detailed analysis of gender representation challenges and solutions within the health technology industry.
Substantial equal pay awards highlight the importance of compliance
It has been 6 months since the Employment Tribunal in the UK found that Next could not justify a number of differences in pay, for work of equal value, between a group of predominantly female retail workers and Next’s warehouse operatives, a predominantly male group, resulting in Next potentially facing up to £30 million in compensation payable to 3,540 claimants. Although the decision is one of “first instance”, which can be appealed, there is no doubt that the case and similar equal pay claims which are currently being brought against a number of retailers in the UK has firmly put pay equity in the spotlight. However, equal pay claims are not new and in September 2023 Birmingham City Council declared bankruptcy having paid out over £1bn in equal pay compensation over the previous decade. Although these cases may be on the more extreme side of equal pay cases, they certainly highlight the importance of compliance with equal pay legislation.
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