Employment Law at 11 - October 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 07/10/2022 The Legal Island Webinar - Employment Law at 11, sponsored by MCS Group features Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart. In this webinar recording, Christine and Seamus discuss: A new Chancellor, a mini budget and a “bonfire of worker’s rights” on the horizon ...

Comparative Law Table Webinar - Sick Leave Legislation

Posted in: Comparative Employment Law Table on 23/09/2022 This webinar is part of the Comparative Law series with Lewis Silkin and addresses the recently introduced sick leave legislation in Ireland, which provides employees, for the first time, with a legal right to sick leave paid by their employer. Legal Island webinars are sponsored by MCS Group - m...

Employment Law at 11 - September 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 02/09/2022 Employment Law at 11: Feeling the pinch? Cost of Living Special. Christine Quinn from Legal Island will discuss your employment-related questions with Seamus McGranaghan from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart solicitors. 1. Real wages fell at a record rate between April and June as the cost-o...

Employment Law at 11 - August 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 05/08/2022 Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan, Director, O'Reilly Stewart solicitors discuss: 1. Extreme Political Views - How Do I Handle It? Seamus deals with an awkward issue – “It has been brought to my attention by a concerned employee that we have a member of staff who has extreme...

Employment Law at 11 - July 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 01/07/2022 Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan from O'Reilly Stewart solicitors will be joined by Mark McAllister of the Labour Relations Agency and discuss:1. Strikes, rising costs and union busting - you’d be forgiven for thinking we’ve jumped in a DeLorean and headed back to the 1980s...

Comparative Employment Law Update: Equality laws - fit for purpose or ripe for reform?

Posted in: Comparative Employment Law Table on 23/06/2022 In the second installment of a series of webinars discussing comparative laws on the island of Ireland and GB, Lewis Silkin and Legal Island will discuss equality laws in GB, NI and ROI including: An analysis of the types of discrimination claims across GB, NI and ROI – what are the trends or sim...

Lunch and Learn with MCS Group - Emerging Trends in HR Roles

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 14/06/2022 Grab your lunch and join Rolanda Markey, Learning and Development Team at Legal Island and Ryan Calvert, Manager of HR Recruitment for UK and Ireland, as they discuss the key trends emerging in HR recruitment.Ryan serves up some digestible golden nuggets of information and guidance that will leave ...

Employment Law at 11 - June 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 10/06/2022 Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart will discuss: 1. The new guidance on Harassment and Bullying at work. The Equality Commission and LRA have produced guidance that outlines some steps that you can take to help build an inclusive workplace. Seamus dives in...

Employment Law at 11 - May 2022

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 06/05/2022 In this month’s webinar, Employment Law at 11 sponsored by MCS Group, we welcome Seamus McGranaghan, Director at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Rolanda Markey, from the Learning and Development team at Legal Island. In the recording, Seamus and Rolanda are discussing the legal and contractual issu...

Digital Resilience in an Always-On World

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 14/04/2022 Digital demands have increased dramatically since March 2020, leading to work productivity and employee turnover challenges. We know that technology itself, if used mindfully, has extraordinary benefits. Behaviour change consultancy UnPlug run evidence-based programmes to empower staff to develop D...