The Art of Investigating Whistleblowing Claims in 2019

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 04/04/2019 Investigating complaints of protected disclosures (whistleblowing) are trickier and riskier than ‘ordinary’ workplace investigations. They use many of the same skills but there are several potential traps, such as those concerning the anonymity of the whistleblower, and the cost of getting it wrong...

Company Vehicles; Working Time and Employment Status re Hermes Deal; Shift Start Times; Confidential Counselling Service; Recruitment and Selection

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 01/03/2019 Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan and Hannah McGrath from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Topics covered in this month's webinar include: Comp...

Maternity Leave and Payment; Ownership of LinkedIn Contacts; Performance Issues

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 01/02/2019 Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan and Hannah McGrath from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Topics covered in this month's webinar include: Mate...

Employment Law Review of 2018 with Mark McAllister, LRA

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 22/01/2019 Mark McAllister from the Labour Relations Agency and Scott Alexander from Legal Island discussed the top 10 employment cases of the year, including any updates since our Annual Review of Employment Law conferences in November. 10. Bellman v Northampton Recruitment (‘unofficial’ after parties may be...

Internal Vacancies; Secondments; Flexible Working; Garden Leave; Restrictive Covenants & Restraint of Trade

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 11/01/2019 'Employment Law at 11' is a series of 45-minute webinars from Legal Island in conjunction with O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan, Dire...

Employee Handbook: Overview, Status and Purpose

Posted in: The Essential Elements of the Employee Handbook on 12/12/2018 As an introduction to our new Employee Handbook series (coming in January 2019), Leeanne Armstrong discusses the 'Overview, Status and Purpose' of the employee handbook including: Why have an employee handbook? Getting the basics of the handbook right Should the employee handbook be contractual or...

Email/System Access for Long-term Sick Employees; Dismissal During the Probationary Period; Dealing with Sickness Patterns

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 07/12/2018 'Employment Law at 11' is a series of 45-minute webinars from Legal-Island in conjunction with O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal-Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issueswith Seamus McGranaghan, Direc...

PSNI Holiday Pay Case; Untaken Annual Leave; Vicarious Liability; Christmas Parties; Ashers Case

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 09/11/2018 'Employment Law at 11' is a series of 45-minute webinars from Legal-Island in conjunction with O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal-Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan, Dire...

Relocation of Employees; Holidays; Working Time; Certified Sick Leave; Holiday Pay; Whistleblowing; Health & Safety; and Probation

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 05/10/2018 'Employment Law at 11' is a series of 45-minute webinars from Legal-Island in conjunction with O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal-Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan, Dire...

Redundancy and Workplace Closure; Redeployment and Reasonable Alternatives; Working Time; Out of Hours Working; Interpersonal Disputes; Suspension; Social Media

Posted in: 'Any Questions' Webinar Recordings on 07/09/2018 'Employment Law at 11' is a series of 45-minute webinars from Legal-Island in conjunction with O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors. Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal-Island, discusses your Northern Ireland employment law questions and topical HR issues with Seamus McGranaghan, Dir...