Location: Northern Ireland
Rep.of Ireland
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Rep.of Ireland

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Where an employee who has been made redundent is invited to apply for another role with an employer, are they entitled to claim statutory redundency payment if the decide not to apply?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 07/12/2021 Employees with at least two years’ continuous employment are entitled to a redundancy payment when they are dismissed by reason of redundancy. It is a question of fact whether an employee has firstly been dismissed and secondly whether it is by reason of redundancy. For example, an employee is not ...
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Redundancy Pay Employee Engagement

Can we investigate allegations of bullying where the employee concerned does not wish to raise a grievance?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 06/09/2021 If an employer has legitimate concerns about bullying in the workplace, it should investigate the matter even if the employee who has made the allegation does not wish to co-operate with the investigation. Consequences for an employer who fails to carry out investigations into bullying can be signi...
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Discipline Employee Engagement