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 ...

Northern Ireland Employment Law In Brief: May 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 09/06/2022 This month’s 'In Brief' brings together a range of resources and articles that we’ve found interesting this spring. We’ve highlighted the key themes, to help you keep up to date with developments. Menopause continued to climb the HR agenda this spring, meanwhile P&O caused a stir with their m...

The Great Resignation - How Your Organisation Can Turn the Big Attrition into the Big Attraction

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 19/05/2022 It's International HR Day on 20th May, a day which recognises the work that HR professionals do in making a positive contribution for individuals and organisations. The theme for 2022 is about HR Reshaping the Future. In celebration of this we are delighted to offer our customers access to this fan...

D&I Summit 2022 - Top 10 Hot Takes

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 12/05/2022 Sorry we missed you at last week's D&I Summit. We had over 700 registrants and the feedback so far has been absolutely incredible.Because you weren't able to attend the Summit live, our chairman Barry Phillips BEM, created a short 'Hot Takes' video to help highlight the key takeaways. ...

Northern Ireland Employment Law In Brief: Case Law Special (April 2022)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 29/04/2022 This month’s 'In Brief' is a case law catch up. We’ve handpicked some of the most recent decisions and grouped them by category, so you don’t miss an important decision. If you want to know more about any of the cases, each has a link to a more detailed case review on the Northern Ireland Emplo...

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...

Domestic Abuse Leave Introduced in Northern Ireland

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 11/04/2022 The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed legislation that will entitle victims of domestic abuse to 10 days’ paid leave each leave year. The law was passed in the Assembly’s final week of sitting before the forthcoming Assembly elections in May. The commencement date of the new right remains to be ...

Paid parental bereavement leave introduced in Northern Ireland

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 11/04/2022 The Northern Ireland Assembly has finalised the legislation implementing an entitlement to two weeks' paid bereavement leave for working parents who lose a child under the age of 18. The new right will come into force with effect from 6 April 2022. Background to new parental bereavement law The Pa...

War in Ukraine - The Impact on the Employment Relationship

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 06/04/2022 Around the world people are deeply shocked and saddened about the escalating war in Ukraine. Many employers are increasingly concerned about the wellbeing of their employees, particularly those from Ukraine or other Eastern European countries, and are considering how to best support refugees. Emplo...

NI Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q1 2022)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 04/04/2022 Every three months we update you with some of the key developments in employment law and practice affecting the Northern Ireland workplace in the quarter. You’ll find many more learning points on the Northern Ireland Employment Law Hub, but here are a few highlights from quarter 1 of 2022 - click ...