Pay-on-the Day VS Pay Day

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 02/02/2023 Cost-of-Living Crisis Creativity The cost-of-living crisis is at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the moment, and many businesses are having to get creative in ways to support their staff during times of financial difficulty, when a pay rise is not an option. As such, we are seeing a growing tre...

ChatGPT and its relevance to the world of HR in the UK

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 02/02/2023 ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI, and its significance to HR in Ireland lies in its ability to enhance HR operations and improve the overall HR experience for employees. With its advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, ChatGPT has the po...

An Introduction to ESG: What is ESG & Why is it Important?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 24/01/2023 In recent years, there have been increasing amounts of governmental attention given to climate change. Indeed, in the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, the Assembly committed to halving all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to reach net zero no later than 2050. To achieve this, it is expec...

7 Ways Owning a Learning Management Software (LMS System) Helps Your Business

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 12/01/2023 Are you finding it overwhelming to deliver and keep track of compliance training for your employees? Perhaps you are considering the ownership of Learning Management Systems (LMS) for your company, also known as compliance management software. The eLearning team at Legal Island carried out resear...

What’s Happening in Employment Law in Northern Ireland in 2023?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 09/01/2023 With the continuing lack of a functioning Executive and Assembly in Northern Ireland, employment law remains more or less in stalemate. That said, the active post-Brexit reform agenda impacts Northern Ireland and the decision in an important holiday pay case is expected. Here’s our annual round-up ...

Imposter Syndrome: Why it Holds us Back and How to Beat it

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 05/01/2023 I was confident about my subject, I knew I was a good communicator and I was relishing the opportunity to speak on the TEDx stage. Then, 4 weeks before the event, the event organiser released the bios of the other speakers and the first one I seen sent me into panic. He was a leading global negotia...

Northern Ireland Employment Law In Brief: It was the Best of Times and 2023

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 03/01/2023 Ah, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Although Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities was written in 1859, 2022 brought nearly as many highs and lows…especially in HR. This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on key employment law and HR de...

NI Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter (Q3 2022)

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 05/12/2022 What We Learned Last Quarter – November 2022 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,000+ Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q3 2022.  In a quarter that saw the seasons change, Stormont remaining empty, Matt Hancock somehow being branded a ‘celebri...

Government Backs New Laws on Carers, Sexual Harassment, Flexible Working, Redundancy Protection and More: The Employment Bill by the Back Door?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 23/11/2022 Back in 2019, the government announced a new Employment Bill. A pandemic and two prime ministers later, it has not appeared. But several Private Members’ Bills now cover much of the same ground and have gained government support. Employment law reform now looks likely to be ushered in by the back d...

What Does the Autumn Statement Mean for Businesses and Individuals in Northern Ireland?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles NI on 18/11/2022 Áine O’Hare, Tax Lead Partner and International Business Lead for PwC Northern Ireland, comments on what the Autumn Statement means for businesses and individuals in Northern Ireland. There were no big surprises for businesses in today’s announcements in terms of the rate of corporation tax which ...