Friday Round Up: 24/05/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 24/05/2024 "Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait." - Robert de Niro This week's top 5: Race discrimination case settled against the Ryandale Inn, County Tyrone Future of fit notes and workplace health Smaller law firms to prioritise spending on recruitment and AI Wha...

Friday Round Up: 17/05/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 17/05/2024 With International HR Day this coming Monday 20th, your challenge this weekend is to hug an HR person...make sure it's consensual though. No-one wants a grievance................ This week's top 5: Mental Health Awareness Week Law in force to end religious discrimination in NI teaching Employee da...

Friday Round Up: 10/05/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 10/05/2024 Sent from my iPhoen.................. This week's top 5: Is it okay for employees to do ‘life admin’ during work hours? IBM points to need for more female leadership of AI Cybercriminals release ‘substantial amount’ of Scottish NHS data Remote work ban at Manchester United £8k settlement in disabi...

Friday Round Up: 03/05/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 03/05/2024 "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky This week's top 5: Two new ECNI Guides released Not a sackable offence to call your boss a d***, just don't do it twice! How to avoid Employee Disengagement in the Age of AI PSNI data breach: Almost 5,000 officers and staff in lega...

Friday Round Up: 26/04/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 26/04/2024 As Blue Lights returns, it's time to 'take a beat' from trying to work out where that scene was filmed and debrief with the Friday Round-up! This week's top 5: Staff assaults now at 'epidemic level' Childcare cost protesters tell Executive 'enough is enough' Toolkit launched to help NICS managers ...

Friday Round Up: 19/04/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 19/04/2024 Like these resilient ballerinas, here's the latest round up to help keep you 'en pointe' with the most current employment law updates and news.............. This week's top 5: Raft of new (useful!) guidance published in GB Information Commissioner’s Office seeks views on accuracy of generative AI ...

Friday Round Up: 12/04/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 12/04/2024 Don't let employment law frustrations eclipse your week; our updates are celestial! This week's top 5: National insurance falls to 8% “AI will never replace people” says 84% of senior executives 18% of candidates believe their weight could be holding them back in job interviews Portadown: Inquiry ...

Friday Round Up: 05/04/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 05/04/2024 April showers bring stress-relief powers! Get ready to breeze through Stress Awareness Month with our latest HR updates designed to lighten your load and brighten your day. This week's top 5: Multi-million pound AI centre to open in NI One in eight workers in NI impacted by minimum wage boost Work...

Thursday Round Up: 28/03/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 28/03/2024 Famous landmarks around the world dramatically turned off to mark Earth Hour this week. Power up on your HR knowledge below........ This week's top 5: Government publishes Responsible AI in Recruitment Guide Changes to work visa routes from 4 April 2024 - what it means for employers NMW increase ...

Friday Round Up: 22/03/2024

Posted in: Weekly Review of Developments on 22/03/2024 “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” — Maya Angelou This week's top 5: Interview with Laura White - HR Manager at Irwin Government to pay full apprenticeship cost for SMEs Employers need to consider better support for working dads Northern Ireland online...