Christine Quinn from Legal Island will discuss your employment-related questions with Seamus McGranaghan from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart solicitors. 1.Real wages fell at a record rate between April and June as the cost-of-living crisis took hold and inflation slashed the value of workers’ pay, official figures show. When the effect of rising prices is considered, pay including bonuses declined 2.5 per cent in the latest quarter compared to a year earlier. Seamus answers your...

Grab your lunch and join Julie Holmes, Knowledge Partner at Legal Island and Ryan Calvert, Manager of HR Recruitment for UK and Ireland, as they continue to discuss the key trends emerging in HR recruitment. Using applications or CVs is like comparing apples to oranges for the purposes of recruitment – how do you keep your campaign from going pear shaped? Some would say applications are what employers want to know while CVs are what candidates want to share. Ryan discusses these issues and...

 Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan, Director, O'Reilly Stewart solicitors will discuss: 1. Extreme Political Views - How Do I Handle It? Seamus deals with an awkward issue – “It has been brought to my attention by a concerned employee that we have a member of staff who has extreme political views. The individual regularly expresses and discusses his views around antisemitism, white supremacy, racism and homophobia with his peers and is understandably making them...

Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan from O'Reilly Stewart solicitors will be joined by Mark McAllister of the Labour Relations Agency and discuss: 1.Strikes, rising costs and union busting  - you’d be forgiven for thinking we’ve jumped in a DeLorean and headed back to the 1980s when reading newspaper headlines at the minute – but it looks like we may be revving up for some serious strikes in the next few months. Seamus/Mark McAllister explains: a.The current law on...

In the second instalment of a series of webinars discussing comparative laws on the island of Ireland and GB, Lewis Silkin and Legal Island will discuss equality laws in GB, NI and ROI including: An analysis of the types of discrimination claims across GB, NI and ROI – what are the trends or similarities?The gulf between equality laws in GB and NI has widened since the introduction of the GB Equality Act. What are the key need to knows about the inconsistencies? What are the key differences...

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 you feeling satisfied and refreshed! MCS Help people find careers that match their skill sets perfectly, as well as supporting employers to build high-performing businesses by connecting them...

Christine Quinn from Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart will discuss: 1. The new guidance on Harassment and Bullying at work. The Equality Commission and LRA have produced guidance that outlines some steps that you can take to help build an inclusive workplace. Seamus dives into the detail, explains what it means for your organisation and takes your questions. 2. The twists and turns of the holiday pay saga continue, with Agnew v PSNI being relisted for hearing in...

In this month’s webinar, Seamus McGranaghan, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Rolanda Markey, Legal Island will discuss legal and contractual issues around hybrid working as many people start to return to the office and others are reluctant to do so.  They'll also look at considerations around probationary periods and, following the recently reported case of an employee who was forced to express milk in the car park and toilets, look at what provisions employers must make for breastfeeding...

In this webinar, Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors joins Rolanda Markey of Legal Island to discuss your employment law queries. They discuss redundancy consultation and notification; dealing with industrial action – what not to do, and the position for NI employers in employing Ukrainian refugees. Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find careers that match their skill sets perfectly, as well as supporting employers to build high...

Legal Island's Comparative Employment Law Table has been updated and expanded to include recent Republic of Ireland developments (of which there are many).  Ciara Fulton of Lewis Silkin joins Legal Island's Rolanda Markey to take a deep dive into the Table and discuss new ways of working and family-related rights in GB, NI and Ireland including: Ireland is tackling work-life balance and remote working head on – what does this mean for employers in Ireland? GB doesn’t need to implement EU...

Register for the next free webinar in our Employment Law at 11 series, during which Seamus McGranaghan, Director at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, and Christine Quinn from Legal Island will discuss: As Covid restrictions are easing at pace in England, NI prefers a more cautious approach. So, what does the easing mean for organisations here in NI? We discuss mask-wearing, self-isolating and who stumps up the cost for tests.Are you thinking of implementing a Fire and Re-hire policy in your...

Employment specialist Emma McIlveen BL and Scott Alexander from Legal Island will be discussing the most important Northern Ireland employment cases of the year and how they are relevant to other employers. Held in association with the NI Employment Lawyers’ Group The cases covered in this webinar include: Wahab v Four Seasons (No.7) Limited (unfair dismissal; unlawful deductions from wages; race discrimination)Campbell v Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (Religious belief/political...

Covid-19 – it’s still the elephant in the room and the (horrendous) gift that keeps on giving to HR professionals! Big names are cutting sick pay for the unvaccinated and recent Covid Tribunal decisions are finally published – what does this mean for your organisation? In this live webinar recording, Seamus McGranaghan from the employment team at O'Reilly Stewart solicitors and Christine Quinn from Legal Island discuss: Morrisons, Ikea, Next, Ocado and other big names have all cut sick pay...

Mark McAllister from the Labour Relations Agency, and Scott Alexander from Legal Island will be discussing the top 5 employment cases of the year from NI and GB that impact on NI employers.   Each case review will cover: A short discussion on the facts and background in the caseA short discussion on the decision and why it’s important to youRecommended actions as a result of the decision 

In the first Employment Law at 11 webinar of 2022, Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors will join Christine Quinn of Legal Island to discuss: The new statutory sick pay rules – did skiving just get harder to police?Covid rules and abuse of staff – how to ensure a safe working environment while still complying with the ever-changing rules.What standards of behaviour can be inferred into a contract of employment? Did you see the story about the postman in Scotland who was dismissed...

Join Christine and Seamus and up to 500 participants as they discuss your employment law queries live in our webinar series, “Employment Law at 11”. In this episode,  your questions on long-term absence and the law will be discussed.

Our monthly Employment Law at 11 podcast with Seamus McGranaghan of O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors returns.    In this podcast, Christine and Seamus will discuss:   ·  Staff shortages, the recruitment crisis and the "great resignation" – how to stand out from the crowd, recruit and retain talent in challenging times. ·  Surveillance in the workplace – Can we do it? Should we do it? And is it legal?

Seamus McGranaghan of O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors and Stuart Nottingham of Sun Rehabilitation discuss hybrid working and the complexities of working life in the ‘new normal’. Employment law expert Seamus will address the legal complexities of a hybrid working policy, how to assess suitability, risk assessment and when and if the law requires an employer to provide equipment for homeworking. He’ll also deal with equality issues around home or hybrid working – what to expect and how to...

Christine Quinn from Legal Island's Learning and Development Team and Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors discuss the implications of the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the UK. Although the UK has already implemented comprehensive protection for whistleblowers there are a few matters within the Directive not included in UK domestic legislation. Christine and Seamus discuss what amendments or enhancements may be made to domestic legislation to bring it closer into line...

In this month's webinar Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is joined by Christine Quinn, Learning and Development Officer at Legal Island, discuss: Dismissal for activities outside the workplace – potential fairness and lawfulnessRecent GB Consultation on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and position in NI on preventing sexual harassmentWearing of face coverings/masks in the workplace if mandatory use is removed

In this month's webinar Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is be joined by Christine Quinn, Learning & Development Officer at Legal Island, and special guest, Helen Smyth, Senior Employment Relations Manager in Advisory Services at the Labour Relations Agency. They discuss issues around: ‘no jab, no job’ here in Northern Ireland in light of the decision on care home staff in EnglandUpcoming Changes to the Covid-19 Furlough SchemeThe recent Equality Commission for...

In this podcast, Scott and Seamus are joined by Mairead Scott, MD of Honeycomb Jobs, as they discuss issues around the Fire/Re-hire policy that many organisations are being criticised for implementing, and steps that employers can take to help address staff shortages in many industries as result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Scott Alexander, Head of Learning and Development at Legal Island and Seamus McGranaghan, Partner at O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, discuss: The ‘no-jab-no-job’ policy which appears to be gaining momentumThe impact of long-covid for employersWhat employers should be doing to prepare for hybrid working now

In this Podcast Mark McAllister, Director of Director of Employment Relations Services with the LRA discusses the key employment law developments in NI from April 2021 and outlines what to look out for this coming year.

In this recording, Scott and Seamus discuss your employment law queries relating to the implications of the Asda Equal Pay and Mencap Minimum Wage cases from the Supreme Court and other matters.