Employment Law and Human Resources  

INTRODUCTION

As an Employer do you know:

• The written information you are obliged to give to an Employee on commencement of employment?

• You can be sued under Equality Legislation for asking inappropriate questions at Interviews which are deemed to discriminate?

• Your Employees’ entitlement to information under the Data Protection Act?

• Your Employees’ rights in the event that you decide to transfer or sell your business?

• In what circumstances you are liable for payment of compensation to your Employee if he suffers from stress, bullying or harassment at work?

• The procedures you should adopt in the event that one of your
Employees’ wishes you to investigate a grievance?

• The procedures you should adopt in the event that you wish to discipline an Employee and ensure that you do not breach his employment rights, resulting in a Tribunal Claim?

• An Employee can sue you for Discrimination while in your employment. This may result in your Company being obliged to undergo Mediation or being obliged to comply with recommendations imposed by the Equality Authorities.

• What rights you have to monitor activities of Employees at work or outside work including use of Internet and e-mail?

• The rights of Part-time Workers and of those Workers under fixed-term Contracts?