HR should focus on Work-life Balance NOT Bank Balance when recruiting.
Ask your typical worker at 6.00pm on a Monday evening what do they value most – money or work-life balance and you will get the similar response – easy!! Why do so many organisations focus on salary...
View ArticleOutplacement Services – Do Irish firms support staff during redundancy?
Employers will go to great lengths to attract staff and treat them well on the way in BUT when things are not going so good do employers treat their staff as well on the way out. Redundancy is a big...
View ArticleEmployment Rights & Employment Law – SME’s beware!!
I am offering support to some friends who are setting up a new business venture. Part of my role involves investigating and providing information on the employer – employee relationship. As this is...
View ArticleEmployee Rights – protecting workers.
Today’s Independent highlighted the plight of many foreign workers who are being abused behind the closed doors of wealthy Irish homes. There is an increase in the number of cases being brought before...
View ArticleIrish firms up in smoke …..
Did you know that the average smoker spends almost a full year of their working life having smoking breaks? That’s a lot of cigarettes. The average smoker takes three 15 minute breaks per day which...
View ArticleInterview Preparation – An employers guide
Interview Preparation – An employers guide If you are a jobseeker and want information on interview preparation visit this post BUT if you are an employer read this article. Interview preparation is...
View ArticleFree Advertising for Recruitment Agencies
I worked in Recruitment for a good number of years and ran a successful agency in Dublin. I know the market very well and understand the challenges facing many agencies in Ireland in 2009. One trend I...
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