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Hiring young workers: Everything employers need to know

There are many advantages to hiring young people. Young people offer fresh perspectives and can help your company grow, making it a better place for ...

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HR software pricing

Are you tired of spending endless hours on employee management? Trust us, youre not alone. Human resources are the backbone of any business, but ...

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HR outsourcing services

As a small or medium-sized business owner in the Ireland, its highly likely that you need HR support to manage your employees and related ...

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Culture and performance

They’re about evolving your organisation’s way of working and helping employees reach their potential. If you think that sounds difficult, you’re ...

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What is discrimination at work?

To protect our equality of opportunity, some of those characteristics — such as race, sex, age, religion and disability — are protected by law ...

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Racial discrimination in the workplace

Racial discrimination at work is specifically prohibited under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2015. Race is one of the nine protected grounds ...

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The importance of employee appraisals

What exactly are the benefits of performance appraisals? How would you justify the use of employee appraisals in your workplace if they are not ...

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What is direct discrimination?

Direct discrimination occurs when employees or job applicants are treated less favourably than other people because of who they are. Direct ...

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Disabilities at work

As stated in the Equality Act, it is the responsibility of all employers to make reasonable adjustments in the way in which employment is structured, ...

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Religious discrimination in the workplace

Discrimination on the ground of religion occurs when one person is treated less favourably than another on the ground that one has a different ...

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Core values

Can your customers answer this question? If you asked ten different employees, would they all give the same reply? Answers provided by staff and ...

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What is staff turnover?

A certain amount of employee turnover is a normal part of running a business. Change is inevitable but if it is happening too much, it is time to ...

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