Your employment rights if you are an employee and your employment obligations if you are an employer are sometimes difficult to ascertain.
The body of employment law in Ireland is extensive and complex and many of the employment laws are under considerable strain because of the increasing financial pressure on employers.
Health and safety in the workplace should not be compromised nevertheless but your terms of employment are probably under pressure with downward pressure on wage levels..if you are lucky enough to have a job.
Finding a job in the current climate is very difficult but you will see some great job opportunities in the article below on where to look when job seeking.
The employers obligations to employees are extensive and are not set aside simply because a company is under pressure from it’s financiers.
The procedure for termination of employment and the whole situation surrounding redundancies and layoffs is clearly set out in law and the article below will give you a good idea of what you can and can not do if you wish to terminate the employment of an employee.
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Hotel employment has been hit hard in 2010 as has retail employment and the difficulty of finding a job, even a part time job, has increased greatly.Because it is an employers market now for the first time in many, many years you may have to take a pragmatic approach as to how rigidly you look at the employment laws.
Many people are looking at home employment as a real possibility ie setting up their own online business and there are myriad online business opportunities to do this.
Online employment is not for everyone, especially if you like the routine of going to a place of work everyday and enjoy the interaction with your work colleagues.
But sometimes an opportunity presents itself in the darkest of times and may compel you to start your own business out of necessity..which can be a wonderful achievement in the long run.
