Top 4 Most Common HR Issues

1. Compliance with Employment Law and Regulations

Keeping your business updated with the changes in law and regulations can be very overwhelming, as the employment law is continuously changing. The number of cases in the Labour court increases every year, mostly due to Employers poor practice when handling employees’ rights. Likewise, it is essential that Employers follow the process and remain up to date with the changes and amendments on Employment law.

How to manage it:

• Provide training and workshops with your HR Department to keep them updated with new changes
• Outsource your HR Function to an outside HR provider. We can help your business to be compliant without the hassle and the costs of hiring a HR professional
• Check out our HR Employer Protection and Advisory Service for more info

2. Lack of Understanding Employment Law

Most of the cases in the Labour Court or WRC occur because the Employer did not apply the correct fair procedures which can lead to the employee having a plausible reason when entering a legal appeal. Moreover, it usually happens because there is lack of understanding how the employment law works and what procedure must be applied in these circumstances.

How to manage it:

• Ensure that the management team fully understand the legislation and its amendments.
• Communicate any changes to employees, and how it may affect the company and the themselves.

For more information check the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994

3. Wrongful Termination of Employment

Dealing with a dismissal can be very overwhelming, and sometimes Employers/ Managers do not think about the consequences of dismissing an employee without applying fair procedures. As a result, many employees enter appeals at the labour court. Where an Employer wants to dismiss an employee, the fair procedures must be applied to avoid further legal requests.

How to manage it:

• Follow all the steps of fair procedures
• Investigate, beforehand, make sure all the processes are applied

4. Not Implementing a Health and Safety Policy

It is a frequent HR issue, as businesses sometimes fail on creating H&S policies and procedures. Your company is required to have updated records of Health & Safety. The Welfare at Work Act 2005 states that business must have a valid and relevant health and safety procedure and document signed by the Employer. As a result, tt is proof that the Employer will safeguard the employee and all the other people involved with the business.

How to manage it:

• Create a Health and Safety Policy and Procedures
• Carry out a risk assessment
• Implement Health and Safety Statement
• Review the policies and procedures periodically, to certify that the correct amendments have been made.

The HR Company can help you with all these issues above, arrange your free consultation with us!