
Mandatory Union Recognition in Ireland Podcast - Episode 4 Out Now
Stratis Consulting Insights Podcast…latest episode out now! Are we heading towards some form of mandatory union recognition in Ireland? Episode 4 In this fourth (of four) episodes… we discuss if there is a risk that the focus of the current national Review will be on the Collective Bargaining and miss the potential for more significant industrial relations reform? In each episode Liam Doherty, Senior Partner with Stratis Consulting, is joined by Brendan McGinty, Managing Part

Mandatory Union Recognition in Ireland Podcast - Episode 3 Out Now
Stratis Consulting Insights Podcast…latest episode out now! Are we heading towards some form of mandatory union recognition in Ireland? Episode 3 In this third (of four) episodes… we discuss if there any real appreciation of the need to protect the special position of Multinational Employers who offer market leading remuneration and benefits and pursue high engagement practices with their employees? In each episode Liam Doherty, Senior Partner with Stratis Consulting, is join

Mandatory Union Recognition in Ireland Podcast - Episode 2 Out Now
Stratis Consulting Insights Podcast…latest episode out now! Are we heading towards some form of mandatory union recognition in Ireland? Episode 2 In this second (of four) episode… we debate the questions “Why has the so called ‘Right to Bargain’ legislation in Ireland remain largely unused and why have we seen a shift in Union strategy to focus on the European dimension to support collective bargaining in Ireland rather than pursue a constitutional referendum?” In each episod

Stratis Consulting Insights Podcast…latest episode out now!
Are we heading towards some form of mandatory union recognition in Ireland? Part 1 In this episode…Can the Review of Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations Deliver a Balanced Outcome & is Voluntarism as we know it at an end? In the first of four episodes in our Stratis Insights podcast we cover the topic of “Are we heading towards some form of mandatory union recognition in Ireland.” In each episode Liam Doherty, Senior Partner with Stratis Consulting, is joined by B

Temporary inflation pressures cannot be used to set a private sector benchmark on pay.
We were delighted to feature on Newstalk’s Business Breakfast with Vincent Wall, and RTE’s Morning Ireland with Brian Finn, this morning where Brendan McGinty, Managing Partner, Stratis Consulting discussed private sector pay. For those of you who missed it you can listen to the Newstalk recording here. Also great to get further coverage in RTE Business today, by Brian Finn, Business Journalist who covers ‘Temporary inflation cannot dictate pay rises – employment expert, whic

Managing Grievances in the Workplace – Part 3
So far in this series of articles Joe Culbert, Associate Partner with Stratis Consulting, discussed prevention, fair procedures (the cornerstones of grievance management), informal resolution and mediation, and the formal process, when managing grievances in the workplace. Here, in the third edition he takes a closer look at some of the ‘watch outs’ for managing grievance in the workplace. Some ‘Watch Outs’ The following are advanced as some ‘watch out’ issues which can be so

Managing Grievances in the Workplace – Part 2
In the first edition of this series of articles Joe Culbert, Associate Partner with Stratis Consulting, discussed prevention, fair procedures (the cornerstones of grievance management), informal resolution and mediation when managing grievances in the workplace. Here, in the second edition of this series, he looks at the formal process for managing grievances. Formal Process Where a matter has not been satisfactorily resolved through the informal process or where the informal

Managing Grievances in the Workplace – Part 1
In a series of articles Joe Culbert, Associate Partner with Stratis Consulting, reviews and discusses managing grievances in the workplace. Each article covers a specific aspect from informal resolution to formal resolution and finishes with highlighting some ‘watch-outs’ in relation to application when it comes to managing grievance in the workplace. First up Joe takes a closer look at prevention, fair procedures (the cornerstones of grievance management), informal resolutio

Stratis Issues Pay Guidance for Employers on Private Sector Pay in 2022
Temporary Inflation Pressures Cannot Set Private Sector Benchmark for Longer Term Pay Increases “Any increase in the level of pay settlements which will embed long term employer costs cannot be justified by temporary inflation pressures.” “Pay increases will remain off the agenda for some employers reliant on the Irish domestic economy.” “How Public Sector pay is managed is critical, not just for the state of Public Finances but also in how Industrial Relations is managed in

Building the People Experience and the Role of Employment Relations
Organisations are increasingly committed to building a better people experience at work. More typically this is about creating the environment, culture, leadership style and relationships that encourages every employee to give their best, more of the time. As part of the corporate vision, the delivery of the HR strategy will normally be underpinned by: · opportunities for employees to grow and develop within the business, · engagement based on collaboration, reso