After taking a short break, welcome to this edition of the SFA e-zine. Please keep an eye on further communications today from SFA Senior Executive Stephen Brown regarding the impending Government announcement on reopening plans.
Free to SMEs nationwide, MentorsWork 12-week business-support programme provides targeted supports to help business leaders sustain and improve their business - apply now to get started on your pathways to business success.
Read about a recent case that highlights the obligation on employers to properly investigate and respond to complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace when €15,000 was awarded to a worker whose employer failed to investigate allegations. As offices prepare to reopen in the next few weeks it is important that they carry out a full risk assessment of the workplace including ensuring the water supply and wastewatersystems are safe.
Is your small business ready to welcome back staff to the office? Are you up to date on recent employment law legislation that directly impacts your business? Register now for the SFA Employment Law Seminar, a half-day virtual event on Thursday, 23 September.
There will be 300 small business featured during Champion Green week from from 6-12 September; for your chance to get involved, submit your businesses best €10 treat.
As always, we’d love to hear from you about any queries you may have, issues you wish to have raised with Government or other stakeholders and your ideas on how we can improve the business environment for us all. Please contact me on tel: 01 605 1602 or e-mail: sven@sfa.ie or tweet: @SFA_Irl or visit our website.
As offices prepare to reopen in the next few weeks it is important that they carry out a full risk assessment of the workplace including ensuring the water supply and wastewater systems are safe...
Register now for the virtual Employment Law Seminar on 23 September to ensure you are up to day with recent legislation as well as redundancies, occupational health and safety and employee wellbeing...
With responsibility for strategy and overall management, lobbying, media and business queries. Sven is the chief spokesperson and government and media liaison.
With responsibility for policy and lobbying, "Better Business" magazine, surveys, committee representation, business queries and SFA events, including SFA Annual Lunch and Business Bytes events.
Tel: 01 605 1626 / Email: stephen.browne@sfa.ie
Emma Crowley Executive, SFA
With responsibility for all HR and employment law member queries, member engagement and various SFA events.
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