You would imagine that in any dispute or battle between employer and employee the employer has the greater clout and arms at his/her disposal. But this is not the case. Some small employers are, quite frankly, clueless. And need managing and steering and guidance. Bigger employers enjoy the benefits of a full time HR person… Continue reading Managing employers
Technical defences to debt claims and pseudo law
A reasonable person should, in my view, be surprised at the number of individuals who still believe in the fake/pseudo law around the issue of avoiding liability for debts incurred. After the collapse of the Celtic Tiger property market and the seismic collapse of banks and the need for the State bailout of lenders, and… Continue reading Technical defences to debt claims and pseudo law
The theory and practice of people management
I have been managing people since 1986. And before then I studied people management, behavioural science, and all that good stuff when I did a B. Commerce degree in University College Dublin. I quickly learned about the chasm between the theory and practice of managing people. And I continue, forty years later, to recognise and… Continue reading The theory and practice of people management
The extremities of emotion in legal practice
I experienced the extremes of human emotion and circumstance last week in my solicitor’s office. On the one hand I met the family of a young man who was the victim of a fatality in the workplace. Later in the week I met a young woman, a neighbour whose grandfather was one of my first… Continue reading The extremities of emotion in legal practice
I walked into a bar in Kilkenny
I walked into a bar in Kilkenny yesterday, on High Street, and I asked the guy “are you showing the match?” He said “what match?” I said the All-Ireland football semi-final. He said “who’s playing?” I explained it was Kerry v Armagh today and Galway v Donegal tomorrow. In fairness to him he said he… Continue reading I walked into a bar in Kilkenny
3 employment disputes-fear and ignorance may determine the outcome
I am involved in three different employment disputes at the moment. I represent the employee in two of them and the employer in one. Two of the employees in these three disputes are wildly overvaluing the strength of their position. And the employer is showing signs of being freaked out by the demand of one… Continue reading 3 employment disputes-fear and ignorance may determine the outcome
An unforeseen benefit of writing a blog post every day
One of the unforeseen benefits of writing on this blog every day is the source material my observations make for videos. I had never seen the connection when I started out writing on this blog, with a goal to do so every day. I have managed that for quite some time now. But I never… Continue reading An unforeseen benefit of writing a blog post every day
The human connection in getting your way
I have agreed to do my first CPD session later in the year and there is nothing in it for me. I thought long and hard about doing it because it appears pointless from my perspective. The audience is not my audience. And I rarely fish where the fish are not. But I am doing… Continue reading The human connection in getting your way
Spotify has comments now
I have a podcast on Spotify called “The Irish Law and Small Business Podcast”. It has grown steadily since I first published on Spotify and I am extremely pleased with the platform to promote my podcast and work. I received a message on the platform this morning when I went in to check the analytics,… Continue reading Spotify has comments now
Becoming inured to the bigotry and bile
I am never surprised nowadays about some of the hate, bile, bigotry, anti-diluvian, knuckle dragging comments I received on my YouTube and TikTok videos. It’s sad, though. And the saddest part is that I am becoming inured to it and expect them. For example, I recently made and published a video about two traveller boys… Continue reading Becoming inured to the bigotry and bile