A Guide to Employer Obligations from the Workplace Relations Commission

Time of session: 11am-12pm including time for Q&A

Join us on this free information webinar on Employer Obligations, hosted by the LEO Westmeath and the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)

Bios on the speakers

Róisín Coogan, Information and Customer Services
Roisin manages the operation of the WRC contact centre, co-ordinates outreach events and is a practising Mediator & conflict coach

Bernie Shelly, Inspector with WRC
Bernie is responsible for ascertaining levels of compliance with employment legislation among employers during announced and unannounced calls.
Informs employers of their obligations and works with employers to establish full compliance.

What will this session cover:

• Starting the employment relationship
• Terms and Conditions
• During the employment relationship
• Records
• Workplace Issues
• Ending the employment relationship
• Minimum Notice
• Unfair/Constructive Dismissal
• Redundancy

What is the Workplace Relations Commission?

The Workplace Relations Commission aims to promote harmonious workplaces by delivering a workplace relations service which is simple to use, independent, effective, impartial, cost effective and provides for a workable means of redress and enforcement, within a reasonable period of time.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has responsibility for:

• promoting the improvement of workplace relations, and maintenance of good workplace relations,
• promoting and encouraging compliance with relevant enactments,
• providing guidance in relation to compliance with codes of practice approved under Section 20 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015,
• conducting reviews of, and monitor developments as respects, workplace relations,
• conducting or commissioning research into matters pertaining to workplace relations,
• providing advice, information and the findings of research conducted by the Commission to joint labour committees and joint industrial councils,
• advising and apprising the Minister in relation to the application of, and compliance with, relevant enactments, and
• providing information to members of the public in relation to employment