Questions tagged [ireland]
Questions about the workplace that may specifically relate to cultures, customs, or laws in Ireland.
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Starting a new job and disclosing pregnancy
My wife is starting a new job in a few weeks; it's a graduate role with a 2 year contract. She became pregnant after the job offer but there was a long delay in the recruitment process before she ...
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How to handle unfair workplace policies in Ireland? [closed]
I am pregnant and struggling with insomnia and my commute doesn't help the situation. I asked my manager if I could work at home and he said no. Naturally, I am not impressed with the situation. I'm a ...
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How should I approach my boss about working from home while pregnant?
I am nearly 27 weeks pregnant.
My last day of work before maternity leave will be September 7th. I told my boss I was pregnant in May.
I'm really struggling with dizziness and lack of sleep. I have ...
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Employer refusing to discuss severance until resignation letter received [closed]
(This doesn't apply to me)
(Ireland)
Employee is 64 with 1 year left to retirement, working for the company for 17 years.
Employer has verbally offered 2 months pay in return for employees ...
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I am from Northern Ireland, but live in Scotland, and need to complete an advanced disclosure. Should I do this for both Countries? [closed]
Basically, I am from Northern Ireland, but recently (within the past month) moved to Scotland.
I went to University in Scotland close to ten years ago, I lived here for about three years.
I work for ...
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Maths beyond my ability to do efficiently, do I ask for help or take the time to solve it myself? [duplicate]
I was hired as an intern software developer and I'm finding myself in a situation of working with a lot of complicated physics formulas and being left to figure out the maths by myself.
I understand ...
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Told I'll get a 5% wage drop, but I never got a raise when I became supervisor [closed]
I have been supervisor for 7 years and wish to move back down. I have been told I will get a 5% wage drop if I move down. When I moved up to supervisor I was not given a raise for the new position.
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Is "Termination with Gross Misconduct" possible after 3 months from finding that out? [closed]
My friend Bob was using the company's computer to download movies. He got caught 3 months ago, taken under disciplinary procedure and asked "Are you downloading files by using p2p software?" Bob ...
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Can a receptionist open mail addressed to me? [closed]
Our receptionist has an annoying habit of opening letters addressed to me, and then handing the letter to me. I have asked several other members of staff and it seems like she doesn't do this with ...
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Supervisor "Jokingly" Slapped my bum
I was getting ready to leave my Christmas party when my supervisor (both of us are women) grabbed then slapped my ass quite hard. In her head I think she meant this as a joke, but that combined with ...
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Company hired me for a position but I am doing something else [closed]
A year ago I worked in a company as "senior engineer" on a large public facing website. Not the job of my life, but at least in the line of what I like to do.
Then a large computer manufacturer ...
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What is different about how references work between Germany and UK/Ireland? My ex-manager doesn't want to give me a reference and I don't understand
I live in Ireland and until recently worked as a technical lead for a multinational software company.
Then recently the company began a voluntary redundancy program which I applied for and was ...
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