Overview

From the moment an applicant for a job walks into your business, the demands of employment law come into play, starting with the initial recruitment and selection process, continuing on with how they are managed and treated during their working life and ending with their departure from the organisation. Employment legislation touches upon most, if not all of the aspects of the experience of being employed in Ireland. This means that as a business owner, manager, supervisor or team leader, you need to know your stuff. The consequences of making a mistake can be very expensive. Every year lots of Irish companies fall foul of employment law, many due to lack of knowledge of the legal obligations they face. As a result, many face substantial compensation and legal costs.

This programme is designed to equip you with a solid grounding of understanding in each of the key aspects of employment law. To complete the programme you must work through the 7 Sections and complete and pass the course assessments. Through each of the 7 Sections you will be introduced to the key areas of legislation, what they ask of employers and employees and what they mean for you in practice. To learn more about the content of the programme go to Course Content.

This is an online or ‘e-learning’ programme. This means that all learning takes place via the internet and through your computer and offers you great flexibility in terms of fitting your learning into your work schedule. To learn more about how e-learning works go to Using the Online Learning Resources.