Ireland Works: The Employee Engagement Survey 2018

The Aperture Partners Group is a human capital advisory firm, with functions across search, assessment and advisory. We engage with clients along the entire employment life cycle. Employees are every company’s most precious resource. Our recent survey of over 600 respondents was crafted and carried out with a view to gaining statistically significant, data driven

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How to retain company’s most precious resource

Retaining top talent has never been more difficult. With the continual need for businesses to keep growing and evolving, new ways to attract and engage their talented employees must be identified.  According to research by Mercer, nine out of ten organisations anticipate their competition for talent to increase. The research also reveals that 85% of businesses

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Retain and Sustain Vs Hire and Fire

  Can retention be significantly increased by using psychometric assessments? Several studies claim that between 75-90% of new employees will decide whether or not to stay in the job, within the first 6 months of employment. Although high turnover costs may not produce recordable associated losses, many employers and HR professionals underestimate the high impact

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The Next Generation of Leaders

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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Introduction Weinstein Co., the Oscar-winning movie studio, fired co-founder and guiding creative force Harvey Weinstein, just days after he stepped away from the company over allegations of sexual harassment stretching back decades. Weinstein, 65, had taken a leave of absence from the company he started with his brother Robert after the New York Times said

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InBrief – Sick Leave through Custom and Practice

The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) was recently asked to consider the case of an employee who sought payment during a period of absence during sick leave, despite the contract of employment and company handbook clearly stating such payments would not be made (A Maintenance Technician v A Food Company – ADJ-00004713). The employee was involved

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InBrief – Gross Misconduct and Fair Procedures

A care worker, who was dismissed by her employer for gross misconduct, has recently won a case of unfair dismissal, significantly in part, due to the former employer failing to adhere to a number of procedural processes prior to dismissal. According to submissions before the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”), the carer left an elderly man,

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