Redundancy and Severance Pay Advice
- November 10th, 2022
- Jason O'Sullivan
Given the high volume of redundancies announced by global tech companies this week in Ireland, such as Meta, Twitter and Stripe, it can be a period of shock and upset for those employees affected. It can also be quite daunting…
Ireland and New Zealand- kindred spirits in pioneering law making
- August 3rd, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
Global politics are in a state of chaos, largely due to the erratic actions of influential leaders and their countries. For instance, US President Trump continues to announce his controversial foreign policy via twitter, while recklessly tearing up the proverbial…
Has Farage a point, is it time for Ireland to examine its own relationship with the EU?
- February 5th, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
Nigel Farrage’s address at ‘Irexit: Freedom To Prosper’ conference at the RDS in Dublin last weekend has attracted the level of media coverage its organisers would have desired. The former UKIP leader and current MEP, is a media savvy master…
Would a simple tax change help mitigate housing crisis?
- September 21st, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
With the Dáil resuming this week, the housing crisis in Ireland continues to present a myriad of well documented issues for Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, who has to carefully navigate between improving the property landscape for first time buyers whilst…
Did Paddy Power go too far with its Knock on religion?
- September 1st, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
The recent controversial publicity stunt by bookmarkers Paddy Power has caused much consternation amongst the general public and in particular those devout to the Catholic faith. The marketing tactic involved Paddy Power projecting a 70 foot image of the Virgin…
Has Kevin Myers employment rights been denied?
- August 3rd, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
It’s been a turbulent week for journalist Kevin Myers and the Sunday Times newspapers in both Ireland the UK following Myers recent controversial column which caused deserved consternation among the Jewish community and general public alike as being anti-Semitic in…
The Challenges of Leadership
- March 15th, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
The tentative question of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s future as Fine Gael leader will be top of the media agenda following his return from the US next week. It was expected that the much anticipated announcement at Fine Gael parliamentary party…
The Era of Misinformation and Alternative Facts!
- January 23rd, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
Following Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration last Friday (20th January 2017), the newly appointed White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, lambasted journalists for what he claimed was “deliberately false reporting” regarding the attendance figures at the ceremony and declared “this was…
Will Rugby need to tackle Medical Negligence claims?
- September 23rd, 2016
- Jason O'Sullivan
The rugby season has commenced in earnest with the Guinness PRO12 currently up and running from a club perspective and the imminent international test matches taking place in November. There will be the usual debates and opinions aired, from fans…
Employee Engagement Tips for Business
- August 31st, 2016
- Jason O'Sullivan
J.O.S Solicitors has a keen and intrinsic understanding of the need for organisations to ensure Employee Engagement is integral to the internal operations of a business and is at the heart of its workplace environment. For an organisation to succeed…