Although this issue is primarily dealt with by employment legislation through rules of conduct, it has serious health and safety implications. Therefore employers should recognise that substance and alcohol abuse is a major medical and social problem, with profound occupational health implications.
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Murphy's Menswear
An assertive sales and marketing strategy has seen Murphy's Menswear in Newcastle West, Co Limerick, trade well during the downturn."I advertise far more now than I ever did before because it has never been as cheap," said managing director, Declan Murphy. "You have got
Growing media company has seen the light
Often the best business ideas come from trying to overcome challenges that seem to have no existing commercial solution. This was the case with Shane Meehan, founder and partner of Newry's Media Lightbox.“I was working in marketing at the time and the
Chef cooking up a storm
Fine dining doesn't require fine restaurants. As the recession has hit incomes, so more people have turned to home cooking and the Chef Shop has benefited as a result.Vincent McKenna, himself an experienced chef,
Are you sick of sick leave?
In this current economic climate, it is imperative that all aspects of the business are functioning efficiently and effectively. Costs need to be monitored and kept to a minimum. One such area is sick leave.Small businesses in Ireland loose on average
Pure success at Hillsdown water
It might be thought that water is self-evidently a healthy drink. But various scares have led to some consumers questioning this.First there was the Perrier Water crisis, when traces of benzene were found in some bottles.
Appeal for Help!
We’ve started putting all the topics that have been discussed on this site over the past seven or eight months and we’re coming up with a programme that hopefully anyone starting a business in Ireland will find useful.
While the programme is grounded in real issues
Discovery Zone
Want to start a business but don’t have a business idea? Announcing the launch of the Discovery Zone.The Discovery Zone is designed to assist experienced professionals who now find themselves at a time in their careers where they
Driving Online Traffic
Interleado.com was incorporated in January 2007 and initially setup base in the comfortable surroundings of NovaUCD. Peter Cullen the founder and CEO had just started on the year long M50 Enterprise Programme, run at the time by the dynamic Patricia O’Sullivan.
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