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How to Avoid Disciplinary Disasters and Grievance Catastrophes

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HOW TO AVOID DISCIPLINARY DISASTERS AND GRIEVANCE CATASTROPHES

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland recently published advice on employee employment issues. Despite employers often times having sufficient grounds for dismissal, they invariably lose unfair dismissal cases because fair procedures and the rules of natural justice were not adhered to but there are procedures you can follow do to avoid this. It’s unfortunate when an unfair dismissal case is lost because advice from experienced professionals was not obtained before the dismissal procedure was put in place or, in a worst-case scenario, before the dismissal took effect. This is most often the case when it […]

IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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According to Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, how we communicate with people can create an enormous impact on our relationships especially when we use positive, active, constructive communication. At work how do you respond to the question – “can you help me with this problem?” There are four typical types of communication responses.   Active destructive (pointing out negative aspects of the situation): “it’s not really my job to help you and I am extremely busy at present”.   Passive destructive (ignoring the circumstances of the person completely): “I think I will meet John […]

Never Say He Has Lost His Marbles!

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Jay Abraham recently sent me and thousands others the following which sure makes you think: 4,420 Saturday Mornings… The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as […]

BUSINESS PLANNING FOR 2018

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Let’s take a look back and start planning for business in 2018… As we approach the Christmas break, for most businesses the rush is on to collect money from customers, pay money to suppliers and get all records up to date. We are approaching the end of another year and now is the time to look back at the business for the year that has been. It’s a time to review performance as a whole, both the good and the bad, to ensure we capitalise on the positives and strive to eliminate the negatives next year. […]

Expert Business People to Avoid

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Jim Connolly, the marketing expert, advised recently that there are certain people you need to avoid. Some are easy to spot The web designer, whose website looks ugly. The marketing expert, who has to attend networking groups because their marketing doesn’t work. The guru, who claims to be in demand, yet offers free consultations. The copywriter, whose content is uninspiring.  Others are harder to spot The strategist, whose own strategy isn’t working. The accountant, who understands the numbers but can’t express what they mean to your business. The PR person, whose own PR doesn’t create any […]

Just a Coin Flip!

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Decisions!  Decisions!  Decisions! We face every single day an overwhelming number of decisions that burden us. We delay to avoid making poor decisions.  We suffer from paralysis by analysis. But there is a quick way to make decisions. Simply flip a coin. Making decisions involves a trade-off between speed and accuracy . We are concerned about speed so we want to spend less time on making a decision. We are also concerned about accuracy so we want to spend more time on making a decision. For minor decisions do you really care about accuracy?  Do you […]

Download Our Free App

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So what’s in the App? Invaluable finance and tax information on the go… The Parfrey Murphy app offers 12 specialised calculators to help you with your financial needs, including: Income Tax Payslip Increase Profit Corporation Tax Loan Mortgage Savings Inflation APR VAT Inheritance Tax Stamp Duty The App also provides frequently updated tax tables as well as details of key financial dates. These are great if you’re wondering how certain taxes will affect you. Or to remind yourself when your tax return is due and when your tax needs to be paid. You can also get […]

Protect Your IP, Brand, Trade Name and Online Presence

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Protect your Online IP

IE Domain Registry have proposed a policy change which will make dot ie domains easier and faster to register. From January 2018, a business won’t need to provide a valid claim to register a .ie domain name. This means that anyone with a connection to Ireland can register any dot ie domain name they want. This is a big change to how dot ie registrations work. The Registry currently check every dot ie domain registration to ensure that the applicant has a valid claim to the domain name and a connection to the island of Ireland. […]

European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIG)

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An EEIG is a mechanism through which businesses within the EU can engage in cross-border commerce. The creation of the EEIG is an effort to develop economic activity throughout the EU and to create a single market offering conditions similar to those of a national market. It is designed to minimise the legal and fiscal difficulties that natural persons, companies, firms and other bodies face in cooperating across borders. EEIG’s are regulated under SI No. 191 of 1989 – European Communities (European Economic Interest Groupings) Regulations 1989, and SI No. 447 of 2010 European Communities (European […]

Increase your Productivity in Minutes

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Peter Gollwitzer, a New York University psychology professor, conducted  studies in the 1990’s to test implementation intentions. In one study he asked his university students to write a report on how they had spent Christmas Eve no later than 48 hours after that day. But he asked only half the students to write down just when and where they planned to work on the essay. When he finished his study he found that of the students who didn’t write down when and where only 32% successfully delivered their essay. The success rate of students who wrote […]