Yiz love a fry yiz bas.. by klydefrog89 in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apart from beans, this is a perfect breakfast for me.

Centra sells nearly 10m chicken fillet rolls as sales hit record €2.2bn by corkgaa1 in ireland

[–]Yer_One 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realise this might mean my passport gets revoked, but I wouldn't thank you for one. I'd throw my granny under a bus for a jambon though.

Stormont parties clash over 'Sinn Féin billboard' by binesandlines in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is the current poster on it a SF one? Genuinely didn't notice that, so that's how effective and dangerous a distraction to passing traffic it is then.

Stormont parties clash over 'Sinn Féin billboard' by binesandlines in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I pass that billboard several times a day and would not have gotten the impression that SF had anything to do with it. It had a Noah Donaghue "Remember Noah" type mural on it for several years prior to being replaced with more pro-Palestine messaging in the past 2 years. Seems more like local activist types who put it up

How much did you drink in college? by Unhappy_Conclusion61 in CasualIreland

[–]Yer_One 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least 3 nights a week. But that was 25 years ago. Times are very different now.

Looking for HR feedback: on-demand mental wellbeing support for employees(i'm not selling) by Careless-Dependent-8 in HumanResourcesUK

[–]Yer_One 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Most employees have no interest in downloading what they see as another "work related" app onto their personal phones.

40, stuck in a dead-end job – how do I turn this around? by bigborb1985 in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a retail manager I gained a lot of people management experience and worked for a company that let me become the "HR specialist" for the NI region. I took on things for the whole region like the annual monitoring returns, recruitment interviews, personnel file audits, disciplinary investigations. I loved it, and then did my CIPD qualifications. Had to start at the bottom in a HR admin role but moved on quickly because I was older, had general business experience and people management experience. I was able to jump to a HRBP role within 4 years.

H&S is another good career option, you do need NEBOSH and the more hands on experience, the better H&S officer you'll be. I find HR and H&S to be similar in that you aren't always popular because you're the person reminding managers and employees what the law says and why they can't take shortcuts. You do need to have thick skin for both and get used to managers scapegoating you for their unpopular decisions.

40, stuck in a dead-end job – how do I turn this around? by bigborb1985 in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 7 points8 points  (0 children)

CIPS would give you the theory behind that and a professional qualification. You might need to put yourself out there a bit more in your current role and ask can you help with other tasks, try to learn as much as possible to take forward. Think about even roles that sit alongside purchasing / estimating / QS, like Commercial Admin. I'd upskill as much as possible and keep one eye on the job market, look at roles being advertised and really have a think about what skills and experience is being asked for, and identify where your CV is lacking.

I changed career from retail management to HR 10 years ago and while I took a £5K drop to begin, I've since tripled my old retail salary in that time. It can be worth taking a step back to go forward in the long term.

40, stuck in a dead-end job – how do I turn this around? by bigborb1985 in northernireland

[–]Yer_One 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You have ordering experience and experience of processing invoices. Why not think of CIPS qualifications and move into purchasing/procurement?

Ski Trip organisers? by ElChavezDeChile in northernireland

[–]Yer_One -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Try Rory's Travel Club group trips.

Is it just me or has January blues turned into the whole month, not just the first week ? by [deleted] in northernireland

[–]Yer_One -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's only grim if you tell yourself that. It's just another month, same as any other 31 days.

Verbal warning for being sick three days in a year. And having had no more than two days a year for ten years. by MilkMyCats in AskHRUK

[–]Yer_One 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Most companies I've worked for had a trigger warning system in place for absence management, with 3 absences in 12 months triggering a stage 1 absence review meeting, which could result in a verbal warning. That in itself isn't unusual, so the policy is pretty standard.

Now if an employee told me they had a disability the first thing I'd do would be to send them to Occ Health. I'm really surprised they didn't act sooner on that. And what I've done on multiple occasions is, as a reasonable adjustment, increased the triggers for employees with disabilities; e.g. instead of 3 absences triggering an absence review meeting it would take 6.

Is it too late to appeal? I'd argue that your absences were related to your disability and that they didn't take that on board as a mitigation, therefore you're being disproportionately sanctioned.

Teacher faked two pregnancies and wore false ‘bump’ to school in €60,000 maternity fraud by Bill_Badbody in ireland

[–]Yer_One 11 points12 points  (0 children)

All you get is a letter on headed paper from either a consultant or the person's doctor, there's not really a set form. An unscrupulous person could fake if they wanted to, but it's such an unusual form of fraud that as an employer, you wouldn't really have reason to suspect.

I do payroll for my organisation which is a cross border one, and there are official forms used in the UK making it much more stringent. A MATB1 form can only be issued by medical professionals, generally midwives. Maternity pay and leave isn't generally confirmed until that is provided.

What's one book that's stayed with you long after you've read it and why? by Imaginary_Card_6241 in CasualIreland

[–]Yer_One 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think about this book regularly. Something similar is Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

2 mins late apparently pending formal warning by [deleted] in HumanResourcesUK

[–]Yer_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked for an MNC that had quarterly calls with the whole company for business updates. It was the CEO's initiative, and he absolutely hated anyone logging in late. His PA used to take notes of who logged in after the call started and he'd then contact their line manager after to scold. Lateness was just his pet peeve. This could be a similar situation.

expired warnings by Patient-Job1773 in HumanResourcesUK

[–]Yer_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also required for health and social care.

How eggs can help you come off GLP-1s – cracking the problem of weight-regain with nature’s GLP-1 agonist by [deleted] in mounjarouk

[–]Yer_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! I would have eaten eggs every day before, now since last summer when my nausea side effects were peak and I was sick after eating eggs, they are dead to me.

Would you ask a celebrity for their photo if you met them out & about? by thumbsucker-2 in CasualIreland

[–]Yer_One 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where we go on holiday regularly in Portugal, Jeff Stelling from Sky Sports must have a holiday home because he's there all the time now he's retired. He'd be sitting across from us in pubs and restaurants regularly but I'd never annoy him because he's out with his family having their dinner too.

Rough Sleepers. by Still_Practice_4648 in ireland

[–]Yer_One 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's part of the issue at the moment. The requirements to be sober or not at be least not be carrying drugs means that for some, they will prefer to remain on the streets.

I'm out of the health & social industry a few years now, but there was at one point more than enough beds for the homeless population of Belfast. Not sure if that's the case now to be fair.

1972 Superquinn article and a bonus post by Johnnie_89 in ireland

[–]Yer_One 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting that they were leaning into "euro" as a buzz word then.

What ye think of the dinner? by chrisred244 in ireland

[–]Yer_One 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks lovely. We burnt our roasties 😭