Seamus McGranaghan qualified as a Solicitor in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors in 2003 and is an experienced Commercial Lawyer dealing with employment, commercial and education cases.
He has experience in the Industrial Tribunal representing both Claimants and Respondents and has provided seminars in relation to particular areas of employment law. Seamus is the only member of the Education and Law Association in Northern Ireland. He specialises in advising schools and colleges on policy matters, employment issues and student welfare. He is also responsible for the Education Law Quarterly Review.
In addition to having contributed at Legal Island’s Education Updates since 2010, Seamus in association with Legal Island provides a live “Employment Law @ 11” webinar on the first Friday of each month, dealing with all aspects of Employment law affecting Northern Irish employers.
Scott: "How do we deal with multiple flexible working requests which are received within the same two-week period? Can we prioritise those employees with disabilities and childcare issues, or perhaps people who are terrified of coming into work?"
Seamus: Yeah, so I think what we expected to see in the poll there, there has been an uptick in relation to applications for flexible work. And there's no doubt that, you know, care facilities are closed at the minute, or there's a reduction in services, schools reopening. You know, childcare facilities not being back up and running to full speed again. Can absolutely understand why there have been applications for flexible working. And, you know, these increases have resulted in employers
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