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.
What support would you suggest giving to the alleged perpetrator of bullying/harassment and to the active bystander who reported it?
Seamus: Yeah. I mean, I think that it's the same as really going through any kind of disciplinary process or grievance process with an alleged perpetrator. They need to be supported equally as well.
I mean, you think about the likes of suspension letters that go out to employees that say, "You're not to contact any of your colleagues. You're not to attend the premises", that could be all quite isolating.
And I think that's where, really, we've noticed the increase for these sorts of ancillary services that are in place and that you can make referrals to, or you
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