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's the risk to an organisation where a culture of silence exists?
Seamus: Well, it becomes a dangerous and unsafe place to work if that is the position within the organisation. And there are so many online forums now in relation to where employees can express their unhappiness or where they're unsatisfied with things in work. And when it comes to recruitment and retention of staff, this has serious potential to damage the business in such a negative way.
There are individuals that you would hear saying, "Well, no, I wouldn't work for that company. Do you not remember?" Those things stick, particularly whenever there has been reported cases in the media or there have been court cases or tribunal
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