Why is the Construction Industry deemed essential during level 5 restrictions? On Monday October 19th Taoiseach Micheál Martin addressed the Irish public to announce that as of midnight Wednesday October 21st Ireland would be entering level 5 restrictions for a period of 6 weeks until December 1st. This is very similar to the level of […]
Recruitment agencies get some pretty negative press at times. A recruitment agency by definition is “a business that is paid to find suitable workers for other companies and organizations”, so why is a business so simple prone to such negativity? Below are some of the key myths about recruitment agencies and some reasons as to […]
Sherlock’s Response to COVID-19 The COVID- 19 Pandemic has had a profound impact on the Irish Construction and Engineering industry both from an economic and regulatory perspective with many projects delayed or cancelled. As well as this, there have been many changes to regulations within the industry especially on site. Here at Sherlock, the health […]
Raising Funds for Cúnamh Iveragh Damian Murphy. One of Sherlock’s recruiters decided at the beginning of June to start a small fundraiser for Cúnamh Iveragh. https://www.facebook.com/respitehomeforadultswithspecialneeds/ Cúnamh Iveragh is set in South West Kerry and it supports children and young adults with special intellectual needs. It is made up of parents and friends of these special people and grown through the years. It provides many […]
New High Court Ruling- SEO Wage Legislation Deemed Unconstitutional- Sherlock Recruitment This week saw the High Court rule on an existing SEO (Sectorlal employment Order). The SEO currently in place provides for set minimum pay and conditions for several workers primarily in the trades and labour sector. The SEO fixes legally binding minimum rates of pay and employment conditions including a sick pay scheme and pension contributions for all employers in the sector […]
Sherlock works with a number of small to medium-sized companies, many that were scaling rapidly and will use our services to increase site staff on a project basis. The COVID crisis has hit them the hardest. Steve Bowcott CEO of John Sisk & Son recently expressed his concern about how the Irish Construction Industry has changed irreversibly and is predicted […]
A ‘Return to Work Safely Protocol‘ has been prepared to assist employers in implementing measures to protect their employees. The protocol is a live document which will be updated regularly, and should be used by all employers to adapt their workplace procedures and practices to comply with the Covid-19 related public health protection measures identified […]
As the Irish construction industry is facing a real challenge in staffing the number of building sites around the country, Sherlock Recruitment has been working tirelessly to source the highest quality tradesmen and construction operatives for the sector here is how we are leading the pack. Staff shortages predicted across the construction sector Construction recruiter […]
Ireland Construction Industry is facing a skills shortage MMD (Mitchel Mcdermott) recently released a report highlighting some serious challenges the Irish construction industry are facing. It says construction output grew by 12% last year, but the number of workers only grew by 4%. This is a very real challenge, for anyone doing business in the sector, without […]
The Top 10 Reasons Contract construction workers, are they the solution for you? We wanted to know as well! So we did some research and here are the top 10 reasons Ireland’s leading contractors chose to use Sherlock Recruitment. There might be more benefits to using contract workers than meets the eye. Have a look […]