{"id":3843,"date":"2023-08-14T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:54:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T10:54:12","slug":"northern-ireland-employees-missing-out-on-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/northern-ireland-employees-missing-out-on-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Employees Missing Out on Flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Employment Expert, <a href=\"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/profile\/seamus-mcgranaghan\/\">Seamus McGranaghan <\/a>, director, speaks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/profile\/seamus-mcgranaghan\/\">Belfast Telegraph\u00a0<\/a>, noting the lack of flexibility in employment terms and conditions in comparison to the Republic of Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. 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