World Mental Health Day – October 10th

World Mental Health Day – October 10th

How Strategic Health and Wellbeing Initiatives Deliver ROI for Employers and Employees October 10th marks World Mental Health Day each year. The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues and to activate efforts to improve mental health supports. This annual observance provides an opportunity for all stakeholders…

Impact of Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Deadline Fast Approaches

Impact of Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Deadline Fast Approaches

In 2025, the Employee threshold triggering the requirement to publish a gender pay gap report moves from Organisations with 150 or more Employees to those with 50 or more Employees. According to Department of Children, Disability and Equality estimates, the reduced Employee threshold will bring as many as 6,000 Organisations within the scope of the…

Workplace Investigations and Mitigating the Risk of a WRC Claim

Workplace Investigations and Mitigating the Risk of a WRC Claim

A workplace investigation is an independent and unbiased inquiry into a situation involving Employees. Adare’s most recent HR Barometer Series 9.1 revealed that two in five Organisations carried out investigation processes during the 2024 calendar year. The survey data highlights the need for Employers to have the capability to carry out a fair, timely, and…

Analytics That Act: How Irish Business Leaders Can Unlock ROI from People Data

Analytics That Act: How Irish Business Leaders Can Unlock ROI from People Data

Ireland’s labour market is shifting fast. Employment among 15–64-year-olds has surged to 74.7%, while unemployment increased to 4.9% in July according to the CSO’s latest data with the latter likely driven by economic pressures in certain sectors. On the other hand, the skills shortages persist across technology, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing. For Irish employers,…

The Shannon Airport Group shortlisted for prestigious national sustainability award for biodiversity innovation

The Shannon Airport Group shortlisted for prestigious national sustainability award for biodiversity innovation

Friday 22nd August 2025: The Shannon Airport Group has been shortlisted in the ‘Environment & Biodiversity’ category of the national Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards, recognising its leadership in sustainability and groundbreaking work in biodiversity and conservation. The Group’s Biodiversity Enhancement and Conservation Grazing Project at Thady’s Hill is among the finalists in this category. This initiative,…

Metrics That Matter: Driving Productivity and High Performance – HR Barometer

Metrics That Matter: Driving Productivity and High Performance – HR Barometer

In today’s hyper-competitive business environment, productivity and high performance are no longer nice-to-have ambitions they are critical factors in any business. Yet, as leaders, we cannot simply declare a desire for better performance and hope it materialises. It must be measured, tracked and managed with the same rigor applied to financial performance. The challenge is…

Navigating Collective Redundancy Compliance: Key Employer Obligations

Navigating Collective Redundancy Compliance: Key Employer Obligations

With global trade agreements being renegotiated and a high number of multinationals operating in Ireland, redundancy announcements have been making more headlines of late. While the circumstances around every reorganisation will vary, it is vital that Employers comply with the relevant laws when making redundancies, particularly when the Employee thresholds for collective redundancy compliance apply….