End-of-Year Party HR Guidelines: How to Celebrate Without Having to Investigate

As party season approaches, many Organisations will be working on the final preparations for their End of Year Party. This annual celebration can be a key event for developing Employee relationships, boosting morale and fostering goodwill towards an Organisation. And more recently, with many Employees now working remotely, the End of Year Party also provides…

One of the key HR priorities to emerge from Adare’s most recent HR Barometer Series 8.2 was Employee engagement and experience. Persistently tight labour market conditions go a long way to explaining HR’s recent focus on Employee engagement. With the unemployment rate expected to hover around 4% into 2025, HR teams look set to continue…

From left to right: Gillian Buckley, Investment Manager, Western Development Commission (WDC); Ian Barrett, Director, Shannon Chamber; Peter Murphy, Marketing, Business Development & CSR, Ei Electronics; Allan Mulrooney, CEO, Western Development Commission, pictured at the ‘Lunch & Learn’ event in Shannon. The Western Development Commission (WDC), in partnership with Shannon Chamber, hosted a highly informative…

The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive came into effect in 2023 and Ireland, like other EU countries, will be required to implement a range of new pay transparency measures by 2026. The key aims of the Directive are to reduce gender pay gaps and to make pay information more accessible to more stakeholders. While the Directive…

Adare’s most recent HR Barometer revealed that 86% of Organisations have a performance management process in place. While this figure indicates that Organisations recognise the importance of implementing a formal performance management process, the data also revealed that 33% of Organisations admit their current process is not working and intend to adapt their approach to…

Uisce Éireann making strong progress in addressing priority issues following decades of under-investment  Raw sewage discharges now eliminated in 41 of 50 areas (82%)  94% of wastewater treatment plants compliant with Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive  136 new wastewater treatment plants built or upgraded since 2014  Multi-billion euro investment required over many decades to achieve necessary standards  Monday, October…

14-fold increase in freight by rail targeted   Monday, 07 October 2024: The reinstated Limerick to Foynes rail link, which is set to be operational by early 2026, will be the first stop in delivering a 14-fold increase in goods being moved by rail here by the end of the next decade, an Irish Exporters…

Welcome to Adare’s October 2024 edition of their monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter. Please click the following link which will take you through to the newsletter: https://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletter/

Workplace investigations play an important role in the dispute resolution process in Irish Organisations. Typically, an investigation will be required as part of workplace procedures to resolve Employee disputes, manage grievances, or examine alleged misconduct. To ensure that the running of a workplace investigation does not infringe Employee rights, it is vital that Employers are…