Shannon Chamber Webinar to zone in on future for Aviation against background of new and potential future variants

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the global trade association of airlines. Its 290 members comprise 83% of total air traffic. In a recent press statement, the organisation’s Director General Willie Walsh said that the emergence of the Omicron variant and the restrictions put in place by governments led to a sharp drop in…

Sarah Fagan announced as Managing Director of Adare Human Resource Management

Sarah Fagan announced as Managing Director of Adare Human Resource Management

Adare Human Resource Management is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Fagan as Managing Director. Sarah takes over the position from Derek McKay, the owner and founder of the business. Sarah, a highly experienced HR and Employment Law practitioner, has been with Adare Human Resource Management for over five years and was most recently…

Steadfast Determination to Deliver, the Hallmarks of 2021…Shannon Chamber

2021 can best be described as a year when companies displayed a steadfast determination to overcome the continuing challenges that the pandemic places upon their businesses. Having striven to remain operational throughout the year, companies are, once again, forced to counteract the implications of staff absences linked to current Government protocols, particularly the requirement for…

Workplace Relations Commission Review of Decisions and Recommendations in 2020

Shannon Chamber HR is a dedicated HR and Employment Law Support Service for members of Shannon Chamber provided in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management, experts in Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Human Resources and Health & Safety at preferential rates. In December, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) published its first report that examined complaints made to…

Leaders don’t have to be experts in everything or have all the answers, they just need to set direction … Leadership Guru Katie Anderson tells Shannon Chamber members

  Having delivered a series of six workshops to members of the Mid-West Lean Network in 2021, Shannon Chamber completed the year by inviting internationally renowned leadership coach, author, speaker and lean practitioner, Katie Anderson to virtually address members of the network and share her views on leadership. The event, which was supported by Enterprise…

Ministers Harris announces new €2,000 support for apprenticeship employers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Sunday) announced the introduction of an annual grant of €2,000 for employers who employ apprentices in one of the 37 apprenticeships which have been established since 2016. This extends financial support to all apprentice employers for the first time, addressing…

Chambers and Irish Hotels Federation welcome confirmation of funding for Shannon Airport but call for it to be multi-annual

Chambers of Commerce in the West and Mid-West – Ennis, Galway, Limerick, and Shannon – in collaboration with the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), have welcomed confirmation by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton T.D., that an allocation of €10.1 million has been confirmed for Shannon Airport under both the Covid-19…

New legislation and Codes of Practice – what HR Practitioners should know for 2022

Shannon Chamber HR is a dedicated HR and Employment Law Support Service for members of Shannon Chamber provided in partnership with Adare Human Resource Management, experts in Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Human Resources and Health & Safety at preferential rates. As we enter the final days of 2021, Derek McKay, Managing Director, Adare Human Resource Management…

New online platform connecting Third-Level Students with Companies an exciting development – Shannon Chamber

With many companies in the Mid-West region seeking to attract new talent, Shannon Chamber has welcomed an initiative from newly formed indigenous company, Bowsy, which enables final-year students and post-graduates in third-level colleges to undertake projects for companies, linked to their fields of study. Launched in 2020, with support from Enterprise Ireland, and already awarded…