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WRC publishes annual report for 2019
The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) has recently published its annual report for 2019. The WRC was established under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and is tasked with several main functions.
Revolutionising Soft Skills Training
Read more from Alex Gibson on how companies are using AI and immersive technologies in training settings.
Managing the misuse of intoxicants in the workplace
The misuse of intoxicants in the workplace is an increasing concern for Irish employers so it’s the perfect time to dust off the intoxicants policy, review it and post on the internal noticeboard in the lead up to Christmas party season.
Ibec Budget 2022 Analysis
In his latest update to Ibec members, CEO Danny McCoy details why business can broadly commend Budget 2022, in particular the targeted use of measures to help offset inflationary pressures for households and business.
Sustainability buzzwords
Every year there seems to be a new suite of sustainability buzz words. Here's a glossary to keep you up to date.
Mandatory retirement - lessons from recent case law
The emergence of the qualifying age for the State pension as a general election issue together with a slew of recent case law means that compulsory company retirement age will continue to dominate the HR agenda this year.
Latest CEO Update on engagements
This week I made numerous media interventions following the issuing of Ibec’s letter to An Taoiseach in which I set out a number of priorities on the need to ease Covid-19 restrictions and the manner in which this should be done.
Negotiating pay at organisational level
In this briefing note, we take you through the essential components of preparing for pay negotiations, looking at the economic context, securing successful pay discussions and managing pay disputes where there is no agreement. Depending on companies and industry norms, pay negotiations may be an annual occurrence or may only arise every couple of years close to or at the end of an existing pay agreement.
Possibility of stronger rights for European Works Councils
The EU Commission launched a consultation process with interested stakeholders this year with a view to making changes to the European Works Council (EWC) Directive. The consultation process ended in May, and the Commission has committed to following up the consultation with a legislative proposal. If we are to see changes to the existing Directive at some point, this would have a knock-on impact for the Irish legislation also.