Conference Chairperson & Opening Remarks

Rachel Nolan, HR Consultant, Director at Elm Castle Consultancy Ltd

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Case law decisions to watch out for in 2023

Work Related Stress and Corporate Burnout

Speaker: Alan Lyons, Chartered Psychologist, C. Psychol., Ps.S.I., KinchLyons

• How to identify burnout at work
• Impact of burnout
• What employees can do?
• What employers can do?
• Investing time and resources in staff wellbeing

Case Study: The Four Day Week: Assessing global trials of reduced work time with no reduction in pay: Evidence from Ireland

Speaker: Dr. Orla Kelly, Assistant Professor in Social Policy, University College Dublin

• Findings in relation to Ireland’s 4-day week trials
• Successes and evidence to support.

Case Study: CCTV in Disciplinary Processes – Key Takeaways for Employers

Speaker: Mary Cullen, Managing Director, Insight HR

• Case Study [Doolin V DPC, 2022]
• Are you using the data for the purposes set out in your policies?
• HR officials – Key Take Aways

European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 - The EU Work-Life Balance Directive

Speaker: Fredericka Sheppard, Co-Founder and Managing Director (Joint) Voltedge Management

• New limitations on probationary periods
• More detailed and earlier contracts of employment
• Restricted grounds for preventing ‘parallel’ employment. 

Attracting and Retaining Staff during a Cost-of-Living Crisis

Speaker: Elysia Hegarty, Associate Director FOWI & Wellness Lead, Cpl Group

• Which strategies work best in attracting and retaining staff during difficult economic times?
• How you can become an employer of choice
• The benefits of using people analytics to drive talent retention.
• Your people managers are key to workforce resilience – supporting your team through a crisis and the impact this has on retention.
• People Professionals – who is responsible for HR’s resilience during challenging times?

The Employment Permits Bill 2022

Speaker: Sinead Morgan, Senior Associate, RDJ LLP

• Current position
• Proposed changes to current system
• New types of permits
• Likely impact based on draft legislation

Dismissal: Rules, Misconceptions and Risk

• Cause to Dismiss
• Minimum Notice Periods for Dismissal
• Misconceptions in dismissal of an employee
• Minimising risk of claims against companies for unfair dismissal

Autoenrollment Pension Scheme

Speaker: Mark Curran, BL, The Law Library

• When is it due to be implemented and core details employers need to know.
• What are the benefits and potential pitfalls of autoenrollment.
• Has Ireland learnt its lesson from the UK approach.

Managing Ireland's New Whistleblowing Laws: What Employers Need to Know

Speaker: Clara Gleeson, Associate, Disputes & Investigations, A&L Goodbody

• Prescriptive new operational requirements for employers
• Practical tips and common pitfalls – "dos and don'ts" to ensure compliance.