Employment law compliance has always been a key priority for HR and the people profession. The CIPD Ireland Employment Law seminar is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest developments and how to stay compliant.

With changing restrictions, the introduction of hybrid working, and a heavy government schedule of new legislation, there are an increasing number of employment relations issues emerging. Our leading online employment law seminar will be packed with top employment lawyers and HR leaders to answer your questions and keep you compliant.

We are delighted to partner with the award winning legal team at ByrneWallace LLP to bring you our hugely popular one day virtual employment law seminar.

ByrneWallace LLP the employment law experts and our practitioner panels will make sure that you are up-to-speed with not only legislative changes, but also practical legal considerations associated with such topical issues as vaccinations, hybrid and remote working, workplace wellbeing, protected disclosures, equality and more.

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Agenda | 26 January 2022

• Managing absence and sick pay
• Protected disclosures
• Panel discussion: bullying and harassment and workplace wellbeing
• Hybrid working and the right to disconnect
• Panel discussion: gender matters and the post-Covid workplace

The seminar will provide people professionals like you with a blend of expert sessions and panel discussions delivered by employment law specialists and senior HR practitioners, like:

• Mary Connaughton, Director, CIPD Ireland
• Professor Christine Cross, Head of Department, Work & Employment Studies, The Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
• Louglin Deegan, Partner, ByrneWallace LLP
• Deirdre Gavin, HR Director and Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Bank of Ireland
• Michael Kennedy, Head of Employment and Equality Law, ByrneWallace LLP
• Deirdre Lynch, Partner, ByrneWallace LLP
• Garry McCabe, Chief People Officer, Mater Private Network
• Rhona Murphy, Consultant, ByrneWallace LLP
• Biddy O'Neill, National Project Lead - Health & Wellbeing, Healthy Ireland
• Joyce Rigby Jones, Joint Managing Director, Voltedge and Honorary Chair of the CIPD Ireland National Committee
• Lorraine Smyth, Partner, ByrneWallace LLP
• Wilson Wong, Head of Insights and Futures, CIPD

Our expert speakers will ensure that you will leave equipped with the knowledge to engage with and resolve complex situations in a thoughtful and compliant way.

Please Note

Cancellations MUST be notified in writing.

A cancellation fee of 25% of the full fee will apply to cancellations received up to 7 January 2022. No refund can be made for cancellations received after 7 January 2022. A substitution may be made at any time.

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