The HR Room Podcast
Episodes
Episode 174 - Re-onboarding: Supporting The Return To Work
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, whether we like to admit it or not, we’ve all at some point felt that Sunday fear of having to return to work to a mountain of emails...
Episode 173 - LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Turning Awareness Into Action
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a 2023 study by Indeed, over half (53%) of respondents who identify as LGBTQ+ felt discriminated against at work. And although, of the 500 surveyed...
Episode 172 - The ROI On Workplace Wellbeing
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is your HR team struggling to balance your HR budget, while still trying to enhance employee wellbeing? While the latter is a driver for commercial su...
Episode 171 - Can we talk retirement?
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the challenges or topics we speak about on this podcast, or see in the headlines may not affect us all. There are however, a select few topics...
Episode 170 - Tackling The HR To-Do List
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any of our more regular listeners will know that one thing has featured on this podcast more than anything else in recent months. No, I don’t mean m...
Episode 169 - Is Ireland working for all?
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland continues to grow and change. And in recent years, the workplace and organisations have certainly felt that growth and change with remote work...
Episode 168 - Bank of Ireland's Neuroinclusion Strategy
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bank of Ireland recently launched its Neuroinclusion Strategy, including a suite of policies and process improvements to support neurodivergent collea...
Episode 167 - Tackling Workplace Discrimination
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Although legislation, policies and practices have been aiming to prevent, or at least minimise, workplace discrimination for decades, this is still a ...
Episode 166 - The Parent Trap: Maternity Leave Discrimination
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pregnancy, early parenthood, maternity leave etc. – some of the most important, happiest, and also challenging times in your life, as you navigate t...
Episode 165 - CIPD-IRN Private Sector Pay & Employment Report 2024
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The annual CIPD–IRN private sector report has recently been released, and captures the changing pay and employment trends as well as the drivers of ...
Episode 164 - Corporate Social Justice
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As noted by the Open Doors Initiative at their recent leaders summit, “this socially charged world is requiring companies to re-examine their CSR po...
Episode 163 - On-the-Spot Fines for Breaches of Employment Laws
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Regulations have been published setting out new “on the spot” fines that can be imposed on employers by a Workplace Relations Commission inspector...
Episode 162 - Code Of Practice On Flexible & Remote Working
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally here! On the off chance you missed it, the new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees Right to Request Flexible Working and Right...
Episode 161 - Right To Silence In Workplace Investigations?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? We’ve all h...
Episode 160 - An update on the Gender Pay Gap
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Later this week, we will be celebrating International Women’s Day again, an annual call to all to keep pushing for equality and inclusion for women ...
Episode 159 - Morgan McKinley Salary Guide 2024
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As you may have seen, the 2024 edition of Morgan McKinley’s Salary Guide, which analyses salary data for a range of IT roles across Ireland, has bee...
Episode 158 - The A-Z of AI in HR
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is AI going to steal all of our jobs? No, but somebody with AI skills, just might! In episode 158 of The HR Room Podcast, we speak to AI & Digit...
Episode 157 - Workplace Romance
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Valentines Day, as always, love is in the air – but what happens when love is in the workplace? Are there certain rules, is it a thorny issue f...
Episode 156 - It's Time To Talk About Domestic Violence
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2023 & the start of 2024 brought some more key updates in employment law and the world of work, as we’ve spoke about in recent weeks. And one of...
Episode 155 - Employment Law Update 2024
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again to guide you through employment law for the year ahead, as we explore some of the key updates, topics and challenges HR...
Episode 154 - Employees Assemble: Back to the office in 2024?
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An article in the Irish Times last week, reads that “The vast majority of Irish employers will not change their hybrid working policies this year, a...
Episode 153 - Immigration Law For Employers
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There have been substantial changes to immigration law in Ireland in recent months, with huge progress being made and with many employers being very a...
Episode 152 - Policies for Parents & Carers
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Although the past year or so has brought a whole raft of new legislation and updates to employment law, many of these updates have been hugely benefic...
Episode 151 - Insight HR’s Selection Box - Best of 2023 Part 2
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Happy Christmas to Happy New Year - that was quick! A huge thank you again for listening in this year, and hearing some of the fantastic insights...