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'Leading HR into the Future' - CIPD centenary event hears from HR experts
Reports on the CIPD Centenary Conference which took place on 30 April 2013 in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin 4.
FRAWLEY, M. and SHEEHAN, Z. (2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 17, 9 May. pp24-27.
Lawyer slams employment rights reforms at CIPD gathering
Report of a CIPD employment law briefing given by Adrian Twomey, principal of Advokat Compliance, in Dublin on 29 April 2013.
FITZGERALD, K. (2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 16, 2 May. pp8-9.
Warning from legal expert on 'careless' employment contracts
Report of a CIPD employment law briefing given by Adrian Twomey, principal of Advokat Compliance, in Dublin on 29 April 2013.
FITZGERALD, K. (2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 16, 2 May. p29.
Minister Burton opens Intreo Centre in Blanchardstown
Minister Burton also hosts employer briefing and visits Jobs Fair in Blanchardstown
Minister Burton hosted a briefing with employers to outline the extensive range of services and supports available to assist them in growing their businesses and supporting their workforce through engagement with the Department of Social Protection. This is one of a series of briefings with employers which have been held around the country and it is supported by a number of organisations including CIPD.
Department of Social Protection press release, 19 April 2013
1913-2013: a case of one step forward and a century backwards?
Report of the 2013 Lovett Lecture Class War versus Social Compact? A Contemporary Analysis of the 1913 Lockout organised by the CIPD and the University of Limerick and given by Padraig Yeates.
(2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 13, 11 April. pp24-28.
Study finds employers' fear of loss of control from flexible working
Reports on a study for Citrix Ireland by iReach Market Research. Michael McDonnell, managing director of CIPD Ireland, says 'Flexible working can have a noticeable effect on businesses’ profitability and employees’ work-life harmony, as well as significant cost-saving benefits.'
Irish employers fear loss of control with flexibile working -- study, Business & Leadership, 26 March 2013 and Bosses’ loss of control fears prevent uptake of flexible working in Ireland, Silicon Republic, 26 March 2013
The John Lovett Memorial Lecture - 'Class War versus Social Compact?'
Reports that the 21st John Lovett Lecture, jointly organised by Kemmy Business School's Department of Personnel and Employment Relations and CIPD Ireland, will be given by historian and former industrial correspondent for the Irish Times Padraig Yeates on 21 March 2013.
SHEEHAN, B. (2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 8, 28 February. pp18-19.
Time to 'professionalise' HR in the public service - McDonnell
Reports that CIPD's Managing Director in Ireland, Michael McDonnell, believes that the public service in Ireland needs to develop a strong strategic HR function in order to assess, manage and develop people and talent across the service.
SHEEHAN, B. (2013) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 3, 24 January. p4.
Change your culture to thrive
Article on how corporate culture is becoming increasingly important as organisations work their employees harder and deal with the growing dominance of Generation Y. CIPD Ireland Managing Director, Michael McDonnell, is quoted as saying that organisations need people, particularly in HR, to stand up; and challenge the corporate culture when they see something going awry.
NAUGHTON, G. (2013) The Sunday Business Post. 20 January. page: m10.
Minister Burton welcomes the expansion of Worklink, the employment support network which connects employers and jobseekers
Reports on the expansion of Worklink, an employment support network which assists employers in providing employment and work placement opportunities to jobseekers. Worklink is supported by a number of partners including industry groups and representative bodies such as CIPD Ireland.
Department of Social Protection press release, 7 January 2013
Careering towards a better life
Article on how employees are increasingly attracted to a work concept that allows them to shape their career to their own interests and life requirements. CIPD Ireland Managing Director, Michael McDonnell, gives the employer's response to this development.
NAUGHTON, G. (2012) The Sunday Business Post. 2 December. page: m12.
Putting employers at the centre of getting Ireland back to work – Minister Burton
Report of the last in a series of nationwide employer roadshow events organised by the Department of Social Protection and supported by Chambers Ireland, CIPD, Eures, IBEC, and the Revenue Commissioners.
Department of Social Protection press release, 12 November 2012
Can bad Human Resources practices kill a company?
Article discussing the problems with the stack ranking of employees. CIPD Ireland's Director Michael McDonnell is quoted as saying 'A big rethink is currently going on about the value of the stack ratings systems - particularly given the recent questions being raised. The problem is that it's a system developed for the slow moving companies of the 1980s and not for the flexible fast moving companies we're seeing today. A ratings system is certainly needed, but should reflect the changes which have taken place in modern companies.'
Irish Independent, 1 November 2012
HR helps firms to hit targets
Article arguing that HR is now a strategy function whose primary goal is to ensure that the right talent is in the right place to help companies reach their goals. Michael McDonnell, Director of CIPD Ireland, is quoted as saying: 'Much work needs to be done to ensure that today's professionals are up to speed and prepared for this next generation HR'.
NAUGHTON, G. (2012) The Sunday Business Post, 28 October. Page: m10.
Putting employers at the centre of getting Ireland back to work – Minister Burton
Report of the first in a series of nationwide employer roadshow events organised by the Department of Social Protection and supported by Chambers Ireland, CIPD, Eures, IBEC, and the Revenue Commissioners.
Department of Social Protection press release, 19 October 2012
HR needs to be at the heart of public services transformation to ensure step-change in the quality of delivery
Our new study looks at the role HR can play in effecting public sector reforms in Ireland and draws on case studies of best practice from Ireland and the UK.
CIPD Ireland and HRO Today Forum Europe To Partner In Dublin in November
Reports that HRO Today Forum Europe and CIPD Ireland are to partner together at the annual HRO Today Forum Europe event to be held 13-15 November 2012 at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin.
Charles Handy to receive the CIPD Ireland Gold Medal
To celebrate 75 years in Ireland, CIPD will present Professor Charles Handy with the prestigious CIPD Charles E. Jacob Gold Medal at An Evening with Charles Handy in the Mansion House on Thursday 28 June 2012.
The handy life
Interview with Charles Handy which mentions his Dublin event on Thursday 28 June 2012.
Irish Times, 23 June 2012
'Financialization' effect on management-employee relations
Report of the 2012 Lovett Memorial Lecture given by Professor Rosemary Batt in the University of Limerick.
PRENDERGAST, A. (2012) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 18, 10 May. p26.
CIPD HR Leadership & Innovation Awards 2012
We presented the awards at a dinner in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, on Monday 26 March 2012.
Hit the right reward note
Article on creative ways of rewarding employees which mentions that Michael Rose of Rewards Consulting and Gary Boyle of Intel will be speaking on the topic at the CIPD Ireland conference on 26 March 2012 in Dublin.
Sunday Times Appointments, 25 March 2012
CIPD against ‘hypothetical’ agency work comparators, safety charges dropped
Article reporting CIPD Ireland's submission on amendments to the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011.
HIGGINS, C. (2012) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 8, 23 February. p16.
Quarter of Fás trainees qualified at third level
Article on the numbers and types of people registering with Fás' employment services to find work or retrain. Mike McDonnell says a lot of people are using the downturn to consider starting out on their own. 'There is a growth in entrepreneurship . . . people are saying the permanent, pensionable job isn’t a reality.'
Irish Times, 30 January 2012
HR experts advised on key tax and pension aspects of Budget
Report of a tax briefing for HR practitioners organised by KPMG in association with the CIPD.
FITZGERALD, K. (2012) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 1, 5 January. pp14-15.
HR chiefs hear of permanent changes to temporary work laws
Report of a CIPD Southern Region Breakfast Briefing sponsored by RecruitIreland.com in Maryborough House Hotel, Cork, which included a presentation on the implementation of the EU Temporary Agency Workers Directive in Ireland by Jennifer Cashman, a partner with Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors.
Internships
Article on the poor takeup of the government's JobBridge scheme which says that the CIPD currently drafting a guide to internships.
HIGGINS, C. (2011) Internship scheme attracts just 825 - half of them from old scheme. IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 31, 1 September. pp20-21.
Career Zoo
Jobseekers can apply to fill any one of 2,000 professional vacancies with 50 leading companies exhibiting at the second annual admission-free Career Zoo at Dublin’s Mansion House on 10-11 September 2011. Career Zoo is supported by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, the National Recruitment Federation, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and Dublin City Council.
Jobseekers to take trip to Career Zoo, Irish Examiner, 29 August 2011 and Career Zoo has over 2,000 vacancies, Business World, 29 August 2011
CIPD welcomes JobBridge with some reservations
Commenting on the establishment of JobBridge, the new National Internship Scheme, Michael McDonnell, director of CIPD Ireland said that with the proper guidelines and support JobBridge has the potential to become a role-model for the rest of Europe.
Also reported in: National internship scheme for Ireland welcomed, People Management, 4 July 2011
And in: Planet Business - office politics, Irish Times, 1 July 2011
New CIPD chair says focus will be on professional development
Interview with incoming CIPD Ireland chair Doreen Geraty, organisational development and talent management director with Elan Corporation.
FLYNN, G. (2011) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 23, 16 June. p25.
Now bosses get to pick and choose
Article looking at how jobseekers should handle new and tougher selection procedures. Michael McDonnell says 'Companies are under more economic pressure, so they are looking for a higher level of added value than they might otherwise have done, and they want that person to deliver results straight away'.
Sunday Times Appointments, 1 May 2011
Irish economic woes put HR at centre stage
Article reporting that more than half the 400 HR practitioners surveyed by University College, Dublin, and Queen’s University, Belfast, - in conjunction with CIPD Ireland – said they thought the ongoing crisis would deepen the appeal and prevalence of HR practices that promote high staff commitment.
People Management Online, 2 March 2011
Chairman or chief?
Article in which Professor Thomas Garavan, who specialises in human resources and leadership development at University of Limerick’s Kemmy School of Business, and Michael McDonnell, director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, discuss whether incoming Taoiseach Enda Kenny has the attributes of a good leader.
Irish Examiner, 26 February 2011
LRC leads HRM crisis debate
News release announcing that the Labour Relations Commission presented 'up to the minute' research on human resource management in the recession and on handling workplace conflict, carried out by UCD and Queens University in collaboration with IBEC, ICTU and the CIPD, at a symposium in Croke Park.
Labour Relations Commission (LRC) news release, 23 February 2011
Party shenanigans
Article on how to stay alert and sensible during the festive party season. Michael McDonnell of Ireland's CIPD says 'it is so important that employers remind staff that inappropriate behaviour [at official company parties] will be dealt with in the same way as it would be during normal work time'.
Woman's Way, 4 January 2011
Rewarding good performance crucial, but bonus culture no longer pays off
Article on performance related pay and bonuses which mentions CIPD Ireland's Employee Engagement Conference which took place in Dublin on 25 November 2010.
Irish Times, 29 November 2010
Overhauling training provision: what the experts are saying
Interview with the major players about how FÁS is supporting the provision of training and what it should be doing. Michael McDonnell, chief executive of CIPD Ireland, says 'The modes of training will change. In future, skills will go out of date fairly quickly. We will see a much closer partnership between industry and the national training body.
FITZGERALD, K. (2010) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 34, 23 September. pp16-18.
UCD and Queen's University - survey on managing HR in recession
Article reporting that the Labour Relations Commission, in partnership with the CIPD, the Smurfit Graduate School of Business at UCD and the School of Management at Queen's University, is carrying out a study of HR in the recession.
FARRELLY, R. (2010) IRN - Industrial Relations News. No 32, 9 September. pp13-14.
Oh baby, how do I cope with work?
Article on how employees can prepare for the return to work after maternity or parental leave. Michael McDonnell, director of the CIPD in Ireland, gives some practical tips to make the move back to work smoother.
Sunday Times Appointments, 5 September 2010
Was the war for talent won or lost?
Article on how the recession has affected the 'war for talent'. Michael McDonnell, director of the CIPD in Ireland, says that in the boom times companies started paying 'crazy money for mediocre people' with the result that Ireland's workforce became bloated, overpaid and, ultimately, uncompetitive.
Sunday Tribune, 11 July 2010
Former Ibec chief to lead HSE enquiry
Reports that Turlough O’Sullivan, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, is to carry out an independent investigation into compliance arrangements surrounding contentious matters relating to the HSE's Skill project.
Irish Times, 3 July 2010
Fraud cases hold many legal pitfalls, warns lawyer
Report of the paper on fraud given at CIPD Ireland's employment law and social media conference by Joanne Hyde of O'Donnell Sweeney Eversheds.
IRN - Industrial Relations News, No 13, 1 April 2010, p32
Papers not in order...
The passport office: what would you do?
Article on the industrial action at the passport office. Michael McDonnell of CIPD Ireland says 'The way employees can act in the public service would not be tolerated in the private sector...When the public is used as pawns in a dispute such as in the passport office, the unions cannot expect to get public support for their actions. The danger of such a dispute is that it will drive a wedge between the public and private sector.'
Sunday Tribune, 28 March 2010
Blow the whistle at your own peril
Article on the need for a law protecting whistleblowers. Mike McDonnell of CIPD Ireland says 'The necessity for whistleblowing arises from inadequate management structures, when people don't feel the ability or confidence to bring to senior management's attention issues of serious concern'.
Sunday Times Appointments, 28 March 2010
Revising T&Cs not straightforward, expert tells CIPD conference
Report of CIPD Ireland's employment law and social media conference held on 22 March 2010.
IRN - Industrial Relations News, No 12, 25 March 2010, pp24-25
How to get exactly what you want
Article about improving your negotiation skills. Michael McDonnell of CIPD Ireland says 'You need to focus on the idea of mutual win. Even at the best of times, you need to create a situation where everybody gains. So if its about negotiating a pay increase, you need to show how it will benefit the organisation.'
Sunday Times Appointments, 21 March 2010
Performance management gets the thumbs up
Report of a CIPD seminar given by Dr Gerard McMahon of the Faculty of Business at DIT on performance management systems.
DIT Research News, No 4, March 2010, pp30-31
Stretched to breaking point
Article reporting the results of a survey of HR professionals by HRM which found that HR recruitment is picking up. Michael McDonnell of CIPD Ireland comments that 'the role of HR has expanded rapidly over the past 10 years in Ireland' and that 'Given the downturn, some attrition in the numbners working in the filed can be expected'.
Sunday Times Appointments, 28 February 2010
New certificate programme developed for HR professionals
Article reporting that CIPD is redeveloping its certificate programme in 2010.
Tourism Matters, February 2010, p2
You must adapt to ride the storm
Article arguing that the challenges arising from the recession can turn out to be opportunities for the best leaders. Michael McDonnell of CIPD Ireland says 'Line managers are experiencing unpredicted levels of anxiety, and the capacity to empathise with their feelings is very important right now. There's a whole generation of staff that has not had to deal with the effects of a recession before'.
Sunday Times Appointments, 31 January 2010
A guide to balancing your books
Article on the Bookbuzz service which helps managers keep up to date with the literature. Michael McDonnell, director of CIPD Ireland, selects Hundred percenters by Mark Murphy as his stand-out book of 2009.
Sunday Times Appointments, 10 January 2010
Replace social partnership with ‘National Social Accord’
Article by CIPD Ireland Director Michael McDonnell on a possible alternative to social partnership reproduced with the kind permission of IRN - Industrial Relations News.
IRN - Industrial Relations News, No 41, 11 November 2009. pp27-28.