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'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.
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
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.
CIPD Ireland press release, 29 June 2011
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.