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The HR Room Podcast
The HR Room Podcast is the podcast series from Insight HR where we talk to business leaders from around Ireland and share their advice on how to create the HR systems and workplace culture that’s right for your business.For show notes and more information, visit www.InsightHR.ie/Podcast
Episodes
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Episode 238 - How to Mitigate the Risks of Workplace Investigations
How to Mitigate the Risks of Workplace Investigations ⚖️ In our latest episode of The HR Room Podcast, we’re joined by Liam Barton, Commercial Director at…
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Episode 237 - Mind the Gap: Unpacking Key Culture Challenges from the CPO Perspective
What’s really holding culture – and performance – back in today’s organisations? 🤔 In our latest episode of The HR Room Podcast, we’re joined by Scott McInnes…
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Episode 236 - Eoin's 200th Anniversary & Fond Farewell!
We've got big news! After 200 episodes and 3 and a half years, our beloved host, Eoin , is moving on to pastures new, and will be leaving the HR Room Podcast…
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Episode 235 - Why Employees Don’t Report Harassment – And What Employers Can Do About It
Unfortunately, in the business we’re in, the team here at Insight HR, similar to other HR consultants and employment law experts, are well aware that serious…
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Episode 234 - Liam's Law: The Cloak Of Redundancy
We’re back again with another episode of Liam’s Law, where Liam will be joining us to discuss a high profile case every month, and share his advice, guidance…
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Episode 233 - Preparing for a WRC Audit
It’s a HR person’s worst nightmare isn’t it – a WRC inspector knocking in the door, right before you were about to tick all those HR admin jobs off your to-do…
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Episode 232 - Disciplinaries & Unfair Dismissals
As we’ve seen in the headlines and in our own experiences as HR people, disciplinaries and any subsequent dismissals can be tricky business – and can end up…
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Episode 231 - Fertility Matters At Work
As many of us know from the statistics, the research, the news, and even through our own experiences or the experiences of friends and family, fertility issues…
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Episode 230 - Liam's Law: Disciplinaries & Dismissals
We’re back again with another episode of Liam’s Law, where Liam joins us to discuss a high profile every month, and share his advice, guidance and key…
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Episode 229 - Managing & Mitigating Misconduct
Disciplinaries, investigations, and managing misconduct can be a very tricky process. And when we get deep into the process, albeit necessary, it can be a…
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Episode 228 - The Real ROI of HR Support
We get it – budgets are tight. And even when you need something to support you, it can sometimes feel like you can’t articulate the value and the ROI of what…
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Episode 227 - Performance, Probation and Common Pitfalls
Navigating the probation period is one of the most critical - and often misunderstood - phases of the employment journey. Far from being just a formality or an…
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Episode 226 - Picking (And Unpicking) Performance Management Processes
Performance management is such a core piece of the employer employee relationship, and a key skill for leaders, managers and HR people. But it’s also an area…
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Episode 225 - C Suite Special: Employment For Ethnic Minorities
It’s that time again on the HR Room Podcast for another one of our C-suite specials, where we talk to leaders in various industries and organisations, sharing…
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Episode 224 - Liam's Law: Remote Working Compensation Case
We’re back again with another episode in our monthly series combining your two favourite things, Case Law and Liam Barton, where Liam will be joining us to…
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Episode 223 - Let's Talk Mental Health & The Workplace
Today we’re diving into the latest findings from the AXA Mind Health Report, with a special focus on what they mean for Irish workplaces. The report, drawing…
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Episode 222 - Culture Audits: Analysis AND Action
Workplace culture is spoken about a lot. It’s a constant challenge and priority for organisations and HR teams, and rightfully so, but how can we effectively…
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Episode 221 - C Suite Special: Commitment To Culture, with David Lane, Ecclesiastical Ireland
It’s that time again on the HR Room Podcast for another one of our C-suite specials, where we talk to leaders in various industries and organisations, sharing…
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Episode 220 - Mediation: When, Why & How?
Disagreements, tensions, and misunderstandings are a natural part of working life, but when left unresolved, they can escalate, leading to low morale, lost…
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Episode 219 - Liam's Law: Misconduct, Mediation & Remedial Measures
We’ve spoken about many employment law cases on the HR Room Podcast over the years which have always been very popular episodes, and we’ve also spoken to our…
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Episode 218 - Tariffs, Restructuring & HR's Response
Trump and his tariffs have taken the headlines in recent days and weeks, and are on the mind of many politicians, business leaders, and everyone in between, as…
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Episode 217 - C Suite Special: Inside the WRC with Audrey Cahill, WRC
It's that time again to bring you another C Suite Special, where we talk to C Suite leaders from some of Ireland’s biggest organisations, giving us HR people…
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Episode 216 - He said, she said: Assessing credibility in investigations
He said, she said – a nightmare situation for employers and HR teams trying to deal with a complaint of something like bullying, harassment or conflict, when…
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Episode 215 - Let's Talk HR & Occupational Health
Workplace stress, burnout, long term absence, bullying complaints… these are the kinds of things that can keep HR professionals awake at night. But when do…
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Episode 214 - Liam's Law: Sexual Harassment, Investigations & Disciplinaries
We’ve spoken about many employment law cases on the HR Room Podcast over the years which have always been very popular episodes, and we’ve also spoken to our…
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Episode 213 - TUPE or not TUPE - that is the question!
Mergers, transfers and everything associated with them can often mark a fresh new journey for a business and a sign of expansion or progress, but they may also…
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Episode 212 - The Realities Of Redundancies
Redundancies and tough restructurings are things that no HR person wants to manage. The emotional side of managing the process of people leaving your…
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Episode 211 - C Suite Special: People & Purpose with Sinead Gogan, Deloitte
It’s that time again on the HR Room Podcast for another one of our C-suite specials, where we talk to leaders in various industries and organisations, sharing…
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Episode 210 - R.I.P DEI?
Although diversity, equity and inclusion has faced it’s fair share of resistance over the years, the latest moves by the US and government and in turn, Meta…
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Episode 209 - Change Management: Communicating Change
“Organisation’s don’t change, people do” – a phrase mentioned in our recent chat we had with today’s guest, as we thrashed out what we’d be speaking about on…
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Episode 208 - Let's Talk Change Management
Change management may not always involve the professionals. And arguably understandably too, as maybe moving to a new tech tool doesn’t require an expert?…
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Episode 207 - Courtside View: What WRC Trends Mean for Employers
As you all know by now, organisations, HR professionals and many more of us, don’t only look at the legislation to understand employment law and our…
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Episode 206 - What’s Next for Learning and Development?
Learning and development is vital for any organisation. With new skills needed for employees, managers, HR teams and leaders, the challenge of upskilling…
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Episode 205 - New Year, New Workplace Trends?
We might have a New Year, but are there are any new trends we should be aware of as we head into another busy year? Well today we’re joined by someone who can…
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Episode 204 - C Suite Special with Aine Myler, Charities Institute
Today we’ve got a special episode, the first of many C-suite specials, where we’ll be talking to senior leaders in various industries and organisations…
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Episode 203 - HR's New Years Resolutions
As we come to the end of the year, I’m sure many of you are thinking about New Years Resolutions, or maybe even more specifically, about how you can come back…
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Episode 202 - Insight HR's Selection Box - Best of 2024 Part 2
We’re back with the second instalment in our two-part, selection box series, containing some of the highlights from the year gone by. Our selection box last…
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Episode 201 - Insight HR's Selection Box - Best of 2024 Part 1
Firstly, Happy Christmas to all of our listeners! A huge thank you for listening in this year, and hearing some of the fantastic insights and advice we were…
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Episode 200 - Special Episode: Inside Insight HR
It’s not just any episode, it’s episode 200 of The HR Room podcast! 200 episodes, 200 weeks in a row, with over 150 different guests, and 50,000 listens…
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Episode 199 - Unwrapping Reward & Employee Engagement
Another Christmas-related episode this week, as we unwrap employee engagement and reward, and how prioritising your reward strategy can have a positive effect…
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Episode 198 - On the Case: Choosing the Right Workplace Investigator
Workplace Investigations are a notoriously tricky challenge for HR teams and employers, with tough situations needing to be tackled, with integrity…
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Episode 197 - Christmas Parties - Getting Ready!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so you know what that means? Christmas Party time! And while these can be jolly and jovial affairs for most…
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Episode 196 - Preparing For Pension Auto-Enrolment
According to a 2023 survey by the Central Statistics Office, 32% of workers aged between 20 and 69 are not signed up to a private pension. Without a change…
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Episode 195 - Let's Talk Employment Permits
Significant updates to Ireland's employment permit system were recently introduced with the Employment Permits Act 2024, which took effect on September 2nd, in…
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Episode 194 - Employee Representation in Internal Disciplinary Processes
Divine intervention in disciplinary procedures?! In today’s episode we focus on a crucial element of fair disciplinary procedures: the employee's right to…
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Episode 193 - An Update on Maternity Protection Legislation
In today’s episode, we’re diving into some important updates that will affect employers and employees across Ireland – the Maternity Protection (Amendment) and…
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Episode 192 - Deloitte Special: Let's Talk Talent & Retention
In this episode, we’re diving into some fascinating insights from Deloitte’s latest survey of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. The survey has revealed some…
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Episode 191 - Managing A Disciplinary Hearing
Today, we're diving into one of the more challenging and often nerve-wracking aspects of HR—managing a workplace disciplinary hearing. It’s a process that…
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Episode 190 - Tackling Workplace Racism
While Ireland is known for its rich diversity and inclusive spirit, the reality is that racism remains an active issue in many organisations. As HR…
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Episode 189 - Let's Talk Transphobia In The Workplace
A 2017 survey by the Transgender Equality Network Ireland found that 55% of respondents indicated that they had experienced or witnessed transphobic bullying…
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Episode 188 - Taking Stock: Investigating Theft In The Workplace
So you've caught someone red-handed, stealing from the workplace. Is what you do next simply black and white? Or is there some grey areas and a lot of red…
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Episode 187 - An Update on Collective Redundancies
Although redundancies did capture the headlines in recent years and in certain sectors, redundancies are a challenge that many organisations across all…
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Episode 186 - Remote Working: The Point Of No Return?
As I’m sure we’ve all realised by now, remote working isn’t a simple black and white subject for employers and employees alike. Yes, we have a code of…
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Episode 185 - The Political Pendulum: Swinging Against DEI?
In recent years, the rise of far-right movements and political shifts have brought renewed scrutiny and resistance to DEI efforts. Studies show that nearly 70%…
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Episode 184 - Going Solo: Advice for Standalone HR Professionals
Are you a standalone HR professional, a one person department, managing the HR function? Are you feeling overwhelmed and under-supported, but keen to do as…
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Episode 183 - Inclusive Employment with Down Syndrome Ireland
Back in 2018, Down Syndrome Ireland surveyed their members and found that only 6% of people were in deep and meaningful employment. Although many HR teams and…
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Episode 182 - Building Neurodiverse Workplaces
48pc of neurodivergent people have not disclosed their condition at work. This is a statistic that we spoke to Matt Elliott, Chief People Officer at Bank of…