HR Headquarters

13/01/2026

Pay Transparency Laws in Ireland – Are you Ready for June 2026?
by Karen Killalea, Partner and Head of Employment Team, Maples Group
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/legal/pay-transparency-laws-in-ireland-are-you-ready-for-june-2026/

The EU Pay Transparency Directive is due to be transposed into Irish law in 2026.

09/01/2026

New Regulations On Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System
by Daniel Watters, Partner in the Pensions and Employee Benefits Group at Arthur Cox LLP
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/legal/new-regulations-on-automatic-enrolment-retirement-savings-system/

The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Regulations 2025 were signed by Minister Dara Calleary just before the Christmas break.

07/01/2026

Culture Change and Workplace Engagement
by Kathy Ratcliffe founder of WorldLine Training
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/leadership/culture-change-and-workplace-engagement/

Everyone wants to be happy at work. After all, we spend a good percentage of our waking time in the workplace

06/01/2026

Contractual Retirement Ages

https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/legal/contractual-retirement-ages/

by Laura Graham, Partner in the Employment Law Team at Reddy Charlton LLP

In Ireland, there is currently no statutory mandatory retirement age (with the exception of certain workers in the public sector).

22/12/2025

Big Jump In Claims Under Whistleblowing Act
by Joanne Hyde, Partner, Lewis Silkin Ireland
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/legal/big-jump-in-claims-under-whistleblowing-act/

Protected disclosures remain at the forefront of issues for employment-law practitioners

17/12/2025

The Paradox of Adaptive Leadership
by Ben Davern, Research & Insights at Irish Management Institute
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/leadership/the-paradox-of-adaptive-leadership/

Every group, company or movement must decide who and what it is…and who and what it isn’t

16/12/2025

AI Isn’t Just Reading Our Data — It’s Reading Us
by Peter Cosgrove, MD of Futurewise Ltd
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/opinion/ai-isnt-just-reading-our-data-its-reading-us/

During some interviews, companies use tools like Humantic AI and Crystal to scan your social media to “reveal your real personality”

15/12/2025

Irish Immigration Changes: What Employers Need To Know Now And Into 2026
by Ángel Bello Cortés, Partner, Fragomen LLP, Dublin office
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/legal/irish-immigration-changes-what-employers-need-to-know-now-and-into-2026/?swcfpc=1

Two major updates impacting Ireland’s employment-based immigration system have been released recently

12/12/2025

The 2026 Ergonomics Forecast: What Employers Need to Prepare For

by Niamh Pentony, Ergonomist and Director at Boyne Ergonomics
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/health-and-well-being/the-2026-ergonomics-forecast-what-employers-need-to-prepare-for/?swcfpc=1

Work is changing. Staff expectations are changing. And the way organisations approach ergonomics has to change

09/12/2025

Auto-Enrolment (AE) – Latest Developments Impact Employers Intent on Avoiding AE by Michael Doyle Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody LLP’s Employment Law Group

The introduction of the State’s automatic retirement savings system called “MyFutureFund” has gained a lot of media coverage over the last week.

04/12/2025

Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Niamh Doran, Group HR Manager with Sims IVF, about a critical issue impacting Irish businesses and their employees: the lack of adequate fertility support in the workplace


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04/12/2025

Podcast: Niamh Doran, Group HR Manager, Sims IVF
Guest presenter Andrea Hayes chats to Niamh Doran, Group HR Manager with Sims IVF, about a critical issue impacting Irish businesses and their employees: the lack of adequate fertility support in the workplace
https://www.hrheadquarters.ie/podcasts/podcast-niamh-doran-group-hr-manager-sims-ivf/?swcfpc=1