If you have not yet had the opportunity to complete the survey, please note that the HR Barometer Pulse Survey 10.2 closes this Friday, September 4th. Once the survey is closed, the data will be collated and analysed, with the final report launching in October 2026.
Complete the Adare HR Barometer Pulse Survey to ensure your Organisation is represented and gains exclusive access to the full benchmarking results.
The survey takes just 5-7 minutes to complete and provides valuable insight across key areas, including:
- Employee turnover trends
- Salary increases in 2026 and projections for 2027
- Gender Pay Gap Reporting
- Trends in use of HR data and impact of AI within HR
This is an opportunity to support your workforce planning with reliable external benchmarks and make more informed, cost-conscious HR decisions.
This session will provide clear benchmarks and practical insights to support decision-making for 2027 and beyond.
Step inside a realistic WRC hearing and explore how complex workplace disputes are examined, challenged and resolved. Join the CIPD in Ireland, supported by Adare Trusted People Partners, for a practical and immersive WRC-style mock adjudication hearing that puts you at the heart of a realistic WRC hearing. Get an unfiltered insight into how complex workplace disputes can unfold and what HR professionals can do to manage them effectively.
Designed for HR professionals, people managers and employee relations practitioners, this national series uses a realistic case scenario to explore how workplace disputes are examined and resolved in practice.
Featuring a panel of leading HR and legal professionals, including a WRC Adjudication Officer, a barrister and experienced HR professionals, you’ll experience how a case really unfolds. Follow a live case from witness evidence and legal submissions through to cross-examination and adjudication and discover how current workplace trends are shaping employment law conversations in Ireland today.
Explore the workplace issues making headlines, including:
- probation and extended probation
- occupational health considerations
- neurodivergence and reasonable accommodation
- termination following probation
- protected disclosures
- the use of AI in submissions
- the growing influence of social media in workplace disputes
Whether you regularly manage employee relations cases or are building your confidence in this area, this is a valuable CPD opportunity to refresh your practical skills, strengthen your judgement and decision-making, and learn alongside peers in a supportive, safe and engaging environment.
Why attend?
- Gain practical insight into the WRC adjudication process.
- See how employment law is applied to a realistic, multi-layered workplace dispute.
- Refresh your approach to probation, occupational health, protected disclosures, AI and social media issues.
- Build confidence in handling complex employee relations matters.
- Connect and learn with HR peers in your region.
Don’t miss this opportunity to step inside a realistic WRC hearing, complete meaningful CPD, and leave with practical skills you can apply straight away.
Apply Irish employment law with confidence through expert guidance, current case law and practical workplace scenarios.
Turn employment law knowledge into confident workplace decisions
Employment law challenges rarely arrive as straightforward legal questions. They arise through difficult conversations, performance concerns, complaints, investigations and organisational change, often requiring HR professionals to balance legal obligations, fair procedures and business needs.
Building on the success of the CIPD Ireland Employment Law Conference in May, supported by Adare People Partners, this practical one-day course will help you navigate these challenges with greater clarity and confidence.
Delivered by Katie Ridge, Barrister-at-Law, Head of Employer Relations at Adare People Partners, the course combines expert guidance with realistic workplace scenarios, recent case law and facilitated discussion. You’ll explore not only what the law requires, but how to apply it fairly and effectively in everyday HR practice.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for HR professionals who advise managers, support employee relations matters or make decisions that carry employment law implications. It is particularly relevant for:
- HR generalists and HR business partners
- HR and employee relations managers
- People managers with responsibility for workplace matters
- People professionals with approximately three to five years’ experience
- Practitioners looking to refresh or strengthen their employment law knowledge
Some previous experience of handling employment law or employee relations matters will help you get the most from the day.
What will you gain?
By the end of the course, you’ll be better equipped to:
- Recognise the legal principles that underpin common employee relations situations
- Understand recent developments in Irish employment law and their workplace implications
- Distinguish between capability, performance and misconduct
- Apply natural justice and fair procedures during investigations, disciplinary processes and grievances
- Respond appropriately to equality, dignity and respect matters
- Manage redundancy and employee exits while reducing legal risk
- Draw practical lessons from recent WRC and Labour Court decisions
- Provide managers with clear, balanced and legally informed advice