What should employers in Ireland be doing now to get ready for pay transparency, even while some of the legal detail is still evolving? 

In this episode, Meg Dunphy, Engagement, Policy and Content Lead at CIPD in Ireland, speaks with Anne Phelan, Rewards and People Advisory Director at Aon, about the practical steps employers can take now to prepare.

They explore where organisations should focus first, from pay frameworks and job architecture to recruitment practices, pay equity analysis, data readiness and manager capability.

The conversation looks at what good preparation really involves, the common gaps employers may need to address, and how to build confidence and consistency ahead of implementation.

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In this episode, Meg Dunphy, the CIPD’s HR Policy & Engagement Manager, presents the highlights from our annual conference at the RDS in Dublin. The event brought together HR leaders, people professionals and senior business executives from across Ireland to explore the future of work and workforce transformation. 

You’ll hear insights from the C-suite panel featuring executives from Boots Ireland and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a discussion with CIPD CEO Peter Cheese in what was his last official function in Ireland, and an excerpt from our keynote speaker mathematician, social entrepreneur and future of work expert Anne-Marie Imafidon.

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In this episode of the CIPD in Ireland Podcast, host Meg Dunphy continues the series The Future-Ready People Professional, exploring what it takes for HR to lead in a world of continuous organisational transformation. Organisations are no longer navigating change in discrete episodes; transformation is constant, complex, and multi-layered. HR is expected to shape strategy, design operating models, develop leadership, and build adaptive cultures, ensuring people remain at the heart of every change.

Meg is joined by Zoë Cannings, Senior Director of Business Value and Transformation at Oracle, to discuss HR as a strategic transformation architect. They explore how HR can influence organisational change, build capability for sustained transformation, embed employee experience, and harness insight because in transformation, data is king.

Tune in for actionable insights and inspiration for HR professionals who want to drive and shape the future of work through organisational transformation.

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Far from being an HR silo, learning is the strategic lever that unlocks resilience, retention, and reinvention. As organisations grapple with skills shortages, the rise of AI, cultural change, and the urgent need for talent retention and succession planning, learning has moved centre stage. This episode creates a buzz around learning by showing its direct business impact and sparking new ways to think about its role in transformation. Host Meg Dunphy opens the conversation with Linda Waters, Senior Employer Solutions Manager, CIPD, Robert Mac Giolla Phadraig, Founder and CEO, SkillStack and Michelle McShortall, Advisory Services Manager, Intuition to bring clarity and energy to the big questions: 

1. What are we doing right now? – Tackling disruption through reskilling and agility. 
2. What are we doing for tomorrow? – Building sustainable pipelines of skills and leaders. 
3. Real-life examples – Stories of organisations reinventing their approach to learning. 
4. The frontier of transformation – Where culture, technology, and human potential converge. 
5. AI-powered personalisation – How intelligent tools are tailoring learning to individuals, making it easier for time-poor executives and employees to get exactly what they need, when they need it. 

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Join host Meg Dunphy as we welcome the new Director of the CIPD in Ireland Alison Hodgson to discuss her journey, vision, and how CIPD is adding value to the profession.

We explore insights from our latest wellbeing research, the business impact of intentional wellbeing strategies as we look ahead to the CIPD in Ireland Wellbeing Conference 2025 and the CIPD HR Awards in Ireland 2026.

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As part of Disability Pride Month, the CIPD Ireland Podcast shines a spotlight on what inclusive leadership means through the lens of disability in the workplace. Our latest HR Practices in Ireland 2025 report reveals that 23% of employers cite disability as their most pressing equality challenge—yet meaningful inclusion and representation remain elusive in many organisations.

Host Meg Dunphy is joined by Catherine Murray, an autistic researcher specialising in disability and inclusive employment at AHEAD, and James Cawley Jnr, Business Development Manager at the Irish Centre for Diversity. Together, they explore the barriers still facing disabled people at work, how employers can go beyond compliance to foster genuine inclusion, and how leaders can amplify disabled voices to create workplaces where everyone belongs.

Learn more about AHEAD’s WIDE Framework, offering practical steps to help build accessible, disability-confident workplaces.

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Bringing you more highlights from one of our most talked-about sessions at the CIPD Ireland Annual Conference – The CEO View on the people agenda for the future.

In this powerful panel conversation chaired by Professor Gina Quin, President National College of Ireland; Gillian Chamberlain (MD, Capita), Bernard Gloster (CEO, HSE), and Eamonn Crowley (CEO, PTSB) share honest insights on what it takes to lead organisations through rapid transformation, disruption, and opportunity.

From the fast pace of AI and tech adoption to the importance of trust, transparency, and adaptability, our panellists unpack the evolving role of leaders and the workforce in shaping a future-ready, mission-driven culture. With 160,000 employees under his remit, Bernard Gloster highlights the importance of clear communication and the impact of tech as an enabler – not a threat. Gillian Chamberlain calls for a mindset shift and openness to change, while Eamonn Crowley emphasises the direct link between employee engagement, trust and customer experience.

Tune in to hear this interesting dialogue of business leaders.

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