Ibec Podcasts

In the final episode of our Ibec Responds mini-series on COP27, Fergal O’Brien, Ibec Executive Director of Lobbying and Influence, sits down with Minister Eamon Ryan, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport. They reflect on COP27, and discuss what it means in terms of our progress in relation to climate, and for Irish citizens and the economy. 

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We were delighted to have David Collings, Professor of Human Resource Management at DCU, as a guest speaker at Ibec's HR Leadership Summit in October. The impactful research he and his colleagues have conducted into the lessons from the HR response to Covid-19 spotlights many lessons that will continue to resonate as we manage through the current economic challenges facing business.

In this episode of Work Talks, Maeve McElwee, Ibec Executive Director of Employer Relations, sits down with Professor Collings after the Summit to follow up on the discussion on HR’s significance during the Covid-19 pandemic, the strategic and operational reach of HR as a central point of the Organisation, and the opportunities for HR to grow and sustain its strategic influence.

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In this episode of our Ibec Responds mini-series on COP27,  Dr Neil Walker, Ibec Head of Infrastructure, speaks with Stephen Prendiville, Head of Sustainability at EY Ireland, who is currently attending COP27. 

They discuss financial liability for loss and damage, proving to be a highly  controversial issue in this year’s negotiations. They also highlight recent ground-breaking agricultural research aimed at ensuring better food security for communities whose crops and livestock are impacted by climate change. 

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Observers say that within a matter of years, 100 per cent of investments will consider ESG risks and opportunities. 

Business leaders around the globe are tackling how to integrate meaningful economic, social and governance frameworks into their organisations' strategy.  As further attention is placed on this expanded set of criteria, no business can afford to ignore it.

In this episode Jackie King, Executive Director, Ibec Global, is joined by Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO and Founder, Competent Boards, Catherine Cano, Founder and President, CanoVision, and Ali Karami-Ruiz, Senior Director, Strategic engagement and communications, Business at the OECD. Together they explore how businesses are bringing ESG to the core of their business.

Listen to Catherine's speech on diversity and inclusion at the International Economic Forum of the Americas here. 

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In this episode of KC Connect, Ibec experts Sophie Crosbie and James Cleary discuss the issue of penalisation under various pieces of employment legislation including the Protected Disclosures Acts and the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

The rule against penalisation arise in a wide variety of employment legislation in in addition to specific protection for whistle-blowers and persons raising safety concerns.  

 This places a prohibition on employers from engaging in retaliatory adverse action against an employee for invoking their rights or opposing unlawful acts or giving evidence or taking proceedings in employment law actions.  In considering an allegation of penalisation, there are a number of different legal elements which the Court or Workplace Relations Commission will consider.  We also consider some of the changes made by the Protected Disclosures Amendment 2022 which is due to come into effect on 1 January 2023 .

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Our COP27 mini-series continues. For this episode we are joined by Neil Willoughby, Ibec European Affairs Senior Executive, and Seán Kelly, Member of the European Parliament. They sit down in the European Parliament before the MEP departs for Sharm-el-Sheikh as the only Irish MEP in the European Parliament delegation attending COP27. 

They discuss the European Parliament’s role and priorities at COP27, EU leadership on climate financing, and the wider European Parliament energy and environmental agenda amongst other areas.

Explore our 'Stronger Europe, Stronger Ireland' campaign here.

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Welcome back to our Ibec Responds mini-series on COP27, where we provide timely updates and analysis on  the 27th annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  

In this episode we are joined by Aidan Sweeney, Ibec Head of Enterprise and Regulatory Affairs, and Councillor Allison Gilliland, Dublin City Councillor and COP27 Delegate with the European Committee of the Regions. Together they discuss the involvement of cities and regions in the climate talks. 

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Over the next few weeks, we will be releasing an Ibec Responds mini-series of episodes focusing on the proceedings at COP27.

World leaders and policy makers have descended upon Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt to attend the 27th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (or COP27).  In this episode we are joined by Dr Neil Walker, Ibec Head of Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, who will outline the programme for COP27 and the key areas for business.  

Make sure to stay tuned for further episodes on COP27 over the coming weeks. 

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In this episode of KC Connect, Ibec experts Mairead Crosby and Muireann McEnery discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Maurice Power V HSE.
 
The case deals with the topic of acting up and fixed term contracts and whether a permanent employee who moves to a different role on a fixed term contract basis is precluded from relying on the provisions around CIDs contained in the Fixed Term Work Act 2003 

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In this episode of KC Connect, Ibec experts Declan Thomas and Terry Mac Namara discuss the obligations on a Claimant to mitigate their losses when taking a complaint for unfair dismissal to the WRC.

The common law rule of mitigation of damages applies to compensation for unfair dismissal. This places a requirement on a Claimant to demonstrate an effort to mitigate their financial loss by way of attempting to secure employment following their termination. In considering a claim under the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 the Court must have regard to Section 7(2)(c) of the Act. In accordance with this provision, amongst others, the Court will consider the amount of compensation which is just and equitable in all of the circumstances, taken into account the measures adopted by the Claimant or, as the case might be, the Claimants failure to adopt measures to mitigate their loss. 

Where the Court is satisfied that a Claimant has failed in their obligation to mitigate their loss it may so determine that the appropriate redress is compensation limited to four weeks’ pay in accordance with section 7(1)(c)(ii) of the Act.

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