Ibec Podcasts

How can businesses support and promote women’s wellbeing and career development? This pivotal issue is the focus of the latest episode of the Work Talks podcast series, presented by broadcaster Kieran Cuddihy.

In particular, the discussion looks at question such as:

• How can we support and promote wellbeing in the workplace, particularly relating to issues like infertility, miscarriage and menopause?
• How do we support women who, in the majority of cases, have the main care giving responsibilities in their households?
• What more can business do to promote equality through Gender Pay Gap reporting and sufficient statutory leave entitlement?

 You will hear expert insights on these issues from: 

• Maeve McElwee, Director of Employer Relations, Ibec;
• Ronan Collier, Corporate Safety, Health and Welfare Coordinator, ESB;
• Loretta Dignam, Founder of the Menopause Hub.

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In a special bonus episode, Ibec Voices brings you insights from a recent virtual event that Ibec held with The Honourable Martin J Walsh, United States Secretary of Labour. 

In a wide-ranging conversation with Ibec CEO Danny McCoy, the episode explores President Joe Biden Administration’s labour priorities, the changing labour landscape in the US and the growing trend of collectivism in the US and its implications for businesses in Ireland, particularly those US multinationals that have a presence in Ireland.

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This episode of Ibec Voices will focus on the changing landscape for businesses in terms of their human rights obligations, both domestically and internationally.

This includes a discussion between Jim Clarken, CEO, Oxfam Ireland, and Kara McGann, Head of Social Policy, Ibec, on how the dynamic between the private sector and NGOs is evolving. 

This conversation, moderated by Siobhan Masterson, Head of Corporate Affairs, Ibec, reflects on how the private sector is increasingly working with NGOs like Oxfam, who deliver a wide range of supports to businesses to help meet their human rights obligations. 

We also hear from Caoimhe Buckley, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Fyffes, who shares her insights about the development and rollout of Fyffes’s comprehensive sustainability strategy.

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Dispute resolution is topic relevant to every employer in Ireland, and is the focus of this episode of Work Talks. It will explore questions such as:

• How can employers maintain positive employment relationships in workplace?
• What are the effective conflict resolution mechanisms that companies use?
• Are we becoming more litigious as a society and how can we avoid this?

Tune in now to hear expert insights on the crucial issues from; Maeve McElwee, Director of Employer Relations, Ibec; Dr Desmond Ryan, Barrister-at-Law, who specialises in Employment Law; and Liam Kelly, Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission. The episode is presented by broadcaster Kieran Cuddihy. 

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In this episode of Ibec Voices, we are focusing on the topic of sustainable finance. It will delve in to the following questions:

• What is sustainable finance?
• Why has it risen so high on the priority list of business leaders?
• What does it mean, in practical terms, for businesses large and small?

You will hear expert insights on these issues from two business leaders who are heavily involved in the area; Alan Duffy, CEO and Head of Banking, HSBC Ireland, and Fiona Gallagher, CEO, Wells Fargo Bank International.

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This episode offers insights on the upcoming climate action and low carbon legislation and the action plan that is going to support Ireland’s transition to net zero and achieve a climate neutral economy by no later than 2050.

Our guests on this episode of Ibec Voices are CEO of Ibec Danny McCoy and Marie Donnelly, the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council. The Council is the body the Government has appointed to develop the policies to meet the major regulatory changes set out of the Climate Action Bill which is likely to become legislation in July. Marie Donnelly is also a former Director General of the European Commission with responsibility for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Innovation.

 This conversation looks at what this legislation means for the private sector and how practically it is going to be operated and implemented. 

 This episode is compulsory listening for anyone who needs to understand the significant and wide-ranging implications of this legislation. 

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Why is Diversity and Inclusion so important in workplaces and what role does it play in addressing societal issues? 

Join our panel for a discussion on the importance of a diverse workplace culture as a key driver of workplace satisfaction, performance, and engagement.

• Maeve McElwee, Director of Employer Relations, Ibec;
• Oisín Ó’Gógáin, HR Director, Aon Ireland & Nordic Region;
• Fiona Mullan, Chief People Officer, Ding

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With the lifting of Covid-related restrictions comes a renewed focus on the future of work and the workplace. How and where we will work in a post-Covid world is an issue that is currently top of mind for many employers and employees alike, and it is the topic of discussion in this episode of Ibec Voices. 

 Our guests are:

·      Professor Alma McCarthy, Head of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and Professor of Public Sector Management at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

·      Audrey O’Mahony , Managing Director for Talent & Organisation, Financial Services for Accenture in Ireland.

And the conversation is chaired by Director of Employer Relations at Ibec, Maeve McElwee.

 The discussion covers:

 ·       Managing hybrid workplaces

·       Multigenerational workplaces

·       The right to disconnect

·       Performance management

·       Expectations and challenges about the return to office

·       Upskilling senior leaders and people managers to thrive in the workplace of tomorrow. 

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This episode of Ibec Voices focuses on insights from thought leader Paul Polman, a former CEO of Unilever who went on to co-found Imagine, a social venture aimed at accelerating business leadership to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

Paul addressed the 2021 Ibec Business Leaders Conference where he spoke about reimagining business models, a sustainable, inclusive economic recovery from the Covid crisis and the unique opportunity for business to lead on this agenda.

He believes that while business leadership has a lot to do to address the many challenges that the world now faces, we have never been better equipped with so many tools to address these challenges and achieve great things. 

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Ireland’s government has a very important decision to make. CETA, a trade agreement between Canada and the EU, is currently awaiting ratification from the Oireachtas, and the clock is ticking. Many other EU member States have signed the deal, and the longer Ireland waits, the more negative the consequences. 
 
Multilateralism has never been more important for the Irish economy and business model, particularly as the country faces the twin threats of Brexit and Covid. In this episode of Ibec Voices, Ibec CEO Danny McCoy outlines the significant economic and societal benefits that trade deals, such as CETA, can deliver; and he makes a strong case for why the Irish Government must ratify this deal as soon as possible. 

We also hear from John Riordan, Director of Customer Support and Chair of the Board at e-commerce platform Shopify International, a Canadian-based multinational with a substantial presence in Ireland. John outlines the Shopify story in Ireland, the unique business and cultural links between Ireland and Canada, and how CETA has been advancing the cause of connected business between Ireland and Canada since 2017. He also explains the importance of sustainability to Shopify’s current and future business strategy.  

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