Maeve McElwee, Director of Employer Relations at Ibec and Michael Doherty, Professor of Law, Maynooth University on parental leave, retirement age, the ‘right to disconnect’, and other challenges facing business in the new world of work. Also, Margaret Cox of the ICE Group on introducing a four-day week, and John Keaney of Siro on why a fibre network will transform Ireland. Topics covered include: The impact on businesses and employees of digitalisation, automation, and AI; Concerns about recent government approach to labour market legislation; Navigating new rules around parental leave, retirement age and the ‘right to disconnect’; Encouraging more dialogue between employers and employees.

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