Ibec Podcasts

The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 was signed into law in April of this year and introduces various new entitlements for employees.

In this podcast, Linda Reid, Senior Employe…

For businesses, climate action is no longer simply a question of environmental compliance and corporate responsibility. Today it is a matter of business value and competitiveness. Businesses that do …

Internationally, Ireland’s education system has an enviable reputation due to high participation in higher education and the collaborative nature of the system in the development of a graduate talent…

Finding and sustaining work is a challenge for many people with disabilities, and often conversations around disabilities come from a place of reasonable accommodation rather than capturing the talen…

2023 is the European Year of Skills, which aims to address skills shortages in the European Union and boost the EU skills strategy.

In this episode of Ibec Responds we explore the importance of lifel…

Better health and the subsequent increase in life expectancy has created a demographic where people are seeking to work longer.

Following the publication of the Report of the Commission on Pensions an…

Meat Industry Ireland, the Ibec sector association representing the primary beef, pork and lamb processing facilities located in the Republic of Ireland, launched the Irish Beef Sector Sustainability…

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations, S.I. No. 686/2022 were signed into law on 16 December 2022. The Regulations amend existing legislation concerning cont…

Our past few episodes of Ibec Voices placed a focus on a critical component of the Irish economy, the small business community. 

We visited the Small Firms Association Strategic Management Masterclass…

Our next few episodes of Ibec Voices will place a focus on a critical component of the Irish economy, the small business community. 

We visited the Small Firms Association Strategic Management Masterc…

In this episode of KC Connect, Ibec experts Aisling McDevitt and Kevin Feighery discuss the transposition of the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working conditions into Irish law as it re…

Our next few episodes of Ibec Voices will place a focus on a critical component of the Irish economy, the small business community. 

We visited the Small Firms Association Strategic Management Masterc…

Ibec is marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement with a new campaign, For Peace + Prosperity. The campaign illustrates the pivotal role that business has playe…

The Experience Economy is a diverse and substantial part of Irish life and plays an important role in Ireland’s international reputation as a place to live, work and visit.

In this episode we will dis…

With global pandemics, climate change and military aggression against Ukraine, we see unprecedented generational challenges to our economy and well-being. A core element in responding to these challe…

An inadequate supply of affordable housing is the greatest impediment to attracting and retaining talented workers, without whom business investment and expansions are not possible.

In this episode of…

This year has seen a vast array of proposed new employment legislation, along with the requirement to transpose EU Directives into local legislation, with many employers waiting for clarity on dates …

In this episode of KC Connect, Ibec experts Stephen Driver and Fiona Higgins discuss the pay and HR trends emerging from the recently published HR Update report.

Addressing issues relating to pay for…

Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of progressive societies. While female representation in the general population of financial services firms tends to be equally balanced, si…