2021 Employment Law in Ireland Updates

About the Podcast

Today on the show we have Derek McKay from Adare HRM who helps us get to grips with the new Employment law updates for Ireland in 2021.

He goes into great detail with our host Crystel Rynne about how the new updates will impact and affect HR in organisations across Ireland. They cover:

1. The right to request remote work

2. The right to disconnect

3. The real cost of the end of the PUP scheme

4. Health and safety policy for homeworkers

5. Sick pay a statutory payment

6. How has HR evolved in the last 12 months

About Derek McKay

Derek McKay, BBS, Chartered MCIPD, is an experienced Human Resource and Employment Law practitioner who has worked extensively in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors.

Derek’s role involves overseeing the HR and Employment Law support services provided to clients across a wide range of sectors by the team of consultants within Adare Human Resource Management. Derek regularly speaks at seminars for companies and associations throughout the country on HR and Employment related topics and contributes to numerous publications in this area also.

Prior to setting up Adare Human Resource Management in 2003, Derek worked in the Human Resource Departments in a number of multinational organisations.

Derek is currently a member of the CIPD National Committee and a member of Workplace and Skills Taskforce with Chambers Ireland.