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🚨Employment Equality Update 2026 takes place next week, online on 20 and 21 October.Get expert insight into the Irish em...
12/10/2026

🚨Employment Equality Update 2026 takes place next week, online on 20 and 21 October.

Get expert insight into the Irish employment equality cases, procedural pitfalls and forthcoming reforms that matter to your advice, workplace decisions and approach to claims.

Across two focused half-days, you’ll explore:
• WRC and Labour Court equality claims: Time limits, naming the correct respondent and procedural strategy.
• Equal pay claims: “Like work”, comparator analysis, objective justification and the evidence needed to defend claims.
• Recent Irish equality case law: Key lessons for employers and practitioners.
• EU and international developments: Pay transparency and discrimination by association affecting employees who are carers.
• Supporting migrant talent: Recruitment, retention and immigration support.
• Proposed equality reforms: Changes to discrimination grounds, claim time limits and compensation.

Hear from an exceptional line-up:
Chair Maeve Regan, Mr Justice Oisín Quinn, Cathal McGreal BL, Ángel Bello Cortés, Michelle Ní Longáin SC, Clíona Kimber SC, Kiwana Ennis BL and Eilis Barry.

Designed for experienced HR professionals, employment law practitioners and in-house lawyers, with live Q&A, comprehensive reference materials and session recordings included.

Booking for your team? Group discounts are available for five or more attendees.

View the programme and book your place:
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0z0HmW0

Holiday pay is still one of the biggest pain points for HR and payroll teams in Northern IrelandJoin us next Thursday, 1...
09/10/2026

Holiday pay is still one of the biggest pain points for HR and payroll teams in Northern Ireland

Join us next Thursday, 15 October, for Holiday Pay: Practical Solutions for NI Employers, an online half-day event in association with Arthur Cox.

Through practical examples and dedicated Q&A sessions, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Calculate holiday pay correctly, including overtime, commission and variable pay
✅ Assess historic liability and understand your options
✅ Apply the key lessons from Agnew to your organisation’s pay practices

A further Agnew decision is expected imminently, making this a timely opportunity to review your approach. Attendees will be kept informed of key developments and their practical implications, including a brief post-event update where appropriate.

Get practical answers and a clearer understanding of what to do next.

📅 Thursday 15 October | 9.30am–1.10pm | Online

Book your place: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yZ71B0

Want to learn how to use Microsoft Copilot in your day-to-day HR work?Get the Most out of Copilot: A Practical Guide for...
08/10/2026

Want to learn how to use Microsoft Copilot in your day-to-day HR work?

Get the Most out of Copilot: A Practical Guide for HR is a four-hour online course covering what Copilot can do, how to use it and what to be aware of when working with sensitive information.

The session includes:
• Practical demonstrations in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams, using HR examples
• How to write prompts to get more useful results
• Copilot’s benefits, risks and limitations, including keeping data safe
• An overview of other generative AI tools for HR
• Opportunities to ask the trainer questions

It’s aimed at HR professionals who want a clearer understanding of Copilot and how it could fit into their everyday tasks.

📅 22 October 2026
🕤 9.30am to 1.30pm
💻 Online via Zoom

View the programme and book your place:

NI --> https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yZ7Zj0
ROI--> https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yZ7Zk0

World Mental Health Day is this Saturday, 10th October.This year's theme is "support starts with being heard". If you're...
08/10/2026

World Mental Health Day is this Saturday, 10th October.

This year's theme is "support starts with being heard". If you're looking at how your organisation supports wellbeing, our Mental Health and Wellbeing eLearning course is designed for your whole workforce.

Try the free demo:
Northern Ireland: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yMY3Z0
Republic of Ireland: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yMY3-0

📣 Meet the sponsorWe’re delighted to have MCS Group back as our sponsor of Northern Ireland’s Annual Review of Employmen...
07/10/2026

📣 Meet the sponsor

We’re delighted to have MCS Group back as our sponsor of Northern Ireland’s Annual Review of Employment Law 2026.

MCS Group helps businesses across Northern Ireland build and retain great teams, while supporting candidates to take the next step in their careers, across sectors including HR, technology and professional services.

A big thank you to the team for their continued support as we bring HR professionals together to learn, share experiences and hear practical guidance from leading employment law and HR experts.

Join us on Thursday 5 November at the Crowne Plaza, Belfast, or live online!
Explore this year’s programme:
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yWSW50

A recent Workplace Relations Commission ruling found that unconscious bias, not intent, led to a hospital wrongly suspen...
06/10/2026

A recent Workplace Relations Commission ruling found that unconscious bias, not intent, led to a hospital wrongly suspending a 25-year employee — and cost the employer €10,000 in damages.

No one involved set out to discriminate. That's exactly why unconscious bias training matters: it helps employees and managers recognise their own assumptions before those assumptions shape a decision.

Our Unconscious Bias in the Workplace eLearning course helps organisations build fairer, more consistent decision-making across recruitment, promotions and disciplinary processes — in just 60 minutes, with certification for every employee.

🔗 Preview the course
NI: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yTkd20
RoI: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yTkgy0

Did you know unconscious bias doesn't need bad intent to cause real harm — or cost a business €10,000?A recent case saw ...
06/10/2026

Did you know unconscious bias doesn't need bad intent to cause real harm — or cost a business €10,000?

A recent case saw a long-serving employee wrongly suspended because of an assumption no one even realised they were making. It's a reminder that fair workplaces take a bit of awareness and a bit of training.

Our Unconscious Bias eLearning course helps your team spot bias before it shapes a decision — done online, in about an hour, with a certificate at the end.

Find out more and register via the links below.
NI: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yHt7N0
RoI: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yHt6n0

Interested in learning how to use AI for HR, properly? Maybe you are unsure where to start, or how much more you could d...
05/10/2026

Interested in learning how to use AI for HR, properly? Maybe you are unsure where to start, or how much more you could do with it? This is the course every HR professional needs to take.

The CPD Certificate in AI for HR is designed for HR professionals who are new to AI or already exploring it. You’ll start with the foundations, then build your knowledge through practical HR applications. No technical background required.

Across four live online sessions, learn how to:
• Use AI for HR drafting, research and policy work.
• Build a simple AI agent.
• Plan how to introduce AI into your workplace.
• Understand privacy, bias, data security and legal risks.

Learn from AI specialists, HR practitioners and experienced lawyers.

More than 100 HR professionals have already been awarded the certificate.

📌Starts 21 January 2027. This is currently the only running planned for 2027.
Runs over 4 weeks. Classes are 2 hours per week, online.

Recordings included so you can fit the course around your life.

To find out everything you will be able to do after attending, visit:

NI webpage: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0ySbS00
Ireland webpage: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0ySbW40

There's still time to join us for the first session of Practical Skills for Confronting & Preventing Conflict at Work!Th...
05/10/2026

There's still time to join us for the first session of Practical Skills for Confronting & Preventing Conflict at Work!

The course starts tomorrow at 9.30, with Scott Alexander, expert mediator.

To view the full programme or book, visit:

NI Site: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yRd0V0

Ireland site: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yRd0W0

Legal Island's Mock WRC Adjudication Hearing, in partnership with Philip Lee LLP, takes place next week, on Thursday 8 O...
01/10/2026

Legal Island's Mock WRC Adjudication Hearing, in partnership with Philip Lee LLP, takes place next week, on Thursday 8 October
You’ll watch a realistic case unfold as barristers present both sides, question witnesses and make their arguments before former WRC Adjudicator Dr Gerry McMahon delivers his decision. It’s a chance to see what happens at a hearing, from complaint right through to appeals.

Thursday 8 October 2026 | 12pm – 4pm
Philip Lee LLP, Connaught House, Dublin 4
Networking lunch included

If you’ve been considering joining us, now is the time to book. There are only a few spots left.

Book here ---> https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0yLLHp0

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