The HRLocker Podcast
We talk about all things HR - We gather the best guests at the top of their field to talk about Flexible working, Attracting and Retaining Top Talent, 4-day workweek, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I;), Employer Branding, Aligning business objectives with human objectives, Productivity, Remote Teams & Company Culture.
Episodes
47 episodes
2024 CIPD HR Practices in Ireland Report: Insights with Mary Connaughton, Director of CIPD Ireland
CIPD's Annual report on Ireland’s HR Practices offers an in-depth look at the issues and trends shaping the world of work across the country. The 2024 survey captures the experiences and challenges faced by HR professionals in a diverse range o...
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36:18
Enhancing Psychological Safety and Communication in Your Organisation
Welcome to this episode of the HRLocker Podcast, specially tailored for HR managers and business owners keen on advancing their workplace environments. Today, we will discuss essential strategies for nurturing psychological safety and enhancing...
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45:04
ESG Requirements: CSRD Mandates, Reporting Deadlines, and Funding
Welcome to the HRLocker Podcast, your go-to source for insightful discussions on the latest HR developments. Today, we delve into the realm of corporate responsibility and ESG, with a particular focus on the new Corporate Sustainability Reporti...
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National Menopause Summit: Driving Change with Sinead McNamara
Welcome to the HRLocker Podcast, we are joined by Sinead McNamara from the National Menopause Summit.In this episode, we dive into menopause, a subject that impacts many yet remains under-discussed in professional circles. ...
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Advancing Women in Leadership: The Role of Education and Mentorship with Caroline O'Driscoll
Welcome to HRLocker Podcast, where we bring you conversations with experts in their field.To highlight International Women's Day we were delighted to have Caroline O'Driscoll, partner with Deloitte and co-founder of I Wish as our most re...
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24:43
The New Domestic Violence Leave Policy: What HR Needs To Know
The Government of Ireland has introduced domestic violence leave under the Work-Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023.On Monday, 27 November 2023, it became a legal requirement for employers to offer up to five da...
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43:14
New Legislation Updates in Ireland - Unpaid Leave Entitlements
On this podcast episode, we are joined by Terence Morgan, Director of Business Development and Ruairi Guckian, Owner of GHR Consulting. We run through the new legislation updates in Ireland, focusing on the new unpaid leave entitle...
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32:36
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Navigating Challenges, Driving Change, and Measuring Success in the Future of Work
In this podcast episode, we speak with Siobhan Sweeney, Senior Global Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Element. We explore the key challenges that companies face when embarking on DEI initiatives and discuss effective strategies ...
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Empowering your people in the Connected Workplace
In this episode, we are joined by Shane Conneely to discuss remote, hybrid and flexible working, the return to the office full-time, recent layoffs and how management styles may have to change due to the ever-changing workforce.Shane Co...
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Episode 38
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53:28
The future of business is Employee Experience (EX) with Belinda Gannaway
In this ever-changing world, the experience that your employees have during their employee lifecycle in your organisation has never been more important. Great employee experience is built on trust, support, and collaboration and mos...
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36:44
How to drive efficiency in your business through effective Project Management with Gareth Purdy
Latest news reports can be daunting, budget cuts, recession and cost savings are at the fore. Many companies are looking for innovative ways of making cost savings and increasing productivity in their businesses.Sometimes, by taking a look ...
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Episode 36
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Hiring for Success with Adam Coleman, CEO, HRLocker
Recruitment can lie within the HR dept in many companies and can often be a time-consuming and costly process. Finding potential candidates is only the beginning of the journey. The next step? The Interview. But how do you hire for success and ...
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36:56
GDPR and the role HR Plays - Phil Byrne, Enable ISO
On today’s show, we have Phil Byrne, Managing Partner at Enable ISO, a company that specialises in consulting for organisations working toward ISO certification.We ask Phil on the show to talk about all things compliance, in partic...
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Womens Health in the Workplace with Katie Ridge from Adare HRM
Approx. 600,000 women in Ireland are affected by menopause and other women’s health related issues at any one time. These issues can undermine women’s confidence, and recent surveys show, that up to 8% of women affected, exit the wo...
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54:58
Employee Value Propositions - Why does your company need one?
On this week's show, we have Andrew Bartlow, managing partner of Series B Consulting. Over the course of his career, Andrew has participated in 6 significant scale-ups, as well as multiple IPOs, and has been a par...
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37:57
The importance of learning & developing your people in an employee-driven marketplace with Jim Frawley, Bellwether
About the podWe chat with Jim Frawley, founder of Bellwether, a company that helps organisations adapt to change and build resiliency in not only their company but in their people. In the podcast, we ask Jim about the ste...
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35:44
The rise of the 4 day workweek - How the Wanderlust Group increased productivity by reducing hours
With many calling it a life-work revolution, covid inadvertently brought about a huge work experiment, where people have had to juggle home and work life and boundaries became less defined. As a result, employees are now choosing to work for co...
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36:45
How to add value to your company through goal setting & KPI’s with Adam Coleman, CEO, HRLocker
With 2022 just over the horizon, closing out the end of the year can often be a daunting task for many HR or office managers. One of those tasks is completing end of year reviews to make sure each department have hit their goals, KPI’s an...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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27:10
Updated HR Questions on Remote & Flexible Working with Katie Ridge from Adare Human Resource Management
On today’s show, we welcome back Katie Ridge, head of employer relations at Adare Human resource management. With changes in restrictions underway and many people returning to the workplace, we ask Katie some topical questions aroun...
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31:37
The Wheel - Attracting talent in the non-profit sector in today's competitive market
On today's show, we have Elizabeth Bolger, Director of People & Programmes at The Wheel - the National association of charities, community & voluntary organisations & social enterprises. In this show, we ask Elizab...
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36:36
Latest guidelines on returning to the workplace
Our guest today is Rosanne Edger from Edger HR Consulting. Rosanne is an HR Professional with over 15 years experience in HR and has a proven track record in delivering HR support, advice, management coaching, and strategy setting.
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Hot Topics In HR today with Katie Ridge, Adare HRM
In this podcast, we draw on Katie's vast experience to ask her some hot topics in HR today, such as : - Vaccinations & the Workplace - what can/ can't employers do?- &n...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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24:22
Avoiding the pitfalls of contractor management with Colin Morley and Dave Chaplin
In today’s podcast, we have over 20 years of experience in the room with Dave Chaplin, CEO of IR35Shield and Colin Morley, Director at Hays Technology.HRLocker recently ran a
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42:47
Designing Virtual & Hybrid Employee Experiences - Sasha Wight, wrkflow
In the world of HR, people are the core of every organisation. Sasha talks to us about her role as an Employee Experience Designer and how she helps companies build positive HR and people Transformation initiatives.With people working fr...
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31:40
Contracting - Is it the key to the Future of Work? Ciara Garvan, WorkJuggle
On today's show, we are really lucky to have one of Ireland's trailblazers in tech, Ciara Garvan, Founder of WorkJuggle, an online platform connecting highly skilled professionals with flexible, remote and contract roles. ...
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