ByrneWallace LLP supports the CIPD Employment Law Seminar

ByrneWallace LLP is delighted to support the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)’s Employment Law Seminar which takes place on Wednesday, 26 January.

Delivered virtually, this seminar will offer a day full of expert learning, insights and practitioner panels to address the live and emerging risks, many of which we have not had to deal with before.

The sessions have been specifically designed to cover a range of pertinent and current topics to keep you covered for the months ahead as the world of work continues to evolve.

Topics to be discussed will include:  

• Managing absence and sick pay
  
• Protected Disclosures
  
• Bullying and harassment 
  
• Vaccines, boosters and the return to the workplace
  
• Hybrid working and the right to disconnect
  
• Gender identity in the workplace and the gender pay gap
  

Speakers will include senior lawyers from the ByrneWallace LLP Employment Law Team: 

• Michael Kennedy, partner and Head of Employment Law
  
• Loughlin Deegan, partner, Employment Law
  
• Lorraine Smyth, partner, Employment Law
  
• Deirdre Lynch, partner, Employment Law
  
• Rhona Murphy, consultant, Employment Law

CIPD is the professional body for human resource and learning and development professionals. With hubs in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia, the organisation has over 6,000 members in Ireland and more than 150,000 members around the world.

Commenting on the event, Michael Kennedy, Head of Employment Law said, “ByrneWallace LLP is delighted to have this opportunity to support CIPD in facilitating this important employment law seminar. 

“For more than 100 years, the CIPD has been renowned for championing better work and working lives by setting professional standards for HR and people development, as well as driving positive change in the world of work.

“As leading advisers on employment law in Ireland, ByrneWallace LLP understands the increasingly complex and challenging legal environment in which HR and Learning and Development professionals operate. During the last two years in particular, this environment has been fundamentally transformed as a result of the impact of Covid-19 and the global pandemic on organisations and their working practices. 

 “ByrneWallace LLP is delighted to have this opportunity to support the CIPD and its members as we navigate this changed legal landscape, and share with them our in-depth knowledge and expertise on employment law, providing HR professionals with the necessary tools and insights to effectively adapt how they engage with and manage their workforces now and into the future.” 

Recognised nationally and internationally as the home of employment law in Ireland, ByrneWallace LLP has unrivalled experience advising large domestic and international clients, both private and public, across all industry sectors. The Employment Law team is particularly renowned for its excellence in client service and proven track record advising on complex and novel employment issues.

For more information and to book your place on the CIPD Employment Law Seminar in partnership with ByrneWallace LLP, click here. 

For more information on our employment law services, click here.