Leading and managing in the new world of work At the annual PAI HR conference in February 2020, we focused on ‘building healthy inclusive workplaces’ and we looked forward to embracing the challenges and opportunities that 2020 would bring. No-one…
The Irish courts recognise that litigation privilege can apply where the dominant purpose for the creation of a document was a regulatory or criminal investigation. Nonetheless, regulators can sometimes request to review legal advice to understand the steps a regulated…
The Public Spending Code, which was updated last December, imposes obligations on the organisations that spend public money. These obligations apply to the whole range of State Bodies, from Government Departments, to State-sponsored Companies to Local Authorities. The Quality Assurance…
Do you need to be a mind reader to write in plain English? No, but it helps. As a writer, you need to put yourself in the readers’ shoes and write in a way that helps them understand easily. We’ve…
Governments came under extraordinary pressures during the past nine months to quickly develop policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has frequently meant having to use administrative procedures and new forms of co-ordination to pass a range of crisis…
The 2021 Training Card Incentive Scheme. Applications close Friday 18th December 2020 Public Affairs Ireland are delighted to announce the launch of the 2021 Training Card Incentive Scheme. In line with ‘Public Sector 2020 – The Government Reform Framework’,…
REVISED on 8 October 2020 An updated version of the Public Spending Code was published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform last December. It has been designed to strengthen the previous Code to better reflect the realities of…
2020 has been a year of crisis. There have been innumerable instances and moments over the past few months that have sparked outrage, seen powerful people lose important roles, and witnessed publicly quoted companies take catastrophic hits to their share…
PAI were delighted to welcome over 50 delegates to our free HR L&D webinar event which took place on Tuesday 8 Sept. This session marked the launch of PAI’s Autumn/ Winter schedule of training programmes. In the area of learning…
Research carried out in Ireland indicates that workplace bullying is on the increase, and it results in 1.7 million lost working days and costs the economy €239 billion[1]. Bullying can cause long-term trauma and damage for victims, and it affects…
Ask any experienced people manager and they are likely to say that leading and managing people is probably the most demanding aspect of their role and the element that has caused most sleepless nights ! It is also the area…