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Prelude: This blog provides a background to the upcoming PAI Corporate Governance Course which starts on the 25th January 2022. It is in two parts – Part 1 republishes a blog that I wrote in August 2016 to coincide with the launch of the then updated the Code of Practice for the […]
Prelude: This blog provides a background to the upcoming PAI Corporate Governance Course which starts on the 25th January 2022. It is in two parts – Part 1 republishes a blog that I wrote in August 2016 to coincide with the launch of the then updated the Code of Practice for the […]
Managing people and performance are two key components of every line manager’s role. While most public sector organisations have performance management (PM) systems, it is often the case that they become ‘tick box exercises’. From my experience in developing and evaluating PM systems and training people across the public sector, […]
If an organisation was a workforce of 100 people that reflected the diversity within Ireland’s working-age population 54 would be men, 46 would be women, 83 would be Irish nationals, 17 would be foreign nationals and 8 would identify with one […]
The Public Spending Code is the Government’s set of rules, procedures, and guidelines that are designed to ensure Value for Money in public expenditure across the Irish Public Service. This blog looks at the Code’s rules for capturing greenhouse gas emissions […]
The Public Spending Code is the Government’s set of rules, procedures, and guidelines that are designed to ensure Value for Money in public expenditure across the Irish Public Service. This blog looks at the Code’s rules for capturing greenhouse gas emissions […]
Covid-19 has resulted in a radical change to most working environments. Due to the pandemic the gradual evolution to how we work, which had been happening, was fast-tracked and many of us found ourselves working remotely […]
On 3 September 2021, the Government published the long-awaited Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill (the Bill), as had been heralded in recent weeks. When enacted, it will replace the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (the ODCE) and reconstitute it at a new independent, statutory agency, the Corporate Enforcement […]
A UK House of Lords Sub-committee had recently published, in 92 pages, a measured report on the Northern Ireland Protocol. It highlights the negative impacts of the Protocol on Northern Ireland, but also points to the potential opportunities, in terms of […]
This Blog looks at the financial bill that the UK faces following its departure from the European Union (EU). The latest estimate is that the UK owes the EU over €47 billion; according to […]
