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Conflict is a normal part of working life. That’s why every successful Organisation takes a proactive approach to managing and resolving conflict. Failure to deal with Employee conflict leads to a range of negative HR consequences like low morale, high turnover and low retention. Managers and HR professionals who quickly identify the appropriate level of intervention needed to defuse workplace clashes or misunderstandings enjoy the best results in minimising the negative consequences of unresolved workplace conflict.

The debate concerning data centres in Ireland revolves around several key issues, including their environmental impact, energy consumption, economic benefits, and infrastructural strain.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment recently launched Powering Prosperity - Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, the first strategy of its kind for Ireland. The Strategy aims to build a successful, vibrant and impactful offshore wind energy industry in Ireland, ensuring that the sector creates as much value as possible throughout the country maximising the economic benefits associated with government ambitions to deliver its 2030, 2040 and 2050 offshore wind targets.

These new Employee rights represent a significant shift for businesses necessitating a reassessment of internal processes, aligning with modern workforce needs, and maintaining compliance in response to more flexible employment structures. Adare Human Resource Management is committed to guiding Employers through the evolving landscape of employment laws and practices.

All businesses can benefit from measuring key HR metrics. There are valuable insights to be learned from measuring key Employee data that can tell the real story of Employee experience in every Organisation. HR metrics provide critical data that can help management make informed decisions regarding workforce management, training needs, and resource allocation. By understanding trends and patterns within these metrics, businesses can identify areas of strength and pinpoint where improvements are needed.

Recent headlines predict that the tech sector will cut more jobs than it hires this year for the first time since 2020. One of Ireland’s largest hospitality groups also made a round of redundancies at its head office late last year and a recent report into voluntary exit packages at the beleaguered state broadcaster has found that RTÉ may not have complied with redundancy legislation in managing a number of Employee departures.

Performance management can be a very powerful tool for businesses to mobilise the energy of Employees toward contributing to the achievement of the Organisations’ strategic goals.



While it’s important that everyone is clear on what they need to do to achieve expected standards, it’s also important for management and leaders to support individual Employees and teams in achieving their goals.

Performance management can be a very powerful tool for businesses to mobilise the energy of Employees toward contributing to the achievement of the Organisations’ strategic goals.

While it’s important that everyone is clear on what they need to do to achieve expected standards, it’s also important for management and leaders to support individual Employees and teams in achieving their goals.

To help busy Employers avoid some common performance management pitfalls, we’ve compiled the following list of dos and don’ts….

There’s no denying that social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, both from a work and personal life perspective. The latest reports estimate, over 4 million social media users in Ireland, that’s nearly 80% of the population. The ubiquity of social media in Ireland offers numerous benefits for businesses but it also presents challenges, especially when it comes to Employees' use of social media platforms.