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Author: Workday Blog

JLL’s HR leaders, Megan Kleinick and Jane Curran, are leading a people-first AI strategy to enhance efficiency, recruitment, and engagement. By prioritising change management and data integrity, they’re reshaping how HR adapts to a technology-driven workplace.

Author: Business Plus

Women continue to gain ground in Ireland’s corporate leadership, with female representation in senior roles, boards, and C-suite positions rising across industries. Despite progress, the latest Central Statistics Office data highlight persistent gender gaps at the top.

Author: Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Mary Connaughton, CIPD Ireland’s Strategic Engagement Director, has been appointed to the board of the European Association of People Management (EAPM). Her appointment boosts Ireland’s voice in European HR leadership.

Author: Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Workday is set to expand HR technology and AI capabilities in Dublin with a €175m investment and 200 new roles. The new AI Centre of Excellence will focus on AI-driven HR solutions, leadership development, workforce upskilling, and partnerships to transform HR management practices.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Professor Edel Conway, a distinguished academic and organisational psychologist at Dublin City University Business School, joins the judging panel for this year’s HR Leadership and Management Awards 2025.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The world of work is entering a decisive phase of transformation, one shaped by technological acceleration, talent mobility, and a renewed focus on human potential. This edition explores how innovation and insight are propelling the HR sector into a more agile and inclusive future. In Northern Ireland tech workforce set for fifth year of growth, sustained expansion signals confidence in a region that continues to harness digital capability as a catalyst for economic resilience and opportunity. The rise of intelligent tools, illustrated in AI tool reshapes global employment law access, highlights how technology can simplify complex regulation and empower HR leaders to make faster, fairer decisions across jurisdictions. Meanwhile, Professor Edel Conway to bring academic and industry insight to HR Leadership and Management Awards 2025 exemplifies the bridge between research and real-world leadership, reaffirming the value of informed, evidence-based practice. These stories reveal a profession evolving with purpose, where innovation strengthens human connection and progress remains grounded in shared expertise.

Author: The Guardian

A nationwide strike has paralysed Greece in response to government proposals for a 13-hour workday. With wages among the lowest in Europe and cost of living pressures intensifying, unions warn the changes threaten rights, productivity and work-life balance.

Author: Lewis Silkin

Ius Laboris and Lewis Silkin have launched Delphius, an AI-powered global employment law platform. Built for in-house HR and legal teams, it delivers instant jurisdiction-specific insights, helping streamline compliance, reduce risk, and optimise external legal spend.

Author: HR Magazine

Royal Mail is hiring 20,000 temporary staff to manage Christmas deliveries, highlighting the growing reliance on seasonal contracts. HR leaders must balance rapid hiring with compliance, fair treatment, and clear onboarding to avoid costly missteps in short-term workforce planning.

Author: RTE

Galetech Group announces a major expansion that will double its size, create 65 jobs and extend its renewable energy footprint across global markets. The move underscores Ireland’s role in advancing clean energy while delivering new opportunities in HR and workforce strategy.