Almost one year later, it is clear that remote working will remain a feature of many workplaces in the longer-term when COVID-19 restrictions are removed. As the landscape of the modern workplace continues to rapidly evolve in light of COVID-19 restrictions, what does this mean for employers?

In this podcast, Partner Terence McCrann is joined by Mary Connaughton, Director of CIPD Ireland to discuss the key issues emerging for HR professionals from the current global pandemic and the move to remote working.

Key Issues Emerging from COVID-19 and Remote Working for HR Practitioners

In this podcast William Madden, who has been working in HR for many years in companies including, Roche Ireland Limited, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Minorco Lisheen, Flextronics, Howmedica International, LM Ericisson and Burlington Industries,  speaks with Terence McCrann, Head of Employment at McCann FitzGerald, about: Change Management, Redundancy Programmes, Union and non-Union Environments and some tips and advice to HR professionals.

Key issues in Change Management and Redundancy Programmes and Practical Tips for HR Professionals.

In this podcast, Partner Audrey Byrne and Senior Associate, Bébhinn Bollard are joined by Neil Brady, Co-Founder of CaliberAI to discuss the issues regarding online freedom of expression, content moderation, and regulation from an industry and legal perspective by reference to the current regime and future developments under the Digital Services Act.

Content Moderation and Internet Publishing Liability Reform

Partner and Co-Head of our Start Strong team, John Neeson was joined by Co-founder & Co-CEO of Kyan Health, Vlad Gheorghiu to discuss their start-up journey.

Kyan Health is the first digital health company in Switzerland providing fully personalized, evidence-based mental health & wellbeing for employees and their families. Vlad shares his personal advice and experience when launching a start-up business.

Start Strong: Podcast with Vlad Gheorghiu, Co-founder & Co-CEO of Kyan Health

As part of our Start Strong podcast series, Partner and Co-Head of our Start Strong team, John Neeson was joined by Tracey O’Rourke and Eimear Cahalin of Vivid Edge, who shared their advice and experience of launching a start-up, and discussed career histories in this year’s theme for International Women's Day, #BreakTheBias.

Start Strong: Podcast with Tracey O’Rourke and Eimear Cahalin of Vivid Edge

As part of our StartStrong podcast series, Partner and Co-Head of our Start Strong team, John Neeson and Associate, Donncha Sexton were joined by Seán Keyes, Finance Correspondent with The Currency who shared some insights on some interesting differences between the start-up ecosystems in Ireland and the Bay Area, in particular how the large multinationals represent a talent factory for start-ups in the States relative to the “talent war” facing Irish early stage companies.

Start Strong: Podcast with Seán Keyes of The Currency

In this podcast, Partners Catherine Derrig and Karyn Harty are joined by Robert Hanna, Gary Miller and David O’Farrell to discuss the legal position on litigation funding in Ireland, the UK and Australia.

Litigation Funding – Is it Time to Legislate?

With over 600 people, including 400 lawyers and professional staff, McCann FitzGerald is one of Ireland’s premier law firms. We are consistently recognised as being the market leader in many practice areas and offer a full range of services to corporate, financial service and industrial companies. 

McCann FitzGerald’s clients include international organisations, major domestic concerns and emerging Irish companies. We also work with many clients in the state and semi-state sectors.  Our principal office is located in Dublin and we have overseas offices in London, New York and Brussels.

McCann FitzGerald LLP