The hastily adopted Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Covid-19) Act 2020 (the "Covid-19 Act") was one of the many pro-business measures of the Irish Government to the issues posed by the beginning of Covid-19 in 2020.

These statutory measures, which overrule a company's written constitution, were only implemented for a limited time and were set to expire on April 30, 2022 have now been extended by the Government until 31 December 2022

The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 Consolidates and updates existing consumer protection legislation that regulate the main types of consumer contract and introduces new and enhanced consumer protection measures. The Bill also gives effect to EU consumer rights Directives, namely:

(i) Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services;

(ii) Directive 2019/771 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods; and

(iii) the main provisions of Directive 2019/2161 on the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules

The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 has introduced the legislative basis for gender pay gap reporting and regulations under the Act will be published in the coming weeks. The regulations will require organisations with over 250 employees to report on their gender pay gap in 2022.

New Codes of Practice on workplace harassment and pay inequality published

April 19 2022

Happy Easter

15/05/2022

Masterclass

ESG - A New Paradigm

05/05/2022

CRO

Rules

Legislation

Filing

ISO Accreditation

ISO 20700:2017

Management Consultancy best practice

25/03/2022

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

New regulations

17/03/2022

Masterclass

Return to Work

07/04/2022

Restrictions and Disqualifications

REMOTE WORKING POLICY

Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2022:

What are the implications ?

IBEC Seminar on ESG

09/03/2022

A new bill was introduced to the Dail late last year proposing to amend the Companies Act 2014 (No.38) in order to make provision for the regulation of gender balance on the boards and governing councils of corporate bodies and related matters

New developments coming down the tracks which will have serious implications for many organisations not currently covered by the legislation

As part of our continuing knowledge sharing philosophy we were delighted to have a conversation with IVAN YATES and hear his views on how one can manage your personal narrative in the modern media environment - 10/02/2022

The New EU Sustainability Reporting Regime and what you need to know

As part of a special edition of the UN Global Compact-Accenture 2021 CEO Study, more than 1,200 CEOs across 113 countries and 21 industries shared their candid perspectives on the private sector’s contribution to climate action.

In these extensive interviews, the world’s leading executives share their efforts to increase sustainability budgets, diversify their operations and workforces, accelerate R&D in climate-resilient solutions, and drive higher standards of accountability.

The Cabinet has today finalised the details of the Economic Recovery Plan, a package worth €3.5 billion consisting of financial supports and other measures to help spur economic recovery as Ireland emerges from lockdown.

Charities say securing funding is the most serious challenge they have faced since the start of the pandemic.