Spring Legislation Programme

Government Chief Whip, Minister Hildegarde Naughton has published the Spring Legislative Programme containing 38 bills for publication and priority drafting by Ministers in the forthcoming Oireachtas session.

The programme has been approved by Cabinet and is published following engagement and consultation with government departments, officials and the Office of the Attorney General.

Link to the programme HERE

New SEAR Legislation

As the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 ("Bill") moves quickly through the Irish parliamentary process, the implementation of an Irish Individual Accountability Framework, including a Senior Executive Accountability Regime ("SEAR"), has picked up speed.

New Sick Leave Legislation

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, has confirmed the new entitlement to employer-paid sick leave which comes into effect 1st January 2023. Workers will now be entitled to up to 3 days of employer-paid sick leave in a year, paid at 70% of gross salary up to a cap of €110 per day.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Lionheart is delighted to announce our new partnership with Diligent as our Software Solution Partner. This partnership recognises Lionheart’s expertise, competence and outstanding client support in the areas of Corporate Governance and Board Evaluations.

Happy Christmas to all our clients families and friends

We hope you have a peaceful break and a Healthy New Year

The Rules of Engagement

Some of you may be familiar of The Robert's Rules of Order ?

If you have attended a meeting no doubt you have come within their stated rules of engagement. They were written in 1876 and set the gold standard of how to proceduarly run meetings but how do they function as a best practises manual for boards in the contemporary, digital, and virtual era?

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

November 2022

• Advising a National Charity in the Early Years’ Service Provider sector and other educational bodies and institutions on the preparation and implementation of Strategic Plan’s. Facilitating stakeholder engagement sessions and undertaking Board evaluation’s against the relevant Codes.

#boardevaluations #boards

Lionheart in the News

October 2022

The Government Legislation Programme for Autumn 2022

Cabinet has approved 38 bills for priority publication.

Lionheart - A recognised leader in the field of Board Evaluations.

September 2022

A key component of good governance is evaluating the effectiveness of the Board and making the necessary adjustments.

Additionally, both the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (2016) and the Charities Governance Code mandates it.

As a niche consultancy focused on Corporate Governance and Board Evaluations, Lionheart has carried out reviews and evaluations with excellent outcomes and added value for our clients accross the corporate spectrum.

“Its coming to that time of year once more where a lot of organisations are factoring in a Board Evaluation into to their Corporate Governance calenders”.

If you are considering such a review please contact us for details and or a quote at fiona@lionheart.ie or patrick@lionheart.ie

We would be delighted to have a chat with you about your requirements

GOOD NEWS

August 2022

Lionheart Delighted To Maintain It’s Rankings

As part of our client post engagement process, once assignments are completed we regularly undertake independent satisfaction surveys.

We are benchmarked against similar organisations operating and delivering services in the professional services arena and particularly in the area of Corporate Governance and Board Evaluations and Reviews.

Our recent results are once again reflecting very high satisfaction ratings against the global average and we are delighted that our partners and consultants are able to continue providing this independently verified level of service to our clients. #boardevaluations #boards

NEW DIRECTORS DUTIES - July 2022

The new director's duty is to, have regard to, inter alia, the interests of the company's creditors where a director believes, or has reasonable cause to believe, that the company is, or is likely to be, unable to pay its debts

Lionheart are delighted to become a member of Chapter Zero Ireland which is the Irish Chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI)– developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum – Lionheart a recognised expert in the field of ESG has shared its experience with new and emerging directors’ climate forums around the world. Together, the CGI Chapters are supporting NEDs around CGI Charter the world to help address climate considerations in the boardroom. Each Chapter has signed up to the CGI Charter. The full list of Chapters can be found here.

An Online CPD Workshop designed to equip Non Executive Directors with a solid understanding of their Roles and Responsibilities as Company Directors

About this event

The module is designed to equip you to navigate Board meetings competently and add value to your participation during your tenure

The Team at Lionheart are delighted to be supporting the Darkness Into Light campaign again this year

An Online CPD Workshop designed to equip Charity Directors with a solid understanding of their Roles and Responsibilities as Trustees

About this event

The module is designed to equip you with the tools to navigate your Charity Board meetings competently

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