Friday Round Up Ireland 07/08/2026
Published on: 07/08/2026
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Christine, Julie, and Laura - known as the Knowledge Team - bring extensive expertise in employment law, HR, and learning & development. With diverse backgrounds spanning top-tier law firms, in-house roles, and voluntary organisations across the UK and Ireland, they provide informed and strategic support on employment matters.

Our team includes qualified (now non-practising) employment solicitors with experience in both legal and corporate sectors, alongside an experienced HR professional and CIPD Associate Member, ensuring a well-rounded approach to workplace challenges.

Welcome to the Friday Round Up, where Belfast is Fleadhing it and the rest of us are pretending to work. 🎻

Top 5 reads with your morning coffee: 

  1. The WRC Provides Guidance on their role under the EU AI Act 🤖

  2. How to Stop Meetings Eating Your Day

  3. Sharpen Your Workplace Coaching Skills Over Lunch 🧠

  4. Hybrid Working Appeals Begin at AIB 🏠

  5. When Employees Go AWOL: The Rise of Workplace Ghosting 👻


And in other news… apparently, one little eye roll can be the start of the apocalypse. Read here from HR Director how small acts of rudeness can snowball into a toxic workplace culture, and why ignoring the little things might mean they become very big things

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 07/08/2026
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