FREE WEBINAR: Case Law Insights - Lessons Learned from Key Bullying and Harassment Cases in Ireland
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
11:00 - 12:00 (1 hrs)
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Overview

Bullying and harassment remain pressing issues in Ireland, with nearly 1 in 3 workers experiencing them firsthand according to  Matrix Recruitment’s recent study: Workplace Equality Report. Despite complaints being raised to HR or senior leaders, only 20% felt they were resolved promptly and discreetly. This begs the question, are the current Codes of Practice enough?

Laura McKee, Knowledge Partner, Legal Island will be joined by Bernadette Daly, Partner at CC Solicitors and Dr Gerry McMahon, (MD at Productive Personnel Ltd.) as they unpack key cases, share legal insights, and explore practical strategies to foster respectful workplaces.

What you’ll learn:

  • Key lessons for employers from recent bullying & harassment cases.
  • Avoiding legal pitfalls and managing tricky complaints.
  • Proactive strategies to mitigate risks and build a positive workplace culture.

Dealing with bullying and harassment at work can be tricky, messy, and downright confusing. That’s why we’re bringing together a legal expert and an HR pro to help you tackle these tough situations with confidence. This session is packed with real-world advice to help HR professionals like you tackle bullying issues head-on, protect your people, and create a better workplace for everyone!

Live Q&A included—bring your questions!

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Bernadette Daly Partner, CC Solicitors
Bernadette Daly Partner, CC Solicitors
Bernadette Daly

Bernadette is a Partner at CC Solicitors. She has substantial experience in employment law with particular expertise in advising on complex grievance and disciplinary processes as well as conducting investigations and negotiating settlements. She provides strategic litigation support to corporate HR functions in respect of the defence of legal claims to include unfair dismissals and equality claims as well as commercial support in negotiating employment-related aspects of corporate acquisitions, reorganisations and large-scale outsourcing projects. As with the other partners in CC Solicitors, she has significant experience in advising on post-termination restrictions and team moves as well as redundancies and departmental restructuring, flexible work arrangements, performance and absence management.


Prior to joining the firm she spent 15 years as in-house legal counsel with a professional services firm in Dublin where she provided internal legal support on all aspects of employment law. Other experience includes developing and implementing changes to HR policies and procedures to reflect changes in the law and conducting legal training courses. Bernadette holds a BA European Studies (Law and German) from the University of Limerick as well as a University College Dublin Professional Diploma in Employment Law and is a member of the Employment Law Association of Ireland.

Dr Gerry McMahon MD, Productive Personel Ltd
Dr Gerry McMahon MD, Productive Personel Ltd
Gerry Mc Mahon headshot 2025

Gerry McMahon is an acknowledged national expert in People Management.  He has over 35 years’ experience - as a workplace investigator (on bullying/harassment/ disciplinary/dismissal/grievance issues), trainer, negotiator, facilitator, mediator, arbitrator and team builder - across a wide range of employment sectors.

In 2015 he was appointed as an Adjudicator at the W.R.C., and is also the author of Legal Island’s ‘How To’ series, offering best practice H.R. guidance to professionals. In addition to lecturing in H.R. at the T.U.D., he has addressed numerous conferences and led many training programmes, run by Legal Island, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and SKILLNETS and is the M.D. of the H.R. training and advisory company Productive Personnel Ltd.

Gerry has also had an extensive range of books and articles published and been a columnist with the Industrial Relations News, Irish Times, Sunday Business Post, and Irish Independent and expert commentator on H.R./Employee Relations for R.T.E. and TV3/Virgin. He has also served on numerous Legal Island and C.I.P.D. judging panels and is a Council member of the Irish Association for Industrial Relations.

Telephone: 087 247 1415; Email: ppllgerry@gmail.com