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Skill Builder for HR: Managing Protected Disclosures
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
12:30 - 14:00 ( 1 hour 30 mins )
Online
Part of the Skill Builder for HR: 6 x 6 series, monthly, 90-minute practical HR and employment law sessions designed exclusively for senior HR professionals and business leaders in Ireland.
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Overview

Skill Builder for HR


Managing Protected Disclosures is part of the Skill Builder for HR: 6 x 6 series, monthly, 90-minute practical HR and employment law sessions designed exclusively for senior HR professionals and business leaders in Ireland. Each session offers a focused, practical deep dive into essential HR skills, providing you and your team with actionable tools to meet today’s challenges with confidence.  

Managing Protected Disclosures 

This session focuses on the practical challenges that arise in real-life whistleblowing disclosures: understanding the differences between protected disclosures and grievances, managing anonymous complaints, dealing with sensitive interpersonal dynamics, avoiding penalisation claims and protecting your organisation’s reputation.

Ideal for: 

HR Generalists, People Managers, Line Managers, Anyone with responsibility for auditing or compliance issues, and designated persons responsible for handling whistleblowing complaints.


The training session will include: 

  • Presentation by an expert
  • Q&A
  • Facilitated peer discussion
  • Practical, real-life takeaways

Topics covered: 

  • Identifying differences between protected disclosures and personal grievances and applying the correct procedures
  • Handling anonymous reports and meeting legal timelines
  • Avoiding penalisation claims and protecting the organisation’s reputation
  • Managing difficult dynamics between whistleblowers, accused employees, and other stakeholders



What you can expect: 


A focused skill builder that combines expert insights with interactive case studies, equipping you with practical toolkits you can apply right away in your workplace. Delegates will leave with actionable tips and useful resources you can use immediately.


By the end of this course, you’ll learn: 

  1. How to identify protected disclosures under the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, distinguish them from personal grievances, and apply lessons from recent case law.
  2. How to set up and run effective internal reporting procedures, handle anonymous reports, and meet legal timelines for responding.
  3. Practical strategies to reduce the risk of penalisation claims, protect your organisation’s reputation, and manage tricky dynamics between whistleblowers, accused employees, and other stakeholders.
Presenters
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Ger Deering Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for Ireland
Ger Deering Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for Ireland
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Ger Deering was appointed Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for Ireland by President Michael D. Higgins in January 2022.  Appointed Protected Disclosures Commissioner in January 2023.


Ger has established and led a number of public bodies and has considerable experience in consumer and employment rights.
He was appointed Financial Services Ombudsman in 2015 and Pensions Ombudsman in 2016. He became the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman when both offices were merged in 2018. In this role, he led a significant change programme that resulted in many more complaints against financial service providers being resolved through mediation.


Ger was the first Commissioner for Taxi Regulation, where he introduced a range of reforms to the industry. He was the founding Director of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), where he promoted compliance with employment rights and secured redress for employees who were denied their minimum statutory entitlements.


Ger played a key role in leading the Workplace Relations Reform Programme, which created a two-tier user-oriented national workplace relations service that replaced the former five bodies.


He has extensive experience working across local government, community development, the civil service and the private sector.

Pricing

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