McCann FitzGerald LLP’s Post

A really useful summary by Eleanor Cunningham and her team at McCann FitzGerald LLP of the key recommendations coming out of the Irish Government's consultation on the taxation of share-based remuneration. Well worth a read if you have employees in Ireland. #SharePlans

🤩 Rebalance company-level social dialogue NOW! INDEWO 💪 and its partners Syndex, LBBa and Progress Lawyers Network release a new booklet on EXPERTISE FOR EWC MEMBERS. EWC members can get external support from tradre unionists, lawyers, finance analysists and other professionals to check management information and provide quality opinions. At a time when restructurings and job cuts are skyrocketing, workers participation is fundamental to influence management plans✊. Check out the 🎁10 company cases and find new ideas and pathways for your EWC! This booklet is the result of a two-year project supported by the #ETUC and funded by the E.U. Several ETUFs provided critical information to make this happen. https://lnkd.in/eng6jFDT

Expectations of how companies - and their investors - should conduct human rights due diligence are changing. The understanding that investors need to better address systemic and material social risks in their portfolios is overriding the noise around "anti-ESG pushback" and setting a higher bar for companies. Industry-led voluntary audits of corporate social responsibility were a step in a journey to hold companies accountable for the negative externalities their activities generate, but it's time to move forward. Legally binding agreements between brands, their suppliers and workers are a next step. The Committee on Workers' Capital is pleased to be co-hosting this webinar with IndustriALL Global Union on the groundbreaking ACT Initiative in #Cambodia and its implications for investors. Christina Hajagos-Clausen Liz Umlas https://lnkd.in/gPZySXdD

New The Future Governance Forum (FGF) report out today: my colleagues Hamida Ali and Joseph Holland have been working in collaboration with AKG on a research project looking at the future of employment support. In 'Support for the Future', they recommend that as the new government makes good on its commitment to give more power to local areas to solve their local labour market problems, certain conditions that must be in place: strong relationships between all of those involved; sufficient resources for those commissioning services; and a rigorous focus from the centre on evaluating what works. Taking a place-based approach, with support tailored to local economies’ specific needs and better integration between services, should drive up outcomes and help support local growth. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gx2q2TZY

Friends in labour! Interested in how labour unions can inform investment decisions? Interested in the dialogue between investors and global trade unions? Want to ensure that the power of workers' capital ensures the well-being of workers globally? Consider checking out this public event, part of the Committee on Workers' Capital conference coming up in October!

We are proud to share a new blog post discussing the recent challenge by ASSCON against the Ministry of Labor and Employment's (MTE) recommendation limiting the role of accountants regarding the union contribution. Stay informed on this important topic by reading the full post here: https://ift.tt/jnKVyY2

🔊 Join us on 6 June for a 60 minute live session on the recently adopted EU Forced Labour Regulation (EU FLR) Learn about how UN Global Compact can help your company take action aligned with our Principle 4 "Eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labor" Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4xGRzR7

Congratulations and caveats have been issued by industry following the Labour Party’s emphatic victory in yesterday’s (July 4, 2024) General Election. With a landslide majority, toolmaker’s son Sir Keir now has a clear mandate to implement the party’s manifesto pledges, which include establishing a National Wealth Fund, introduce a new industrial strategy, reform planning rules, set up Great British Energy, and equip children with ‘skills to thrive in the future’. “The new government has a lot in its in-tray to address,” commented Stephen Phipson CBE, chief executive of Make UK. “First and foremost is the urgent need to kick start the UK’s anaemic growth levels of recent years and, boost investment in our infrastructure, without which we cannot address the many urgent priorities the country faces at national and regional level. “A modern, long-term industrial strategy which tackles the skills crisis in particular will be key to delivering this growth. Manufacturers stand ready to work with the new government and all stakeholders as a matter of urgency to help deliver this.”  Read the full piece on our website here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eWsgs2ZS #theengineer #labour #election #policy

Partnership and consultation will be key in these discussions.

In April 2024 the EU Parliament adopted a new regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the European Union market 💡 The latest ILO Global Estimates indicate that ☝️ ❌28 million men, women and children are in forced labour ❌63% of forced labour happens in the private economy ❌236 billion US$ is generated in illegal profits every year from forced labour United Nations Global Compact is organizing a session focused on this important topic 👇👇