# Dismissal: Shaping New Developments into Solution-Focused Answers for Employers in Ireland

> Solution-Focused, Court-Proven, Answers to 6 Thorny Dismissal Scenarios Facing Irish Employers: Directly from 6 Top-Flight Lawyers

- Format: In-person
- Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026, 10:00AM to 4:00PM (registration from 9:30AM)
- Venue: The Gibson Hotel, Point Square, Dublin
- 5 hours CPD
- Rates: Live Attendance €299.00 per person
- Status: This conference has taken place
- Book: https://whitepaper.co.uk/conferences/hrireland26

## Programme

- 09:30 Registration and coffee
- 10:00 Chair's Introduction: Dismissal: Shaping new developments into solution-focused answers for employers in Ireland
  - Chaired by Carol Ann Casey, CA Compliance
- 10:15 Mental Health Absence: When is “enough enough” in mental health absence cases — sporadic absences, refusal to engage with OH, and prolonged absence?
  - Answered by Michael Doyle, A&L Goodbody
- 10:55 Cultural Misalignment: When can you act if an employee is difficult, culturally misaligned or a mischief-maker — but not objectively underperforming?
  - Answered by David McCarroll, RDJ
- 11:35 Morning coffee
- 11:55 AI Generated Appeals & Grievances: How far can you push back on AI-generated grievances or disciplinary appeals that are excessive, misguided or simply wrong — without hampering the investigation or hearing?
  - Answered by Karen Killalea, Maples Group
- 12:35 Redundancy Consultation: How do you de-risk redundancy consultation — when the business case is largely settled, the selection pool is narrow, or the employee says the redundancy was not genuine?
  - Answered by Orla O'Leary, DLA Piper
- 13:15 Lunch
- 14:00 Active Resistance: How do you keep control of a performance process where the employee actively resists — going off sick, alleging bullying, or raising a complaint against HR?
  - Answered by Michelle Ní Longáin SC, Byrne Wallace Shields
- 14:40 Neurodivergence & Capability: How do you manage a capability process where neurodivergence is, or may be, a factor — but reasonable accommodations are not working?
  - Answered by Kady O'Connell, Mason Hayes & Curran
- 15:20 Over-run
- 16:00 Close of conference

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