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Publication Practice review: Stakeholder mapping and civil society initiatives focusing on gender and whistleblowing(University of Galway, 2024-08-29) Milán, Taymi; Kenny, Kate; European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission[No abstract available]Publication Inside-out hospitality: A study of working conditions in the hospitality sector in Ireland(NUI Galway, 2021-06) Curran, Deirdre[No abstract available]Publication Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland's national survey - Phase II report(National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-10) McCarthy, Alma; Bohle-Carbonell, Katerina; Ó Síocháin, Tomás; Frost, DeirdreIntroduction & Background The national remote working project is undertaken by NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC). This report sets out the findings of Phase II of the Remote Working during COVID-19 National Survey conducted in Ireland in October 2020 during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report presents the experiences of employees across Ireland who are continuing to work remotely six months after the national lockdown. The report follows on from the first national survey conducted in April-May 2020 immediately after lockdown (McCarthy, Ahearne, Bohle Carbonell, Ó Síocháin and Frost, 2020). The first national remote working during COVID-19 report is available here.Publication Remote working during COVID-19: Ireland’s national survey initial report(National University of Ireland Galway, Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission, 2020-05) McCarthy, Alma; Ahearne, Alan; Bohle-Carbonell, Katerina; Ó Síocháin, Tomás; Frost, DeirdreIntroduction & Background The COVID-19 crisis catapulted hundreds of thousands of employees and their employers into a work pattern and routine vastly different to their normal daily work experience. This radical change happened suddenly and for the vast majority the change effectively occurred overnight. While some employees have experience of remote working, many find themselves working remotely having had little time to plan, negotiate, organise and set-up remote working in conjunction with their employer and manager. NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission (WDC) undertook a national survey in Ireland to gather data on employees’ experiences of remote working in these unprecedented times. The survey gathered empirical evidence and data to address the following questions: 1. How are employees adjusting to remote working, what is going well and what changes would employees suggest? 2. How is remote working impacting employee productivity? 3. What are employees remote working preferences post-COVID-19? 4. What lessons can be learned about remote working that could be retained/sustained post-COVID-19? This report presents the initial findings from the national survey.Publication Shaping the agenda 2: implications for workplace mediation training, standards and practice in Ireland(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG), 2016) Curran, Deirdre; Barry, Brian; Bouchier, Margaret; Coakley, Alec; Dillon, James; Joyce, Cyril; Kenny, Treasa; Meehan, Louisa; Kokaylo, Oksana; Murray, Genevieve; |~|1267880|~|The aim of this project is two-fold: To provide a comprehensive review of the international literature regarding the competencies, skills, and behaviours of effective workplace mediators and To provide an analysis of the implications of this review for mediation practice, standards and training in Ireland. The outcomes of the project are contained in two documents: Shaping the Agenda 1: A literature review of the competencies, skills and behaviours of effective workplace mediators. Shaping the Agenda 2: Implications for training, standards and practice of workplace mediation in Ireland. It is not essential to read both documents in sequence. This document, Shaping the Agenda 2, has a practical and applied focus and can be read independently of Shaping the Agenda 1, the accompanying theoretical, reference document. This report uses a parallel structure to Shaping the Agenda 1, so that the reader can easily refer back to that document where necessary. This report takes each section of the first document in turn and discusses the implications of the theory for practice.Publication Shaping the agenda 1: exploring the competencies, skills and behaviours of effective workplace mediators(Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group, 2016) Curran, Deirdre; Barry, Barry; Bouchier, Margaret; Coakley, Alec; Dillon, James; Joyce, Cyril; Kenny, Treasa; Meehan, Louisa; Kokaylo, Oksana; Murray, Genevieve; |~|1267880|~|The Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG) is a group of academics and mediation practitioners attached to the Kennedy Institute of Conflict Resolution, Maynooth University, Ireland. The Group is committed to exploring the role of mediation as an effective response to many forms of workplace conflict. The Mediators Institute of Ireland (MII) is the governing body in Ireland for mediators. It is committed to raising standards through the continual development of best practice and through producing, maintaining and regulating mediators in Ireland. In April 2015, the MII commissioned the KIWMRG to produce a systematic review of published material on mediator skills, behaviours, and competencies. The MII intends to use this review as a foundation for establishing mediator quality standards for workplace mediation in Ireland. This report outlines what is currently known about workplace mediation: its benefits, styles and strategies, its expected outcomes and training challenges. It also identifies an urgent requirement for Irish research in light of the increased promotion of mediation at state level in Ireland. It outlines some international experiences of the difficulties faced in balancing high quality accreditation and regulation with innovation and growth. Finally the report commits to a partner document consisting of a systematic analysis of the implications of the material presented here for the field of workplace mediation in Ireland.