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PurpleTree HR PurpleTree - Intelligent HR for a Brighter Tomorrow However, we also believe that the current HR landscape is failing to deliver
on its promises.

At PurpleTree, we believe that every business has the potential to thrive
when its people are empowered to succeed. HR providers are falling short in their duties, leaving clients
feeling like they donโ€™t have their back when they need it the most. Additionally, the industry has become too template-driven, with providers
opting for a โ€˜one size fits allโ€™ approach that neglects the unique needs and
challenges of each business. This reliance on templates and formulaic responses to problems is becom-
ing increasingly ineffective with the rise of modern-day HR challenges,
such as AI integration or remote workforce management. Itโ€™s clear that a new approach is needed โ€“ one that puts expertise, innovation,
and human connection at its forefront. This is why our three founders, Mary Seery Kearney, David Kearney, and
Seรกn Dunne, put their heads together to create PurpleTree. With their col-
lective expertise in law, HR, and workplace relations, theyโ€™re determined to
bring a disruptive and expert-led approach to HR that will revolutionise the
current state of the industry
Together, weโ€™ve created a HR company that is dedicated to delivering
exceptional results and built on a foundation of trust, innovation, and
expertise. Weโ€™re not just another HR provider, no, weโ€™re a partner that has your back,
every step of the way.

Two things to plan for this weekend and next week ๐Ÿ•- The clocks go back on Sunday, so check rotas for any night shifts c...
23/10/2026

Two things to plan for this weekend and next week ๐Ÿ•

- The clocks go back on Sunday, so check rotas for any night shifts crossing 2am.
- Monday is the October Bank Holiday. Remember, part-time workers have public holiday entitlements too.

๐Ÿ“Œ Save this post for your next rota check.

This year's theme is mental health at work: preventing stress, burnout and other psychosocial risks.Under the Safety, He...
21/10/2026

This year's theme is mental health at work: preventing stress, burnout and other psychosocial risks.

Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, these risks belong in your risk assessment and safety statement just as much as trip hazards and machinery.

Does yours cover workload, bullying and work-related stress? Let us know in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

What a night at the The Irish Steel Awards 2026! ๐Ÿ†A huge thank you to Tony Nerney and Pat Enright at Irish Steel for hos...
19/10/2026

What a night at the The Irish Steel Awards 2026! ๐Ÿ†

A huge thank you to Tony Nerney and Pat Enright at Irish Steel for hosting such a brilliant event, and for having us on board as a sponsor. It was great to catch up with so many familiar faces and meet plenty of new ones.

Congratulations to all of this yearโ€™s winners and finalists ๐Ÿ‘ It was fantastic to see the talent and hard work across the Irish steel industry recognised on the night.
And a special shout-out to our raffle winners! ๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats to Marlon Dijkshoorn at Irish Door Systems Ltd on winning three nights in New York ๐Ÿ—ฝ and to Sara Ryan at Ryan Structural Steel Services Ltd on a weekend away at the Midlands Park Hotel. Enjoy, you deserve it!

Neil Delamere was a fantastic MC and kept the night flowing with plenty of laughs, and Andrea Woods had the room in stitches with her comedy set ๐Ÿ˜‚

Thanks to everyone who called over to say hello. Weโ€™re already looking forward to next year!

October is ADHD Awareness Month ๐Ÿง Neurodivergent employees bring creativity, energy and fresh thinking to a team. Often, ...
16/10/2026

October is ADHD Awareness Month ๐Ÿง 

Neurodivergent employees bring creativity, energy and fresh thinking to a team. Often, simple adjustments help people do their best work: flexible scheduling, quieter workspaces, clear written instructions, or noise-cancelling headphones.

Inclusion starts with asking, "What would help you work at your best?"

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ†We're delighted to be Associate Sponsor of the Irish Steel Awards for the second year running. This yea...
14/10/2026

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ†

We're delighted to be Associate Sponsor of the Irish Steel Awards for the second year running. This year's awards take place this Friday, 16th October.

It's been lovely getting to know so many companies across the Irish steel industry since last year's awards. From fabrication and design to construction and certification, the sector is full of skilled teams doing remarkable work, and at PurpleTree HR, supporting those teams is what we do best.

We're looking forward to celebrating the talent, innovation and hard work across the industry, and to seeing a few familiar faces from last year's gala, as well as meeting some new ones.

If you're attending, come say hello to the PurpleTree team. We'd love to chat about how we help Irish businesses stay compliant, organised and people-focused. ๐Ÿ’œ

Best of luck to all the finalists!

Does your business have an up-to-date Dignity at Work policy? Every employee deserves to feel safe and respected at work...
12/10/2026

Does your business have an up-to-date Dignity at Work policy?

Every employee deserves to feel safe and respected at work. A clear policy on bullying, harassment and sexual harassment protects your people and your business.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Not sure if yours is up to date? Ask us about a policy review.

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ’œFor the second year running, PurpleTree HR is proud to sponsor the The Irish Steel Awards, and...
09/10/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ’œ
For the second year running, PurpleTree HR is proud to sponsor the The Irish Steel Awards, and weโ€™d love to see you at the afternoon networking event.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐Ÿ“ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น, ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ

๐Ÿ• ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป:

- A free bar, with tea, coffee, b**r and soft drinks on the house
- Economist Jim Power on the Irish economy and the steel sector, with PurpleTree HR at Table 3
- Comedy from Andrea Woods of Midland Steel Reinforcement Supplies
- A raffle with three nights in New York for two up for grabs (open to fabricator members only)

Got a question about contracts, policies or upcoming employment law changes? Call over to our table for a chat and a drink.

Register here ๐Ÿ‘‰ irishsteel.ie/awards/gala

See you in Portlaoise!

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day ๐Ÿ’œAfter Budget week, it's worth remembering that money worries don't stay at home. Fi...
09/10/2026

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day ๐Ÿ’œ

After Budget week, it's worth remembering that money worries don't stay at home. Financial stress is one of the biggest pressures people bring into work.

๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿ’ฌ Regular check-ins, not just annual reviews
๐Ÿค Managers who know how to start the conversation
๐Ÿ“‹ A clear, supportive wellbeing policy
๐Ÿ“ž Signposting to an EAP or support services

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ:๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ:...
05/10/2026

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ:

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ: an โ‚ฌ8.5 billion package, with a "making work pay" theme. But some of the biggest changes to your wage bill are already decided, whatever happens tomorrow.

โœ… ๐—”๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ:
PRSI went up on 1 October
Employer PRSI is now 11.40% (9.15% for employees earning โ‚ฌ552 or less a week). Employee PRSI is 4.35%. If your payroll hasn't been updated, check it before your next pay run.

๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ:
Minimum wage rising to โ‚ฌ14.94 from January
The Low Pay Commission has recommended a 79 cent rise, which would take a full-time employee past โ‚ฌ30,000 a year. The Government still has to sign it off, so watch for confirmation tomorrow.
And remember the knock-on effect: when the bottom rate rises, the gap with supervisors and experienced staff shrinks.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„:

- Wider tax bands and higher credits (more take-home pay for staff, no extra cost to you)
- Small USC adjustments to keep pace with the minimum wage
- Supports for SMEs facing rising labour costs
- Changes to share schemes and company car BIK

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ: Between PRSI, the minimum wage and auto-enrolment, your cost per employee is likely going up in 2027 regardless of what the Budget says. Now's the time to map out next year's wage bill, not in January.

We'll share a summary of what actually changed for employers on ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿณ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.
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Happy World Smile Day! ๐Ÿ˜ŠSome of the best workplace wins are the small ones:โ˜• A "thank you" that's actually meant๐ŸŽ‚ Rememb...
02/10/2026

Happy World Smile Day! ๐Ÿ˜Š

Some of the best workplace wins are the small ones:
โ˜• A "thank you" that's actually meant
๐ŸŽ‚ Remembering someone's birthday
๐Ÿ‘ Calling out a job well done in front of the team
๐Ÿ• Letting someone head off early after a tough week

None of these cost a thing, but they're often what people remember most about a good employer.

What's the small thing that makes your day at work? ๐Ÿ‘‡

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