Welcome

Welcome To The HR Desk

Creating a Culture of High Performance

Our mission is to help you focus on your strategic objectives while we manage your Human Resources and Health & Safety Matters.

We do this through in depth consultations, custom business audits, bespoke in-person training and fully online, CPD approved, courses.




About HR Desk

Cyril Keegan CEO HR Desk

About Us

Having great HR in the workplace is essential to help your business grow, and when HR issues do arise you need to take action to resolve them quickly and effectively. This is where Cyril Keegan from HR Desk comes in.

Cyril, a HR and Health & Safety Professional with 22 years’ experience provides businesses with the expert support they need to resolve issues and make sure that they’re getting the most out of their people. Owners and managers of SMEs often don’t have the time or resources to spend on issues that distract them from growing their business, the practical straightforward advice they get from HR Desk is therefore something they can really act upon.

Our Services are affordable and come at a fraction of the price of having a dedicated and costly in-house HR Department within your organisation. We are here to support you through whatever HR issues that you face and through our expert advice, in-depth consultations, custom business audits, bespoke in-person training and fully online, CPD approved courses.

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Client Testimonials

Wilton Waste Recycling worked very closely with HR Desk and Cyril Keegan during a twelve month period where they served as Health & Safety Consultants. The company offers high quality service and we can say we have always been satisfied with their assistance in both HR and health & Safety advice. We were highly impressed by the knowledge HR Desk brought to our business which were both practical and implementable.

Marcel Haynes, Wilton Recycling

I can highly recommend Cyril for the service he has provided. His comprehensive work assisted us in getting Health and Safety approval on the largest cleaning job we have ever undertaken. As a HSE project for Cavan General Hospital it was high profile and therefore it attracted a great deal of attention. Cyrils document was so comprehensive it was accepted without amendment by the HSE and we went on to complete the job successfully.

Emmet Fidgeon, ACE Cleaning

Dealing with HR issues on a day to day basis is very time consuming and if not handled correctly could be very expensive. We felt we needed the help and knowledge HR Desk provided. Cyril is an experienced HR professional who brings a sense of integrity and professionalism when dealing with the HR aspects of our business. I would highly recommend his services.

Ruth King, Silo Clean

The feedback from the candidates on the courses that Cyril provided was extremely positive and has resulted in improved company performance in many areas. Cyril has provided this company with an excellent service and our investment in training has certainly paid off. I therefore highly recommend Cyril for HR training for any company who wishes to see an improvement in their companies performance from a HR perspective.

Darragh Eliott, Elliott Building & Civil Engineering

The company has received very positive feedback from the training sessions and a number of individuals have commented on Cyril's delivery style as very personable and effective. Further to this Cyril's knowledge of the area of HR is exceptional and his experience really adds to the training sessions he delivers. We are extremely happy with the training Cyril has delivered and expect to avail of more training in HR related areas in the future.

Stephen Lyons, GEM Group

Online Training Courses

Online Training Courses

A wide range of staff training and development courses are available from HR Desk, including but not limited to, the following topics. Working From Home (Lone Working) Managing Conflict, HR Strategy Management, Effective Team Management, Disciplinary and Grievance, Appraisal Training for Appraisers, Dealing With Workplace Bullying, Conflict Resolution, Communicating with Employees, Conducting an Investigation, Harassment, Induction, Interviewing, Misconduct Presentation and many more.


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Employment Law Training Programme


Course Title

Employment Law Training Programme

Course Aims

The programme will introduce those who have no previous employment law experience to their obligations in the core aspects of employment legislation.

Course Objectives

  • Participants will be equipped with the information to ensure;
  • They understand the main areas of employment law
  • They are equipped with the relevant information necessary in order to prepare appropriate contracts of employment for their organisation, including permanent, fixed- term, specified- purpose contracts, as and when required contracts
  • That their organisation is compliant with equality legislation including at the recruitment and selection stage, the discipline and dismissal stage and all stages in between
  • They have the ability deal with queries and questions in the areas of protective leave and working time
  • They have the ability to deal with an investigation into a grievance, a disciplinary issue or a bullying and harassment issue
  • That any dismissals including for conduct or capability or by reason of redundancy are carried out successfully
  • That they can critically review or develop relevant policies and procedures
  • That they understand the consequences of non-compliance with employment legislation

Format / Platform

Trainer Led – Via Zoom

Length of each course or module

The programme will be delivered on-line over a two-week period starting. Training will take place over four evenings, Tuesday & Thursday for 2.5 hours.


Agenda/outline of course


1. Contracts of Employment
  • The principles of contracts i.e. offer acceptance, consideration
  • Contracts of service vs contracts for service
  • Drafting contracts/sample contracts

2. Atypical Workers
  • Fixed term Workers
  • Part Time Workers
  • As and when required workers 

3. Protective Leave
  • Maternity Leave
  • Adoptive Leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Carer’s Leave

4. Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997
  • Hours of Work
  • Breaks
  • Annual Leave/Public holiday entitlements
  • Ensuring compliance and the necessary records to keep/WRC

5. Discipline and Dismissal
  • Importance of Fair Procedures
  • Dealing with Misconduct
  • Other reasons for dismissal
  • Managing Absenteeism - Managing the poor performer


6. Equality Legislation
  • Nine Grounds of discrimination
  • Discriminatory Dismissal

7. Bullying and Harassment
  • Defining Bullying & Harassment
  • Preventing, dealing with and investigating allegations
  • Redress

8. Health and Safety
  • Employers Obligations; The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005
  • Safety statements and risk assessments
  • Protective and preventative measures
  • The legal redress where an organisation is in breach of the legislation

Course Outcomes

On completion of this programme, participants will;
  • Understand Employment Law including the Health and Safety Aspects
  • Have the ability, where their organisation has HR and Safety Policies in place, to analyse them in order to ensure their organisation is compliant.
  • Have the ability, where their organisation does not have HR and Safety Policies in place, to compile and implement same.
  • Be more confident in handling queries form staff in the area of employment law.
  • Understand the pitfalls of not complying with Employment Legislation.
  • Understand the forms off redress in place where non-compliance if found.


Cost for course

€275 per candidate

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