BEERG Bytes

BEERG Bytes

Tom Hayes - HR Policy Global / BEERG

Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 22m
Activity Moderate
Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Informal discussions on HR and labour relations issues. Moderated by Tom Hayes of HR Policy Global/BEERG.

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S6E14 What's happening in global due diligence?

Nov 26, 2025 24m

Auret van Heerden and Alan Wild join Tom Hayes to discuss what is happening in the world of corporate due diligence and social responsibility. They explore the emergence of what seem to be two…

S6E8 Due Diligence with Auret van Heerden

Jul 10, 2025 20m

Auret Van Heerden joins Tom to discuss the rollback of EU due diligence laws.... but this does not mean the issue has gone away. They explore how competition and tax authorities - such as those in…

S6E9 Dr Guy Burton on China today

Jun 12, 2025 14m

Tom Hayes chats with Dr Guy Burton, academic and global political analyst and host of the 10 Minutes On podcast about the "twin track" Chinese economy and China's evolving relations with Europe and…

S7E7 Gender pay transparency - a chat with IBEC's Dr Kara McGann

Jun 11, 2025 14m

In this episode Tom chats with IBEC's Dr Kara McGann about the EU's Pay Transparency Directive. Is it the game changer that some hope... or is the reality that the gender pay gap arises between…

S6E2 Forced Labour Surges Globally Despite Zero-Tolerance Policies

Apr 16, 2025 16m

Tom is joined by Auret van Heerden, global supply chain expert, to discuss why Brussels walking back regulations like CSRD and CSDDD after positioning itself as an ethical standard-setter? Auret…

An interview with Rick Warters

Dec 11, 2024 23m

Tom Hayes chats with the highly experienced global HR executive Rick Warters. Rick talks about his early days as a HR manager and then reflects on key HR issues in the U.S. and worldwide, looking…

UK Labour Law Developments Pt 2

Nov 08, 2024 22m

This is part two of our special two part BEERG Byte series focused on the employment law agenda of the new U.K. government, which is just over 100 days in office. Tom chats with three key members of…

Starmer's U.K. labour law agenda (Pt 1)

Nov 08, 2024 18m

Tom chats with members of the Lewis Silkin LLP employment law team about the reforms being introduced by the new Starmer govt. The discussion is in two parts. In this episode they look at changes to…

U.K.'s new Employment Rights law... what will it mean?

Oct 16, 2024 16m

Tom Hayes discusses the U.K Labour government's recently published Employment Rights legislation with London based international Labour and Employee Relations professional, Philip Bickerstaffe. They…

Knowing Me, Knowing EU - Sept 2024 Update

Sep 11, 2024 15m

In this episode Tom Hayes throws an eye over the EU's legislative agenda as it impacts labour and HR issues. With a particular focus on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the…

BEERG Bytes: Platform Workers Directive

Mar 14, 2024 18m

In this episode Tom Hayes discusses the Status of Platform Workers Directive with Colin Lecky of Lewis Silkin LLP. Colin sets out how political compromise was reached in the Council of Ministers…

S4E2 Items on the EU's agenda of interest to HR professionals

Feb 05, 2024 13m

Though BEERG is now known as HR Policy Global Europe... we will stick with BEERG Bytes as the name of this series of Podcasts for HR professionals. In this first episode of 2024, Tom Hayes looks at…

Knowing Me, Knowing EU... Nov 2023

Nov 14, 2023 15m

In this episode Tom Hayes looks at the EU's legislative agenda on HR and labour relations as both the EU Parliament and Commission near the end of their 5-year mandates. Though things will quieten…

Technical Solutions for Hybrid and Remote Meetings

Nov 13, 2023 19m

This episode looks at technical issues rather than policy ones. Tom chats with Daniel Beuster, Project Manager with Context, about the technical options and solutions for the growing number of…

Remote Work - Talking About the Generations

Sep 04, 2023 18m

In this second in our BEERG reflections series. in this Podcast, Tom Hayes is joined by Rick Warters, a long experienced senior HR professional, to discuss Remote Work/Working from Home. Though Tom…

Reflections on Negotiations... lesson from the Tubridy/RTÉ saga

Aug 22, 2023 10m

This is the first is a new series of "BEERG Reflections" an occasional series of personal reflections by Tom Hayes on issues of interest to HR professionals. These "reflections" are informed by over…

S3E8 Knowing Me, Knowing EU - 3rd Wave Part 2

Jun 07, 2023 19m

This is part 2 of a two part series on how the coming third wave of EU laws on Due Diligence, AI, Platform Workers effectively mandates some form of information and consultation process. Though their…

S3E6 Knowing Me, Knowing EU - The 3rd Wave of EU Laws...

May 26, 2023 15m

In this episode Tom Hayes talks about the coming “third wave” of European Union laws which mandate information and consultation and attempt to promote collective bargaining and ask what challenges…

S3E7 Knowing Me Knowing EU - Gender Pay Transparancy, EWCs and other important issues

Mar 30, 2023 16m

Today's Knowing Me, Knowing EU comes to you on the day when the European Parliament adopts new rules on binding pay-transparency measures. This is one of the most important recent pieces of social…

S3E6 Knowing Me Knowing EU Ep 6 - New AI laws

Feb 28, 2023 17m

In this episode Tom discusses the EU's planned new AI and Due Diligence laws and their impact on HR/IR decision making. He also explores the risk of EU policy makers being so focused on due diligence…

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