Manager Training
Practical HR and employment law training that turns line managers into confident, compliant decision-makers.
Where most outsourced HR stops
PurpleTree exclusive services, developed in-house
Compliance keeps you safe. Capability, wellbeing and progression are what make a business run well, and they are where most outsourced HR stops. PurpleTree developed three programmes in-house to close that gap: Manager Training, Flourish workplace wellbeing, and Pathway talent management. Each is scoped to your business and delivered by the named consultant who already knows your people.
Built around real situations, not licensed templates.
Three Programmes, Designed In-House by PurpleTree
These are not licensed, off-the-shelf packages. PurpleTree designed each of these programmes in-house, around the situations Irish employers actually face. They are available to outsourced HR retainer clients as part of their ongoing support, and to other employers as standalone engagements. What ties them together is the dedicated HR support model: one named consultant delivers all of them, and it is the same consultant who knows your contracts, your people and your open issues. Read our overview of the biggest HR challenges facing Irish SMEs to see where they fit.
Flourish wellbeing
Counselling, resilience and mental health support that meets your duty of care and keeps your people well.
Pathway talent
Onboarding, development and succession planning that helps you keep and grow the people you hire.
Your named consultant
Every programme is delivered by the PurpleTree consultant who already knows your business, not a rotating panel.
Confident, compliant managers from day one.
PurpleTree Manager Training
Great policies only work if the people responsible for implementing them actually know what to do. PurpleTree Manager Training is hands-on training built specifically for managers, covering the basics of HR and employment law through to handling day-to-day operational procedures with confidence.
Whether it is how to run a return-to-work meeting, manage absence fairly, or navigate a difficult conversation, we give your managers the knowledge and the tools to act consistently and compliantly.
The training is tailored to your business and delivered by your own consultant, which is what separates it from a generic course. See the full scope on our dedicated manager training service, and read why management style shapes employee engagement.
Tailored training
Practical HR and employment law skills built around your business, not an off-the-shelf programme.
Confident managers
Equip managers to handle absence, performance and people issues correctly the first time.
Fewer mistakes
Cut the risk of costly errors from well-meaning but untrained managers.
Consistent culture
Build a consistent management approach across the whole organisation.
Healthier people, lower absence and turnover.
PurpleTree Flourish, Workplace Wellbeing
PurpleTree Flourish offers specialised training and one-to-one support in wellbeing and counselling, because when your people flourish, your business follows. We design programmes that reduce stress, build resilience and improve overall employee satisfaction, creating a healthier and more engaged workforce. The service includes confidential counselling, stress management workshops, mental health first aid training, and managerial support for handling sensitive situations.
With duty-of-care obligations under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, investing in employee wellbeing is both a legal and a strategic imperative, and it sits alongside the wider health and safety framework we manage for you. A strong wellbeing offer also strengthens the wider employee benefits picture that helps you retain people.
- Confidential employee counselling and support
- Stress management and resilience workshops
- Mental health awareness training for managers
- Measurable improvements in engagement and retention
Keep and grow the people you hire.
PurpleTree Pathway, Talent Management & Development
PurpleTree Pathway is a tailored programme for talent management and development. From designing attraction strategies through to succession planning and leadership coaching, we help you guide employees through every stage of their journey, so your people are equipped to grow, lead and succeed within your business.
Structured onboarding, performance management systems and clear career progression pathways mean every hire is set up for long-term success rather than an early exit. Whether you are nurturing emerging leaders or strengthening candidate engagement during recruitment, Pathway delivers for Irish employers.
Where pay structure, grading and reward sit alongside development, our strategic consulting service picks up the thread, and a structured exit process using the right exit interview questions tells you why people leave so you can keep more of them.
- Structured onboarding and induction programmes
- Leadership development and coaching
- Succession planning frameworks
- Performance management and career progression
Built on the foundation you already have.
How the Exclusive Programmes Sit With Your HR Support
The exclusive programmes are designed to build on a solid HR foundation rather than replace it. Most clients run them on top of an outsourced HR retainer, where the day-to-day is already covered: unlimited employment-law advice, contracts and policies, disciplinary and grievance support, and the HR:Duo platform from our HR software service.
The exclusive programmes are scoped as defined pieces of work on top of that, with the fee agreed in writing before we begin, so you see the cost in advance.
Whether you take a programme as a retainer client or as a standalone engagement, you work with one consultant who carries the context across your employment law support and your programmes alike. Compare the levels on our pricing page before you decide.
- Programmes scoped as defined projects with the fee agreed in writing in advance
- Delivered on top of an outsourced HR retainer, or as a standalone engagement
- One named consultant across your advice, your software and your programmes
- HR:Duo software priced separately, from €8 per employee per month
Exclusive to PurpleTree
Give your managers, your people's wellbeing and your talent development the PurpleTree edge. Tell us your headcount, your sector and what you want a programme to achieve, and we will scope it and put it on a clear, written fee. See how we price HR support, then talk to us about your business.
Free 5-minute HR Health Check
See where your business stands before the WRC does
Answer 40 straightforward questions on contracts, working time, pay, leave and policies, and get a clear read on where your compliance gaps sit and what to fix first.
Common questions from employers
They are the three programmes PurpleTree developed in-house that go beyond day-to-day employment law compliance: Manager Training, Flourish workplace wellbeing, and Pathway talent management and development. Standard outsourced HR keeps you compliant and covered. These programmes build the capability, wellbeing and progression that turn a compliant workplace into a well-run one, and they are delivered by the PurpleTree consultant who already knows your business.
No. The exclusive programmes are available to outsourced HR retainer clients as part of their ongoing support, and they are also available to employers as standalone engagements. If you already have a retainer, we fold the programme into the support you receive. If you do not, we scope it as a separate piece of work. Either way you deal with one named consultant. See how we price HR support.
Each programme is scoped to your headcount, your sector and what you want it to achieve, and the fee is agreed with you in writing before any work begins, so the cost is clear in advance rather than billed by the hour. If you only want the HR:Duo software that supports these programmes, the Time and Attendance tier starts from €8 per employee per month and the full HRIS from €14 per employee per month. See our pricing or ask us for a tailored quote.
An off-the-shelf course teaches management in the abstract. PurpleTree Manager Training is built around your business, your policies and Irish employment law, and it is delivered by a consultant who knows your contracts and your open issues. We work through the situations your managers actually face, from running a return-to-work meeting to managing absence and difficult conversations fairly. See our dedicated manager training service for the full scope.
Flourish provides confidential employee counselling, stress management and resilience workshops, and mental health awareness training for managers. Wellbeing is not optional good practice alone. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, Irish employers carry a duty of care that extends to psychological as well as physical safety, which sits alongside your wider health and safety obligations. Flourish helps you meet that duty while reducing the absence and turnover that poor wellbeing drives.
Pathway is our talent management and development programme. It covers structured onboarding and induction, performance management, leadership development and coaching, and succession planning, so the people you hire are set up to grow and progress rather than leave. For pay structure, grading and reward that often sit alongside a development programme, see our strategic consulting service.
A named consultant who already knows your business delivers every programme. You are not passed between departments or handed to a different trainer each time. This dedicated HR support model is the reason the programmes work: the consultant running your manager training is the same person advising on your contracts and any live employment issues, so the advice stays consistent.
Yes. Every exclusive programme is scoped to your business rather than delivered from a fixed template, which suits Irish SMEs from roughly 5 to 150 employees particularly well. We are a Longford-based team delivering to employers across Ireland, so we tailor the content, the examples and the delivery to your sector and your size. Read our overview of the biggest HR challenges facing Irish SMEs to see where these programmes fit.