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ARTICLE · 28 JANUARY 2025

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Employment Law Update – What's Ahead In 2025

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2024 saw much change in the area of Irish employment law, both in terms of new case law and legislative amendments.

IrelandEmployment and HR
Mary Brassil
Mary Brassil
Donal Hamilton
Donal Hamilton
David McCauley
David McCauley
Dara O'Toole
Dara O'Toole

2024 saw much change in the area of Irish employment law, both in terms of new case law and legislative amendments. We saw major change and decisions in the area of mandatory retirement ages, employment status and the use of no-fault dismissals. 2025 looks to be an equally busy year in the area of employment law, with some key changes coming down the tracks. In this briefing, we take a look at some key changes which employers should look out for in 2025.

Changes to the use of NDAs

As discussed in our previous briefing, (which can be accessed here), the Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 introduced very significant restrictions on employers with regard to non-disclosure provisions within agreements with employees. The effect of the Act is to place new restrictions on entering into NDAs where any such NDA relates to information concerning an "allegation" or any "action taken" by an employee relating to

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