The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (the
"Act") commenced on 4 March 2019 and makes a number of
significant changes to employment rights legislation that affect
all Irish-based employers.
The Act specifies that an employer must notify each new
employee, in writing, within five dates of commencement of
employment of the following core terms of employment:
The full names of the employer and the employee; The address of
the employer; The expected duration of the contract, in the case of
a temporary contract, or the end date if the contract is a
fixed-term contract; The rate or method of calculation of the
employee's pay; The number of hours the employer reasonably
expects the employee to work per normal working day and per normal
working week.