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The Workplace Relations Commission recently updated its Code of Practice on Access to Part-Time Working (see Code here) (the “Code”), which was initially published in 2006. The updated Code maintains a core principle: part-time work should be accessible across all organisational levels.

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has reversed one of its own decisions in an important case concerning privacy rights in the workplace.

On Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen put forward a temporary restriction of non-essential travel from third countries into the EU+ area.

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act) came into effect on 1 July 2024.

The Spring European Employment Summit, hosted by International Employment Lawyer took place recently in Croke Park. The summit brought together senior in-house...

The Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Bill 2024 has been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas and will now go to the President to be signed into law.

Not many have escaped the effects of Budget 2013 announced in Dáil Éireann yesterday afternoon, and employers are no different. We have outlined below the main points from Budget 2013, which employers should be aware of.

The updated Code aims to provide a clear understanding of employment status and assist where individuals are being categorised as being ‘self-employed' when ‘employee' status would be more appropriate.

In a recent determination by the Irish Tax Appeals Commission (Ref 94TACD2026) dated 23 June 2026, the Appeal Commissioner (“AC”) rejected an appeal by an independent contractor who claimed he should be correctly classified...

Over the course of December, as part of our GPG Reporting Countdown Series, we have been sharing our experience and insight into managing the trickier issues of running the numbers...

The National Minimum Wage Order 2025 will take effect from 1 January 2026, increasing the national minimum hourly rate to €14.15.

Following the proposed increase in the national minimum wage, we examine the background to the 10 cent increase and explore whether it is indicative of a move towards a national living wage in Ireland.

The Irish government has announced more details of its mandatory sick pay scheme. The new law will give employees in Ireland a right to sick pay for the first time from 2022.

The role of the Labour Court (the Court) can be broadly divided between its industrial relations work (those issues coming to the Court under the provisions of the Industrial Relations Acts), and its employment rights work.

The Supreme Court has recently held that the Registered Employment Agreement system for determining pay rates and working conditions is unconstitutional.

The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (the "Act") was designed to give effect to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and Council of 20 June 2019...

The Minister indicated that employers with 250 or more employees will be required to report on their GPG in 2022.