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The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (‘the Act') gave employees the right to make a request to work remotely. It also outlined the process for employers to follow to address such a request.

In the first of Matheson's 2023 Knowledge Insights Series, our Employment, Pensions and Benefits Group hosted a webinar on the key employment themes set to take centre-stage for the year ahead.

As Ireland's large employers increasingly mandate fixed office attendance days, new research reveals how hybrid working is evolving from unrestricted flexibility toward more structured models. With productivity concerns driving policy changes and three-day office weeks emerging as the standard, businesses face the challenge of balancing operational needs with employee wellbeing and retention priorities.

The countdown is on to the implementation of the GDPR on 25 May 2018. In the coming weeks, we will be publishing a series of short GDPR updates in order to assist employers to finalise their preparations ...

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (the "Department") has issued Contingency Arrangements (the "Arrangements") to allow the Employment Permit system to continue to operate during the current crisis.

On 16 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its feedback statement, revised draft Central Bank Regulations (on the Senior Executive Accountability Framework ("SEAR")...

In this insight, we take a look at the Workplace Relations Commission's new Code of Practice on Access to Part-Time Working.

Heralded as an example of "new politics working", the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 ("the 2019 Act") has now been commenced and is effective

Misclassification of workers engaged by a company as "independent contracts" rather than "employees" can be a very costly mistake for businesses.

To help tackle this unprecedented crisis, An Taoiseach has announced further restrictions on the movement of people in Ireland. Everyone must stay at home except for certain limited situations...

In our previous article, What you need to know about the upcoming new rights conferred by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, we noted...

With more employers embracing flexible working arrangements, it is important to understand what rights and obligations arise from different types of working relationships.

There has been much hype over the course of the last few days about the European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") decision in the Barbulescu case.

Recent legislation on employment terms was heralded as "one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation in a generation". In practice, it

Under the new system, all claims submitted on or after 1 October 2015 are now heard at first instance by an Adjudication Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC").

As the new workplace relations system is now in operation for 20 weeks as of last Friday, we take a look at some practical lessons learned through our experiences...

The Irish Court of Appeal has handed down a decision (DPC v Doolin) relating to the alleged misuse of CCTV by an employer in disciplinary proceedings relating to an employee taking unauthorised breaks.

The new Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 (the "Act"), which amends the Employment Equality Act 1998, introduces new restrictions...