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Companies who have successfully addressed their gender pay gap have highlighted factors which can drive the gender pay gap within an organisation.

Issues relating to the use and dependency of intoxicants, both in and outside the workplace, remains a prevalent issue for employers.

Before deciding to dismiss an employee on the grounds of medical incapability, an employer will have its obligation to reasonably accommodate the employee under the Employment Equality Acts

Recent Workplace Relations Commission decisions reveal critical distinctions in how compensation caps apply under Ireland's Employment Equality Acts, particularly when employees resign before filing discrimination claims. The €13,000 statutory ceiling may not always hold, as one landmark case suggests EU law could require higher awards in certain circumstances.

The traditional position under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997, (the "OWTA") was that an employee's entitlement to annual leave accrued based on the amount of time the employee actually worked.

In early 2016, the Government commissioned an examination into laws protecting employees following the overnight closure of the historic Clerys department store in Dublin in June 2015, with the immediate loss of 460 jobs.

This article is a follow on from our May 2012 e-zine ‘Agency Directive Update’ which introduced legislation to protect agency workers.

No one wants to consider that an employee or a past employee might bring a claim against them in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 has been signed into law.

In certain industries, internships are already seen as the primary way for individuals to gain relevant work experience.

Ireland will introduce a new employment permit for seasonal workers, streamline its labour market testing processes, and modify its ‘change of employer' rules.

Any employee can request RW from their first day at a new job, but they must have 6 months' continuous employment before an approved arrangement can start.

Further to our previous Insight on the recent Supreme Court case of The Revenue Commissioners v Karshan Midlands Ltd T/A Dominos Pizza [2023] IESC 24 (Karshan)...

The introduction of the statutory right to request remote and flexible working arrangements was initially welcomed by employees as an indication of changing post-pandemic workplace practices.

Before leaving office, the Minister for Social Protection set the wheels in motion for auto-enrolment (AE) to launch in Ireland next year under the name "My Future Fund".

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) (the “Directive”) is required to be transposed into Irish law by 7 June 2026.

This is one of several additional statutory entitlements for workers introduced under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act).