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The Labour Court public consultation process on the variation of the Sectoral Employment Order ("SEO") for Mechanical Engineering and Building Services Contractors is closing soon.

At an ECOFIN Council meeting held on 5 March 2013, finance ministers broadly endorsed the proposed bonus cap provisions that form part of the political agreement on reform of the EU's rules on capital requirements for credit institutions, the Capital Requirements Directive IV.

A further step towards the introduction of auto-enrolment in Ireland has been achieved.

The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 has been signed into law. The Act, once commenced,

Ireland's Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 will commence on 29 June 2026, introducing a consent-based framework that requires employees to notify employers in writing if they wish to work beyond their contractual retirement age.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favour of an employer in a highly-publicised case in which a former employee who resigned from her position, took a claim of constructive dismissal against the company.

On 9 May 2017, the Irish Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar (the "Minister"), announced the publication of The General Scheme of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2017 (the "General Scheme").

At an ECOFIN Council meeting held on 5 March 2013, finance ministers broadly endorsed the proposed bonus cap provisions that form part of the political agreement on reform of the EU’s rules on capital requirements for credit institutions, the Capital Requirements Directive IV.

In our latest Briefing, we bring you an update on a wide variety of legal developments affecting the pensions sector.

We wrote earlier this year on the temporary exemption from the EMIR central clearing obligation for entities operating pension scheme arrangements (PSAs) in relation to certain types of OTC derivatives.

The pensions provisions in the 2014 Budget, as announced on 15 October, were largely as follows...

The new European Pensions Directive - IORP II became effective in January 2017. Member States now have two years in which to transpose its provisions into national law.

On 15 October 2013, the Minister for Finance introduced the Budget for 2014 (the "Budget"). Set out below is a summary of the changes introduced which relate to pensions.

The Labour Court public consultation process on the variation of the Sectoral Employment Order ("SEO") for Mechanical Engineering and Building Services Contractors is closing soon.

The year 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 have seen continuous and significant growth in the market for bulk purchase annuities ("BPAs")/pension risk transfers ("PRTs") in the United Kingdom.

Welcome to the Mason Hayes & Curran Pensions Update which will briefly outline the proposed changes for pensions contained in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 (the "Bill").

As most trustees are now likely aware, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (EU) 2022/2554 ("DORA") will apply to Irish occupational pension schemes from 17 January 2025.