All commercial and industrial property in Ireland is being revalued for the purposes of assessing rates.

The Companies Act 2014, which consolidates and reforms Irish company law, has today been published on the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament) website.

The Ministerial Order (SI 169 of 2015) commencing the Companies Act 2014 is now available in the online version of the Irish Statute Book here.

2016 was an interesting year for Irish employment law. We look at the significant efficiencies achieved by the Workplace Relations Commission during its first full year in operation.

The arrival of severe snow and ice conditions across the country this week may lead to difficulties for employees getting to work and businesses staying open.

2016 was a mixed bag with little change for pensions in Ireland.

In a Defined Benefit, or DB, scheme, the employer bears the financial risk of the plan. If the amount contributed to the scheme is insufficient to discharge the liability, the employer must pay the balance.

The European Court of Justice recently determined that a company policy banning employees from wearing religious signs such as Islamic headscarves is not necessarily discriminatory.

For company directors who are also trustees or members of an occupational pension scheme, this can be a particularly tricky issue as inevitably multiple interests can influence their decision making.

The Department of Finance recently published the Tax Strategy Group's paper on possible change to the taxation of share-based remuneration.

2016 was an interesting year for Irish employment law. We look at the significant efficiencies achieved by the Workplace Relations Commission during its first full year in operation.

Employers should be afforded sufficient notification of an employee's grievance and be given reasonable opportunities to resolve the grievance before it can be considered a constructive dismissal.

The May 2017 High Court decision in Lyons v Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board indicated that where a complaint is made which could lead to an employee's dismissal...

In one of the first high-profile cases under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, two employees have successfully secured an injunction in the Circuit Court which prevents their dismissal.

In Dublin Institute of Technology v James Wogan, the Labour Court found that Mr Wogan had been penalised under Section 13(1)(d) of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003...

Insurance Ireland recently published a report entitled "A Universal Pension Fund for Ireland" which explores options for the implementation of a universal pension scheme.

Brexit is bad news for pension schemes. Since 23 June, we have seen falls in equity markets and increases in the cost of purchasing annuities.

We look at the growing gig economy workforce and how Irish employers can engage independent workers in 2017.

The Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Worker Lives has published their Report on policies around retirement age in both the public and private sectors.

In March 2017, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") issued a letter to Irish administrators in the funds industry on outsourcing of administration activities (the "Letter").