Ireland

New and Updated

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  International

  Ireland: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include new information on the launch of the online Gender Pay Gap Portal and the minimum wage.

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  International

  Ireland: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect new information on the state maternity, paternity and parent's benefits that are due to increase on 1 January 2026.

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  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect the change to the minimum wage rate in Guernsey, and changes to provincial/territorial rates in Canada, prefecture rates in Japan and cantonal rates in Switzerland. 

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  International

  Ireland: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include a change in the status of the proposed new pay transparency requirements for employers.

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  International

  Ireland: Contracts of employment

  Updated to include information on a new five-step framework to determine a worker’s employment status.

• Type:

  International

  Ireland: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include new restrictions on non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases, effective from 20 November 2024.

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  International

  Ireland: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect changes to the employment permit requirements for foreign nationals.

• Type:

  International

  Ireland: Industrial relations

  Updated to include new information on consultation requirements where collective redundancies result from the termination of the employer’s business owing to insolvency.

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  International

  Ireland: Termination of employment

  Updated to include new information on the pensionable age.

• Type:

  International

  Ireland: Health and safety

  Enhanced to include new information on the Personal Injuries Resolution Board.