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Requests To Work Longer – Changes To Mandatory Retirement Ages Become Law

Employers with employees who have contractual retirement ages of 65 or lower should be aware that new legislation will restrict the circumstances in which such retirement ages can be enforced.

Ireland Employment

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McCann Fitzgerald

New Legislation: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025

The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (the "Act") was signed into law on 16 December 2025 and is expected to enter into force during 2026.

Ireland Employment

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Dillon Eustace

3 Key Developments In Employment Law From 2025

2025 was another busy year in Irish employment law. In this update which was published by Legal Island on Thursday 11 December, Addleshaw Goddard look at three areas that came into sharp focus for HR professionals...

Ireland Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Ireland's New Action Plan To Promote Collective Bargaining: What Does It Mean For Employers?

Ireland has launched its Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining 2026-2030. This reaffirms its commitment to voluntarism, favouring encouragement, guidance and financial incentives over legal mandates.

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Ireland Employment Law Round-Up: What's Ahead For Employers

Ireland Employment

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Walkers

Employee Or Contractor? Revenue Gives Employers An Opportunity To Correct Payroll Issues – Without Penalty

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Employment Rights In Ireland: A Guide For Employers And Employees

Ireland Employment

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Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - Current Trends And Section 5(5) Defence Explored

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Top 10 FAQs

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Performance Management And Exit Conversations In Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

Northern Ireland: 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill Proposals Dashboard

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

What's Happening In Employment Law In Ireland In 2026?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Updates To The Irish Fitness And Probity Regime: What Firms Need To Know

Ireland Finance

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Maples Group

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order On Federal AI Policy Framework And State Law Pre-emption

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

What's Another Year 2026 - Construction And Engineering

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Guidance On The Updated Code Of Practice On Determining Employment Status In Ireland

The much-awaited updated Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status (the "Code") which is available here, was published in October 2024 after a review by an interdepartmental group comprising...

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Company Health Check: Are Your Statutory Sick Pay Provisions Compliant?

The Sick Leave Act 2022 ("The Act") provided qualifying employees with an entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP).

Ireland Employment

BW

Byrne Wallace

Redundancies: Practical Employer Guidance

The law relating to redundancy is an area that comes up almost on a daily basis for our RDJ Employment Team. Whether a business is re-structuring, re-sizing or reducing their workforce...

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

To Be An Employee Or Not To Be An Employee?

Greater clarity is emerging in how the Irish Revenue Commissioners ("Revenue") and the Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") will apply last year's significant Supreme Court...

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Employment And Pensions - What's Another Year?, January 2025

European Union Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Court Awards €11m For Breach Of Fiduciary Duties

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Updated Code Of Practice On Determining Employment Status Now Published

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Irish Work And Residence Permissions Overview

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Ireland As A VFX Destination For The Film Industry: Related Immigration Considerations

Ireland Immigration

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Fragomen

Employment - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, October 2024

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Two Recent Cases In Ireland Apply New Supreme Court Test For Determining Employment Status

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Private Equity: When Is A Leaver "Transfer Notice" Deemed To Be Served By An Employee Who Is Also A Director?

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Striking The Right Chord: McGranaghan Case Changes The Tune For Gig Workers

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

Employment - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, October 2024

The Employment Permits Regulations 2024 have been published here. The Regulations set out how to complete a frequent user application and provide more details...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Two Recent Cases In Ireland Apply New Supreme Court Test For Determining Employment Status

In two recent cases, we see how the Workplace Relations Commission in Ireland has applied the new five-step test formulated by the Supreme Court last year for determining employment status.

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Private Equity: When Is A Leaver "Transfer Notice" Deemed To Be Served By An Employee Who Is Also A Director?

In its recent judgment in Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman & Anor [2024] EWHC 1561 (Ch) the English High Court of Justice found that the correct interpretation of a "leaver" provision in a company's articles of association.

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Striking The Right Chord: McGranaghan Case Changes The Tune For Gig Workers

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)...

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

New Employment Permits Legislation To Come Into Force On 2 September 2024

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

No Fault Dismissals - Case Law Update

Further to our previous Insight on no fault terminations (see here) the issue has once again come before the High Court in the highly publicised case of Philip Nolan v Science Foundation Ireland [2024] IEHC 368.

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

New Horizon Series Part 1: The Dawn Of Ireland's Enhanced Employment Permits Act

On 25 June 2024, President Higgins signed the long-awaited Employment Permits Bill 2022 into law. While the Act will need to be commenced by the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with adjoining employment...

Ireland Employment

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Fragomen

New Irish Revenue Tax Guidance On Determining Employment Status

In May 2024, the Irish Revenue Commissioners ("Revenue") published guidance on determining employment status for taxation purposes.

Ireland Employment

MG

Maples Group

Revenue Issues New Guidance On Determining Employment Status For Tax Purposes

For taxation purposes, there is a difference in treatment between employees and self-employed persons engaged as independent contractors. In October 2023...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

WRC Awards Record Compensation To Employee In Dismissal Case

Ireland Employment

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L&E Global

New Irish Revenue Guidance On Determining Employment Status

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Key Considerations For Establishing A Summer Internship Programme

Ireland Employment

MG

Maples Group

Code Of Practice On Right To Request Flexible Working And Right To Request Remote Working: What Employers Need To Consider

Ireland Employment

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Flynn O'Driscoll

The Labour Court Overturned WRC Decision That An Agency Worker Had Continuity Of Service For The Purpose Of An Unfair Dismissal Claim

Ireland Employment

LG

L&E Global

Update For Employers In Ireland - Right To Request Flexible And Remote Working

Ireland Employment

MG

Maples Group

Welcome Labour Court Decision On Continuity Of Service When Agency Worker Transitioned To Client Employee

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland Introduces New Code Of Practice On Flexible And Remote Working

Ireland Employment

O

Ogier

Mind The Gap! Employees To Be Allowed Work Until State Pension Age

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Practical Employer Guidance On Fixed-Term Contracts

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

General Scheme Of The Employment (Restriction Of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Picketing Injunctions: All Is Changed, Changed Utterly

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

WRC Publish Code Of Practice On The Right To Request Flexible And Remote Working

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Employment Law Update: The Right To Silence In The Workplace

Ireland Employment

O

Ogier

Mandatory Retirement Ages In Ireland: The Importance Of Objective Justification

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

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