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Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

This month, the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published. It proposes to impose additional requirements on employers where mandatory retirement below state pension age...

Ireland Employment

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McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Provides Welcome Clarity On Consultation Obligations In Collective Redundancies

Section 9 provides that where an employer proposes to create collective redundancies, it must, with a view to reaching agreement, initiate consultations with employees' representatives.

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Employment - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, April 2025

While certain provisions contained in the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 have changed from the General Scheme of the Employment...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Pensions Update: Spring 2025

As trustees will be aware, DORA is an EU regulation primarily focused on strengthening ICT security for large financial institutions but which also includes pension schemes within its scope.

European Union Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Significant Changes To Equality Legislation Proposed

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Amcor Pension Case: High Court Upholds Employer's Immediate Termination Rights

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Updates To Gender Pay Gap Reporting Expected This Year

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Increase To Employment Rates And Limits Announced In Northern Ireland

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Changes To Retirement Ages On The Way: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 Is Published

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

EU Pay Transparency Directive: Ireland Joins The Frontrunners

Ireland Employment

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Ius Laboris

Collective Redundancies In Ireland: When Does The Obligation To Consult Begin?

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Pregnancy Loss And The Workplace In Ireland

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Testing The Strength Of The Right To Request Remote Work Arrangements

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Meta Platforms Ireland v Data Protection Commission – Importance Of Expediency In Challenges To Decisions Of Public Bodies

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Trump's Trade Policy: The EU Response – What's Now And What's Next?

Worldwide International

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Matheson

My Citizenship Pathway – Irish Citizenship By Naturalization - A Guide By Kim Wong

Ireland Immigration

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Deloitte Ireland LLP

Non-Work Data On Work Mobile: Employer Not Responsible

Ireland Privacy

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William Fry

The Discovery 'Monster' - High Court Highlights Ongoing Issues

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Contract of Employment

Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

This month, the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published. It proposes to impose additional requirements on employers where mandatory retirement below state pension age...

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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

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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

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Byrne Wallace

Redundancies: Practical Employer Guidance

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

To Be An Employee Or Not To Be An Employee?

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

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

This month, the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published. It proposes to impose additional requirements on employers where mandatory retirement below state pension age...

Ireland Employment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Significant Changes To Equality Legislation Proposed

The General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 has been published by the Government.

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Updates To Gender Pay Gap Reporting Expected This Year

In 2025, employers who employ 50 employees or more will come into scope for gender pay gap reporting in Ireland for the first time. To date, only employers with 150 employees or more are required to report.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Pay Transparency Directive: Ireland Joins The Frontrunners

Ireland Employment

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Ius Laboris

Case Study: Protecting LGBT+ Rights

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Pregnancy Loss And The Workplace In Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Testing The Strength Of The Right To Request Remote Work Arrangements

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Ireland Introduces Law Restricting The Use Of Non-Disclosure Clauses In Discrimination And Harassment Cases

Ireland Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

DEI: Diversity, Equality And Inclusion To The Fore Of New Draft Employment Legislation

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

This month, the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published. It proposes to impose additional requirements on employers where mandatory retirement below state pension age...

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Employment - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, April 2025

While certain provisions contained in the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 have changed from the General Scheme of the Employment...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Pensions Update: Spring 2025

As trustees will be aware, DORA is an EU regulation primarily focused on strengthening ICT security for large financial institutions but which also includes pension schemes within its scope.

European Union Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Amcor Pension Case: High Court Upholds Employer's Immediate Termination Rights

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Changes To Retirement Ages On The Way: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 Is Published

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Navigating Developments In Irish Pensions Law (Video)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Key Employment Law Updates 2025

Ireland Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

What's Another Year 2025 - Employment and Pensions

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Steer Clear Of Conduct Unbecoming: Revised Code Of Conduct For PRSA Providers

Ireland Employment

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McCann Fitzgerald

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Increase To Employment Rates And Limits Announced In Northern Ireland

It's that time of the year when employment law changes traditionally take effect, and this year there have been significant increases in several rates and limits. Here is our summary of the most important changes.

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Pregnancy Loss And The Workplace In Ireland

As the Labour government in England, Wales and Scotland commits to introducing pregnancy loss leave (for those who experience pregnancy...

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

What's Happening In Northern Irish Employment Law In 2025?

Devolved government in Northern Ireland was finally restored in February 2024 after a 2-year hiatus, and it was back to business for the newly formed Executive.

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Employment Law: Looking Back On 2024

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

New Pay-Related Unemployment Benefit Introduced

Ireland Employment

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WTW

"Good Jobs" Consultation - A Blueprint For Employment Rights Reform In Northern Ireland?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Misconduct Related Dismissals (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Workplace Relations Commission Publishes Annual Report – What Are The Key Takeaways?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Latest Videos

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Navigating Developments In Irish Pensions Law (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Is Your Business Ready For Pension Auto-Enrolment? (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Video: Employment Law Roundup For 2021

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William Fry

Travel Disruption - Are Employers Obligated To Pay Stranded Workers? (Video)

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Mason Hayes & Curran

Recent EAT Ruling Focuses On Managing Long Term Absence In The Workforce (Audio Content)

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Matheson

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