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Minimum Pension Contributions Accelerated Under Auto-Enrolment

As the launch of My Future Fund (MFF) approaches, the Department of Social Protection (the Department) has written to various pensions industry bodies including the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)...

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Employment

The National Minimum Wage Order 2025 will take effect from 1 January 2026, increasing the national minimum hourly rate to €14.15.

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/10/2025

On 24 October 2025, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") launched a consultation ("Consultation") on draft guidelines ("Guidelines") on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review and evaluation process ("SREP") and supervisory stress testing under directive 2013/36/EU ("CRD").

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 16/10/2025

On 9 October 2025, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ("EIOPA") published six consultations related to a draft delegated regulation, draft implementing technical standards ("ITS") and guidelines, stemming from the review of the Solvency II framework.

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Establishment Of The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) And Warning To Employers Preparing For Auto Enrolment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

EIOPA 2026 Priorities: Key Supervisory Themes For Insurers' Horizon Scanning

Ireland Insurance

WF

William Fry

US Company Listed Update October 2025 - Company Law & Governance

Worldwide Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Charting A Course To Auto-Enrolment: Key Dates For Employers

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

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

Ireland Employment

W

Walkers

Auto-enrolment Pensions In Ireland Set To Change

Ireland Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Pension Transfers After Normal Retirement Age? Key Update To The Revenue Pensions Manual

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Looking Ahead: European Developments - Horizon Scanner: Finance, August 2025

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Pay Transparency Directive: What's Clear, What's Not (Video)

Ireland Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

More Employment Rights Bill Amendments Published

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Diverging Paths: The EU-US ESG Regulatory Debate And The Implications For EU Competitiveness

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Resilience Video Series: Building Strength In Uncertainty (Video)

Ireland Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

GEMA v. OpenAI – Europe's Direction On AI Infringement?

Worldwide Technology

WF

William Fry

'Good Jobs' Podcast: Unpacking The Way Forward (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Highlights And Insights: The WRC's Annual Report 2024

The Workplace Relations Commission Annual Report (the "Report") highlights the key achievements, ongoing challenges and emerging trends in employment claims in Ireland.

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

The Revised EWC Directive: Agreement At Last

Provisional agreement has been reached on new rules governing the operation of European Works Councils ("EWCs"). Some technical steps are required before the revisions come into force but we now have a good idea of the outcome of this lengthy negotiation process.

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Navigating Pension Waters: A Deep Dive Into The Pensions Authority's 2024 Supervisory Activities

The Pensions Authority (the Authority) recently published its report on the supervisory activities that it carried out in 2024. The Authority confirmed that it expects trustee boards...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

FSPO Amendment Act 2025: Greater Access To FSPO For Consumers

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2025 (the "Act" - here) has now been commenced, coming into force on 9 May 2025.

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Go-Live Date Delayed: A Silver Lining For Employers In Planning For Auto-Enrolment

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

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

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 01/05/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Borderline Business: Navigating Cross Border Work On The Island Of Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Pension Risk Transfers In Ireland – If Not Now, When?

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Recent Developments In Mandatory Retirement Ages

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Pensions Update: Spring 2025

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

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

This feature of the DB pension sector in Ireland is one of the main reasons for the dramatic decline in DB pension schemes from circa 1500 in 2008 to just under 500 today.

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

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

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

Navigating Developments In Irish Pensions Law (Video)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Employment Law Update – What's Ahead In 2025

2024 saw much change in the area of Irish employment law, both in terms of new case law and legislative amendments.

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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

M

Matheson

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

Under the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive, Member States with a collective bargaining coverage below 80%, as is the case in Ireland...

European Union Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Legal News - January 25

Here is a selection of our recent publications.

Ireland Insurance

WF

William Fry

Reminder – Pension Schemes And The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Pensions & Incentives Top 10 News Round-Up

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Finance Act 2024: New Era For Pension Savings

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Pensions Update: Winter 2024

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Wheels In Motion For Auto-Enrolment: Next Steps For Employers

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Gender Pay Gap Reporting: What Are Employers Doing Now?

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Biased By Design? Unlocking AI's Hidden Risks

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Navigating The Intersection Between AI And Employment Law

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Department Of Finance Publishes Review Of The Taxation Of Share-Based Remuneration

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Automatic Enrolment: Commencement Order Signed

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

New Government Legislation Programme: Industry & Sector Breakdown Autumn 2024

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

Pensions: Auto Enrolment (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

The Medical Workforce Intelligence Report 2023

Ireland Employment

BW

Byrne Wallace

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