Gender Pay Gap Reporting Update
The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 requires employers to report on their Gender Pay Gap across a range of metrics, as set out in the Regulations. The Gender Pay Gap is the difference between the average hourly earnings for...
Domestic Abuse Policy
A recent CIPD/Industrial Relations News survey has found just 60 per cent of employers have a policy for granting leave in relation to domestic abuse/violence, despite it being a legal requirement since 27th November 2023. This legislation provides for victims...
Absence Management
Absence management is arguably one of the greatest challenges for any employer due to its sensitive nature, however, it is an essential area of people management that requires a consistent process to be applied. In 2024, Absence was the main...
Employment Law changes in 2024
As with recent years in the Employment Law sphere, 2024 saw a number of changes in Ireland with many regulatory updates coming into effect as illustrated in the below image: While each change outlined in the above has a...
Pension Auto-Enrolment
Auto-enrolment is a new pension savings scheme for certain employees who are not paying into a pension. They will be automatically included in the scheme but can opt out after 6 months. Following an agreement by the Cabinet last week,...
Employee or not an Employee?
Following from the recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of The Revenue Commissioners v. Karshan (Midlands) Ltd t/a Dominio’s Pizza (the “Karshan Decision”), Revenue have recently published its “Guidelines for Determining Employment Status for Taxation Purposes”. While Revenue has responsibility...
Workplace Relations Commission – Annual Report 2023
The WRC has recently published its Annual Report; it is the first report published under the incoming Director General of the WRC, Ms. Audrey Cahill. Here at ISME, we wanted to save you the time of reading the comprehensive report...
Employment Law – What to expect in 2024
No different to 2023, 2024 is looking to be a busy year in relation to Employment Law changes with many long communicated legislation changes coming into practice. Minimum Wage Increase From the 1st of January 2024, the minimum wage for workers...
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
SSP will be increasing to 5 days entitlement from January 1st 2024. Summary of entitlement Under the Act all employers became obliged to make mandatory sick payments to their staff. The Act allows exceptions for companies who have more favorable...
Work Christmas Party Season
“Tis the Season to be……Cautious” Employers may be liable for incidents that occur at the Christmas party regardless of whether it takes place outside of the workplace or normal working hours. Please be aware that Employers may also find themselves...
