Understanding Work Permits in Ireland: A Guide for Employers
As the Irish labour market becomes increasingly global, hiring non-EEA (European Economic Area) nationals has become a key part of many organisations’ recruitment strategies. However, employing individuals from outside the EEA and Switzerland requires strict compliance with Irish immigration and...
Managing Probation
A probation period is a period of time at the beginning of a permanent contract of employment that gives an employer the opportunity to assess whether their new employee is capable, reliable and suitable for the job. It also gives...
Various Leave Entitlements within Irish Employment Legislation
Understanding employee leave entitlements is essential for both employers and workers in Ireland. From annual leave and public holidays to parental and sick leave, Irish employment law sets out a comprehensive framework to ensure fair and equitable time off across...
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...
