Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Irish Republic as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Irish Republic: Streamlined residence card renewal process for Dublin residents
The government has prepared a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document in relation to immigration permission documentation and permission to stay applications online …
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Irish Republic: Call for submissions on occupations lists due 11th December
Employers who are interested in submitting comments on the “Critical Skills Occupations List” and the “Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits” may do so via email before the closing date: 11th December 2020 …
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Irish Republic: Employee awarded €9,000 for constructive dismissal due to employer giving a bad reference
A recent case before the Adjudication Officer raised the question whether a negative written reference could be used as the basis for a claim of constructive dismissal under Section 1 of the Unfair Dismissal Act 1977 …
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Irish Republic: Redundancy provisions relating to temporary lay-off and short-time work extended
The emergency suspension of an employee’s right to claim redundancy following a period of temporary lay-off or short time was brought into effect from 13th March 2020 under Part 8 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 …
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Irish Republic: Government approves increase in the National Minimum Wage from 1st January 2021
With effect from 1st January 2021, over 122,000 workers will benefit from the increased national minimum hourly wage of €10 …
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Irish Republic: Aer Lingus to impose further temporary pay cuts
Although negotiations continue over the restructuring of ground handling and cabin crew at Aer Lingus, the company has decided to reduce the cut in pay and hours from 30% to 50% …
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Irish Republic: Redundancy package for “An Post” employees
One advantage of responding to a 75% reduction in workload is being in the public sector, where normal commercial constraints sometimes do not apply …
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Irish Republic: Government extends immigration permission for foreign nationals until January 2021
Under the latest temporary visa extension, foreign nationals with an expiry date on visa immigration stamps that fall between 20th September 2020 and 20th January 2021 will be able to remain in Ireland until at least 20th January 2021 …
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Irish Republic: Approved profit sharing scheme reporting deadline extended
Revenue-approved profit sharing schemes are subject each year to annual reporting through the ESS1 form …
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Irish Republic: Automatic renewal of immigration permissions
Visas and permits expiring between 20th August and 20th September 2020 will be automatically renewed for a period of one month …
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Irish Republic: Draft proposals on the security guarding sector
The Labour Court has published its draft proposals for the JLC covering the security guarding sector …
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Irish Republic: Dispute on worker car parking
There are sometimes good reasons for a union to go to court, but a dispute about worker car parking is not one of them …
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Irish Republic: Atypical working scheme applications now online
The Atypical Working Scheme allows non-EEA nationals to work in a position not covered by other short-term immigration schemes …
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Irish Republic: COVID-19 passenger locator form
Anyone traveling to the Irish Republic, with limited exceptions (i …
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Irish Republic: SEO set aside
The High Court has set aside the sectoral employment order (SEO) for the electrical contracting industry because provisions of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 were judged to be unconstitutional …
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