Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Irish Republic as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Irish Republic: New electronic form for share option filing
If an employee in Ireland has been granted or exercised share options in 2014, their employer will need to use a new electronic filing system to comply with their obligation to provide information to the Revenue …
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Irish Republic: Accruing annual leave while on long-term sick leave
The Republic of Ireland’s Ministry for Business and Employment has announced plans to amend national legislation on sick leave in order to bring it in line with recent jurisprudence from the European Court of Justice …
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Irish Republic: Amendments to corporate tax residence rules published
The Irish Finance Bill 2014 has now been published …
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Irish Republic: No unfair dismissal for reading newspaper
Ireland’s Employment Appeals Tribunal has recently rejected a claim for unfair dismissal made by an airport security worker …
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Irish Republic: Employers should be reasonable when accepting resignation
The Irish Employment Appeals Tribunal has confirmed that employers should act reasonably in all circumstances …
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Irish Republic: Streamlining the application process for work permits
From October 1st 2014, there will be nine different types of employment permits and new applications forms for each type of permit in the Republic of Ireland …
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Irish Republic: Proposal to grant one-off public holiday in 2016
Following a proposal by a Government-appointed expert advisory group, the Republic of Ireland is considering adding April 25th as a one-off public holiday in 2016 to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising …
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Irish Republic: Statistics on the transition from work to retirement
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has recently published data on the transition from work to retirement in the EU during 2012 …
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Irish Republic: Widening gap between private- and public-sector pay
According to new figures from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office, the average weekly wage for a private sector employee is almost 300 euros less than the average weekly wage for a public sector employee …
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Irish Republic: Measuring up to environmental objectives
Central to the European Union’s 2020 strategy is a move towards a more resource-efficient, low-carbon economy …
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Irish Republic: Collective bargaining law on its way
The Republic of Ireland’s Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash TD, has said he hopes to have new legislation on collective bargaining rights in place by the end of 2014 …
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Irish Republic: Deductions from pay for non-payment of property tax
Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland have instructed employers to make deductions from the pay of employees who have not paid their property tax or household charges …
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Irish Republic: New workplace relations system approved by government
The Government of the Irish Republic has approved the Workplace Relations Bill which will reform the Irish workplace relations bodies …
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Irish Republic: Draft legislation to replace Registered Employment Agreements
The Government of the Republic of Ireland has approved draft legislation which provides for the replacement of Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) …
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Irish Republic: Whistleblowing legislation now in force
The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 entered into force in the Republic of Ireland on July 15th 2014 …
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