Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Irish Republic as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Irish Republic: Upcoming changes to the State Pension
From 1st January 2024, employees will be able to claim their pension anytime between the ages of 66 and 70 …
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Irish Republic: Visas required for Bolivian nationals
All Bolivian nationals are now required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland …
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Irish Republic: Unpaid leave for medical care
5 days unpaid leave is now available for employees who need to take time off work to deal with serious medical problems concerning their children, or another family member …
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Irish Republic: Guessanomics by the CSO
The Irish Central Statistical Office (CSO) has reported real GDP growth of 0 …
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Irish Republic: How much should a woman on maternity leave be paid?
Under the Maternity Protection Act (MRA) the current maternity benefit is just €262 (US$286) a week …
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Irish Republic: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Report
The WRC’s 2022 report reveals that last year the most common complaints related to the payment of wages, or employment equality …
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Irish Republic: AIB to give staff suffering domestic abuse 10 days of paid leave
Bank introduces domestic violence leave, and more …
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Irish Republic: Cabinet to discuss strengthening redundancy laws
Longer advance notice for collective redundancy …
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Irish Republic: Upper age limit to recruitment
There was a time in the not too distant past when many occupations had age limits beyond which no recruitment could take place …
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Irish Republic: Construction industry changes to hourly rates and pensions
The Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Neale Richmond, has approved a new Sectoral Employment Order for workers in the construction industry …
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Irish Republic: Equitable briefing
Back in 2021, the Law Council in Australia launched its equitable briefing policy to ensure female Bar members receive a fair share of cases in Chambers …
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Irish Republic: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 has been passed by the Oireachtas
The Bill transposes into Irish law Articles 6 and 9 of the EU Work Life Balance Directive …
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Irish Republic: Tax agency issues guidance for employers on “reportable benefits”
The guidance explains that “reportable benefits” include the remote working daily allowance of €3 …
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Irish Republic: Golden visa programme for wealthy foreign investors terminated
The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP), which is a variant of the Golden Visa scheme, permitting non-EU nationals to acquire residency in this territory provided they make an investment, has brought around €1 …
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Irish Republic: Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) coming under scrutiny
Although SEOs appear to have been relatively effective in applying pay, pension or sickpay practices across entire economic sectors, they have also had their failures …
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