Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Irish Republic as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Irish Republic: WRC hearings must be public, Supreme Court rules
Many employers are clearly unaware that since this Spring, all hearings under employment rights legislation are open to the public …
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Irish Republic: Government approves law to protect employees tips
A draft law, supported by the government, will reform the treatment by employers of tips and gratuities …
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Irish Republic: Changes to the employment permit system
To address labour shortages, changes are being made to the employment permits system for workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) …
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Irish Republic: Minister English approves Labour Court recommendation for new minimum pay rates in the Construction Sector
The Government has approved a Labour Court recommendation that will set increased minimum pay rates for workers in the construction sector …
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Irish Republic: Employee dismissed on probation succeeds in discriminatory dismissal case
The Workplace Relations Commission has found that an employee on probation was subject to age discrimination, based on age difference with a comparator …
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Irish Republic: The department says the end of the “austerity” time for public services will cost as much as 11,000 new hires
Ten years ago, the government introduced austerity provisions that required all civil servants and other public sector workers to work longer hours for no additional pay …
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Irish Republic: St Brigid’s bank holiday
Debate still continues about a new national public holiday, with 1st February – St Brigid’s Day as the front runner …
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Irish Republic: 17 companies sign up to upcoming four-day week pilot scheme
It has been claimed that 17 companies have volunteered to take part in a six-month experiment by introducing a 4-day week, starting next February …
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Irish Republic: Corporate tax rate set to rise to 15%, as part of global deal
The government has relented to the OECD and pressure from the G7 by agreeing to raise its corporate income tax rate from 12 …
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Irish Republic: EWSS to remain in place until April 2022
The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) will remain in place in a graduated form until 30th April 2022, although it will close to new employers from 1st January 2022 …
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Irish Republic: Pandemic bonus
The government has still not decided what kind of special rewards it should offer to frontline workers for their activities during the Pandemic …
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Irish Republic: Amgen’s new 24/7 system of shiftwork
The Labour Court has ruled that employees of the biopharm company Amgen should accept a new 24/7 system of shiftwork …
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Irish Republic: Limits on probation among planned workers’ rights measures
The government is working on a draft law to implement an EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and may use this as pretext to limit probationary periods …
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Irish Republic: Temporary extension of Irish residence permit.
People who held a valid permit to be in the Republic in March 2020 are lawfully allowed to remain until 15th January 2022 – even if their Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card has expired and they are awaiting a new one …
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Irish Republic: Increase in State pension age to 67 should be delayed by seven years, report to recommend
The Pensions Commission has recommended that the age at which people receive the State Pension should not rise further until 2028 …
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