WEATHER ALERTS
We don’t want to be alarmist or to be seen as being “over-the-top”, but it is the general absence of what is considered “Bad Weather”…
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HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS IN 2023
The Department of Enterprise has not published the Regulations for the Sick Leave Scheme and we are concerned that many of our members who outsource…
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Minimum Notice – Workplace Relations Commission
Under the terms of the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973-2005, an employee or employer who intends to terminate a contract of employment…
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Changes To Contracts Of Employment
All employees in Ireland must get a written statement of their terms of employment, including their pay and hours of work. This written statement should…
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The Sick Leave Act 2022
Commitments were made by both the Tánaiste and the Minister of State for employment affairs and retail, Damien English TD that employers who can provide…
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Unpaid Work-Workplace Relations Commission
The National Minimum Wage Act applies to all individuals engaged under a contract of employment. The law defines a contract of employment as any contract…
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Department of Enterprise, Trade And Employment – Living Wage
Public Consultation On The Phase In Of The Living Wage The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has published (here) a document inviting the views…
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Sunday Premium Shocker
Members reading the account of the Irish Examiner report (here) of a WRC determination on Sunday Premium should note the importance of having, clearly and…
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Deductions From Pay
An employer is allowed to make the following deductions from an employee’s wage: Any deduction required or authorised by law (e.g., PAYE or PRSI) Any…
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Important Notice: COVID Public Holiday Entitlements
We have been contacted by some members that have closed their business with queries relating to public holiday entitlements for their employees. With a public holiday…
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