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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Legal News – May 26

This monthly legal update examines critical developments across pension scheme compliance, artificial intelligence governance, ESG fund marketing regulations, environmental law precedents, payment services legislation, and defined benefit pension surplus management. Each article addresses pressing regulatory challenges and strategic considerations for legal practitioners and corporate decision-makers navigating Ireland's evolving legal landscape.

Ireland Employment

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William Fry

Employer Action Required For Auto-Enrolment Exemption

Ireland's National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) has begun contacting employers whose workplace pension arrangements fail to meet newly introduced minimum contribution...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Governing Law In Cross-border Employment

The CJEU's recent judgment in Locatrans Sàrl v ES [2025] clarifies how courts must determine which country's mandatory employment laws apply when employees work across multiple jurisdictions.

Worldwide Employment

M

Matheson

Employment Law Update: What Employers In Ireland Need To Prepare For Now

Significant changes to Ireland’s employment law landscape are approaching, with new transparency, pension and equality obligations set to materially increase compliance and litigation risk for employers.

Ireland Employment

W

Walkers

Employee Representation In Internal Disciplinary Processes

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Employment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Top Tips For Dealing With Workplace Grievances

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Unwilling Or Unable? Disability Discrimination And Workplace Disputes In Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

No-fault Dismissals In Ireland: What Employers Need To Know

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Pay Transparency Directive Update: EU Publishes Gender-neutral Job Evaluation And Classification Guidelines

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Mastering Part-time Work Requests: The Updated Code Of Practice

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Employment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

I Have Just Received A Letter From The WRC Notifying Me Of A Claim, How Do I Handle It?

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Northern Ireland To Introduce New Statutory Rates, Miscarriage Leave And SSP Reforms From April 2026

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Apparent Obligation On Litigation Parties To Disclose Use Of AI Following Court Of Appeal Decision

Ireland Technology

RL

RDJ LLP

Employment Podcast Episode 70: Key Employment Themes And Trends For 2026

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

EDPB 2025 Annual Report: Recent Trends

Ireland Privacy

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Blocking Bad-Faith DSARs: The Brillen Rottler Ruling

Ireland Privacy

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McCann Fitzgerald

Judicial Guidance On AI Use In Litigation

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

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Contract of Employment

Employer Action Required For Auto-Enrolment Exemption

Ireland's National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) has begun contacting employers whose workplace pension arrangements fail to meet newly introduced minimum contribution...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Governing Law In Cross-border Employment

The CJEU's recent judgment in Locatrans Sàrl v ES [2025] clarifies how courts must determine which country's mandatory employment laws apply when employees work across multiple jurisdictions.

Worldwide Employment

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Employment

The Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026 (PDF 467KB) was signed into law on 31 March.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Redundancy In Ireland - A Practical Employer Guidance

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

A Deep Dive Into The EU Platform Work Directive

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

A New WRC Code Of Practice On Access To Part Time Working

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Changes Ahead For Contractual Retirement Ages

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Requests To Work Longer – Changes To Mandatory Retirement Ages Become Law

Ireland Employment

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

New Legislation: The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025

Ireland Employment

DE

Dillon Eustace

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Employee Representation In Internal Disciplinary Processes

Employees facing disciplinary action in Ireland do not have an automatic right to legal representation, except in exceptional circumstances. This article examines the legal framework governing representation rights...

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Unwilling Or Unable? Disability Discrimination And Workplace Disputes In Ireland

It is not unusual for workplace tensions, sickness absence and performance concerns to arise at the same time.

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Mastering Part-time Work Requests: The Updated Code Of Practice

The Workplace Relations Commission recently updated its Code of Practice on Access to Part-Time Working (see Code here) (the “Code”), which was initially published in 2006. The updated Code maintains a core principle: part-time work should be accessible across all organisational levels.

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

I Have Just Received A Letter From The WRC Notifying Me Of A Claim, How Do I Handle It?

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

It's Time For The Government To Be Transparent About The Pay Transparency Directive

Ireland Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

A Practical Roadmap For Employer Compliance With The EU Platform Work Directive

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Workplace Romances: A Guide For Irish Employers – Don't Let Your Employees' Heartaches Become HR Headaches

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Impact Of The 2024 Act On NDAs In Employment Settlements: A One-Year Review

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Employer Action Required For Auto-Enrolment Exemption

Ireland's National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) has begun contacting employers whose workplace pension arrangements fail to meet newly introduced minimum contribution...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

No Second Bite: High Court Confirms FSPO Decisions Cannot Be Re-litigated

The Irish High Court has reinforced that Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman decisions are final and binding, preventing parties from re-litigating the same complaints in court.

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Employment

The Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026 (PDF 467KB) was signed into law on 31 March.

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

FSPO Publishes Overview Of Complaints 2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 02/04/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Pensions Update: Spring 2026

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

TUPE Regulations In Ireland - A Practical Guide For Employers

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 19/02/2026

European Union Finance

M

Matheson

What's New For Employers In 2026?

Ireland Employment

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McCann Fitzgerald

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Employee Representation In Internal Disciplinary Processes

Employees facing disciplinary action in Ireland do not have an automatic right to legal representation, except in exceptional circumstances. This article examines the legal framework governing representation rights...

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

No-fault Dismissals In Ireland: What Employers Need To Know

The High Court has again acknowledged that a no-fault dismissal, meaning termination without cause, is permitted in law, provided there are no underlying reasons such as misconduct issues...

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Northern Ireland To Introduce New Statutory Rates, Miscarriage Leave And SSP Reforms From April 2026

The new financial year is approaching on 6 April 2026 and coincides with the introduction of updated statutory employment rates and limits along with the introduction of paid miscarriage leave...

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Redundancy In Ireland - A Practical Employer Guidance

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

The NI 'Good Jobs' Bill: Where Are We Now And What's Ahead?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Workplace Romances: A Guide For Irish Employers – Don't Let Your Employees' Heartaches Become HR Headaches

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Getting Redundancy Right In Northern Ireland – Part 1: Handling Individual Redundancies With Care

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Protected Disclosures Act 2014 - Current Trends And Section 5(5) Defence Explored

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

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Latest Videos

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'Good Jobs' Podcast: Unpacking The Way Forward (Podcast)

LS

Lewis Silkin

EU Pay Transparency Directive: What's Clear, What's Not (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

Is Your Business Ready For Pension Auto-Enrolment? (Video)

AC

Arthur Cox

Video: Employment Law Roundup For 2021

WF

William Fry

Recent EAT Ruling Focuses On Managing Long Term Absence In The Workforce (Audio Content)

M

Matheson

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