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High Court Overturns Labour Court Findings In Verizon EWC Dispute

In a significant development for European Works Councils ("EWCs") in Ireland, the High Court, in Charpentier v Verizon Ireland Limited, has set aside Labour Court determinations concerning Verizon's obligations...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Legal News - December 25

As the launch of My Future Fund (MFF) approaches, the Department of Social Protection has written to various pensions bodies warning employers against illegally obliging employees to join pension schemes...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Act Now: Register For My Future Fund Before 31 December

As the 1 January 2026 implementation date for pensions automatic enrolment is fast approaching, the Government is continuing to engage with employers and the pensions industry...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Gender Pay Gap Report 2025

At William Fry, diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to who we are. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction And Engineering October 2025 - Employment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Minimum Pension Contributions Accelerated Under Auto-Enrolment

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

The Workplace Relations Act 2015: A Ten-Year Retrospective

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Employment Podcast Episode 67: Protected Disclosures Explained – By The WRC'

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Employment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

What Irish Employers Can Learn From Australia's Landmark Remote Working Case

Worldwide Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Ireland's New Action Plan To Promote Collective Bargaining: What Does It Mean For Employers?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

AI In HR: Enhancing Practice And Mitigating Its Risks

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Gender Pay Gap Portal To Launch On Voluntary Basis Only In 2025

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

The Pay Transparency Directive – Joint Pay Assessments

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Budget 2026: Tax Measures To Support The Housing Market – Finance Bill Implementation

AC

Arthur Cox

Professional Negligence And The Duty Of Care: Lessons From The High Court

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Ireland Privacy

WF

William Fry

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

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

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Contract of Employment

Ireland's New Action Plan To Promote Collective Bargaining: What Does It Mean For Employers?

Ireland has launched its Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining 2026-2030. This reaffirms its commitment to voluntarism, favouring encouragement, guidance and financial incentives over legal mandates.

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Ireland Employment Law Round-Up: What's Ahead For Employers

As we approach the final quarter of 2025, several significant employment law developments are on the horizon that will impact Irish employers across sectors.

Ireland Employment

W

Walkers

Employee Or Contractor? Revenue Gives Employers An Opportunity To Correct Payroll Issues – Without Penalty

On 11 September 2025, the Revenue Commissioners announced an opportunity for employers to correct payroll tax issues arising in 2024 and 2025 due to a bona-fide misclassification...

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Employment Rights In Ireland: A Guide For Employers And Employees

Ireland Employment

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

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

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Gender Pay Gap Reporting – Top 10 FAQs

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Performance Management And Exit Conversations In Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

AI In HR: Enhancing Practice And Mitigating Its Risks

The use of AI by HR teams is widespread, with more than 1 in 4 of employers in Ireland having introduced AI to their recruitment processes.

Ireland Employment

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RDJ LLP

The Pay Transparency Directive – Joint Pay Assessments

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (the "Directive") aims to enhance pay transparency for employees and candidates for employment and to improve access for redress for gender based pay-discrimination claims.

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

AI On The Job: How AI Is Re-Shaping Employment Law

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday life has become increasingly prominent. In the workplace, AI holds the potential to fundamentally transform HR practices and workforce management.

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Sexual Harassment Investigations Require Careful Handling To Ensure Fairness And Compliance With Internal Policies

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Ditching DEI: Causes For Concern And The Case For Inclusive Policies

Worldwide Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

More Employment Rights Bill Amendments Published

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Does The 'For Women Scotland' Ruling Apply To Northern Ireland? The Equality Commission For NI Releases Guidance

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Anonymous No More: Belfast High Court Sets Landmark Precedent In £300,000 Libel Case Against Tattle Life

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Key Updates To Gender Pay Gap Reporting In Ireland

Ireland Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Legal News - December 25

As the launch of My Future Fund (MFF) approaches, the Department of Social Protection has written to various pensions bodies warning employers against illegally obliging employees to join pension schemes...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Act Now: Register For My Future Fund Before 31 December

As the 1 January 2026 implementation date for pensions automatic enrolment is fast approaching, the Government is continuing to engage with employers and the pensions industry...

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

Minimum Pension Contributions Accelerated Under Auto-Enrolment

As the launch of My Future Fund (MFF) approaches, the Department of Social Protection (the Department) has written to various pensions industry bodies including the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Employment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/10/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 16/10/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Establishment Of The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) And Warning To Employers Preparing For Auto Enrolment

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

EIOPA 2026 Priorities: Key Supervisory Themes For Insurers' Horizon Scanning

Ireland Insurance

WF

William Fry

US Company Listed Update October 2025 - Company Law & Governance

Worldwide Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

At the beginning of summer, confirmed redundancies in Northern Ireland reached their highest monthly level in almost five years. Are employers getting redundancy right?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Abandonment Of Employment: Legal Risks And Employer Responsibilities

On the surface, it is understandable how an employer might consider that an employee who has not turned up to work for a prolonged period of time could be considered to have abandoned their employment.

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

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

The RDJ Employment Team is seeing an increasing number of claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") in practice.

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Performance Management And Exit Conversations In Irish Employment Law

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Increase To Employment Rates And Limits Announced In Northern Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Pregnancy Loss And The Workplace In Ireland

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

What's Happening In Northern Irish Employment Law In 2025?

Ireland Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

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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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