New Regulations in Ireland on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/01/2023 The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 became law on 16 December 2022 without much attention, notwithstanding that it includes some significant obligations on employers which require their immediate attention. The Regulations transpose EU Directive 201...

Irish Employment Law In Brief: It was the Best of Times and 2023

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 03/01/2023 Ah, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” Although Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities was written in 1859, 2022 brought nearly as many highs and lows…especially in HR. This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on key employment law and HR...

Statutory Sick Pay - the New Bill, the Staged Process and What it Means for Employers Q&A

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 16/12/2022 Bláthnaid Evans's popular Annual Review session on statutory sick pay generated quite a few questions. Here, she answers questions on the Act's interaction with company sick pay schemes, policy considerations, pay issues, long-term sickness, penalisation/absence management and certification. Defini...

Irish Employment Law: What We Learned Last Quarter – November 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 05/12/2022 What We Learned Last Quarter – November 2022 Legal Island's Learning and Development team have collated all of the updates we sent our 1,600+ Irish Employment Law Hub subscribers in Q3 2022.  Every three months, we update you with some of the key developments in employment law and practice affectin...

AREL 2022: Session Spotlights with the Speakers

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 23/11/2022 We asked a number of our Annual Review of Employment Law 2022 conference speakers to record a short video on what their session will cover and why it's important for you. Harassment and Bullying Codes of Practice – What’s So Different? - Caroline Reidy New Code of Practice on Pay Inequalit...

Men's Mental Health: A Silent and Far-reaching Emergency

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 14/11/2022 Current research tells us that: men have a suicide rate 3 times higher than women in Ireland domestic violence against men in Northern Ireland has increased by more than 40% in nine years men on average die 4-5 years before women If we're serious about addressing men's mental health and using Men...

Can you answer these employment law and HR questions?

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 09/11/2022 Legal Island's knowledge team have put together a quick 10-question multiple choice quiz to test your knowledge of employment law and HR developments in 2022. How did you fare? And have you booked your annual employment update yet? Over 500 of your local HR peers have already registered to attend ...

Irish Employment Law In Brief: Menopause Special - October 2022

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 12/10/2022 This month’s 'In Brief' focuses on International Menopause Day on 18th of October. We’ve highlighted the key themes, to help you keep up to date with developments. Why Do We Need a Menopause Day? Menopause is a change all women go through, however, some sail through it with few symptoms, while othe...

An Update on The Right to Request Remote Working

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 04/10/2022 This Autumn, the Irish government plans to progress legislation on an employee’s right to request remote working arrangements as a matter of priority. In this article, Síobhra Rush, Partner and Joanna Mackey, Managing Practice Development Lawyer, Lewis Silkin looks at how 20 recent recommendations ...

Budget 2023 - Employment Related Changes

Posted in: Supplementary Articles ROI on 28/09/2022 It is Budget 2023 time and Ken Killoran (Tax Partner in Mazars) has set out below the key measures from an employment tax perspective: Key employment tax-related change No change to personal tax rates for 2023 but the Standard Rate Cut-Off Points (SRCOPs) for 2023 have been increased. (See page 14...