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Practical resources to help you address employment law issues at work, and keep up with recent and pending legislation.

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Employee relations: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to strikes, picketing and the promotion of collective bargaining
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Retirement: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to retirement ages
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Pay and pensions: Ireland employment law
Information on the legal issues relating to employers’ pension obligations and the law relating to voluntary tips and gratuities
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Redundancy: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to redundancy, including the notice of redundancy, redundancy pay and time off
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Fixed-term workers: Ireland employment law
Introductory guidance on the law relating to fixed-term workers
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Leave entitlements: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to holidays and time off
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Equality: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to equality, including how it applies to disability, pregnancy and age discrimination
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The resolution of statutory employment claims: Ireland employment law
Information on the workplace relations regime for employment related claims, including how the system works, time limits for bringing a claim, and how disputes and appeals are handled
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Dismissal: Ireland employment law
Information on dismissal law, including unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, how claims can arise, the importance of fair procedures and the remedies that courts can award to employees in dismissal cases
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Employee contracts, statements of terms of employment and handbooks: Ireland employment law
Information on contracts of employment and the law governing terms and conditions of employment
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Maternity and parental rights: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to maternity leave, paternity leave, parents leave and parental leave
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Bullying: Ireland employment law
Information on the Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work 2020
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Data protection: Ireland employment law
Information on how data protection impacts on Irish employment law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018
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Discipline and grievance: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to discipline and grievance procedures, including the statutory Code of Practice that covers the stages required in dealing with grievance and disciplinary matters and the sanctions allowed under the Code from an oral warning to dismissal, warnings and disciplinary hearings
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Sick Leave Act and absence management: Ireland employment law
Information on the legislation provides for a statutory sick pay scheme in Ireland
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Agency workers: Ireland employment law
Information relating to agency workers, including qualifying periods and the hirer's obligations under the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012
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Work Life Balance: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to remote working, medical care leave, domestic abuse, work life balance and the right to disconnect
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CIPD Ireland Employment Law Conference 2025
Join us on Thursday 6 February at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
Employment law
Whistleblowing: Ireland employment law
Information on key aspects of the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022 including who is protected, what a 'protected disclosure' is, disclosure channels and protections, contracting out and compensation
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Zero-hours contracts, banded hours and uncertain work: Ireland employment law
Sets out protections for employees in respect of zero-hours contracts, banded hours and uncertain working conditions
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Working time: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to working time, including the key entitlements under the working time regulations and covers the 48 hour average week, breaks during work, daily rest entitlement, weekly rest periods, compensatory rest, annual leave, Sunday working and night work
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Health and safety: Ireland employment law
Information on health and safety legislation, including the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 such as the safety statement, general duties, employees' rights and duties and penalties
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TUPE: Ireland employment law
Information on the transfer of undertakings legislation, including how the regulations are derived from EU law and when they apply
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Wellbeing and stress: Ireland employment law
Information on the law relating to stress, including the importance of prevention, management of the problem and provisions under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts 2005 to 2014
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Reports

Research and analysis by experts from CIPD and partner organisations

Two Reports about Employment law
Report
Zero-hours contracts: evolution and current status
An evaluation of the use and impact of zero-hours contracts
Report
Employers’ legal guide to post-Brexit immigration
Practical guidance on navigating the UK’s new points-based system for HR and employers

Thought leadership

Insight and foresight from our experts in people and the world of work

One Thought leadership about Employment law
Thought leadership
Briefing | Implications from the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act
We examine the new EU legislation regulating the adoption and use of AI and its implications for organisations and people practice

Webinars

Webinar recordings providing expert guidance

Two Webinars about Employment law
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CIPD Ireland Employment Law Seminar – presentations
Download the presentations from the seminar below
Webinar
Employment Law Update
Watch our CIPD Western Region webinar unpacking recent employment law updates in Ireland

Policy engagements

Our calls for action.

Nine Policy engagements about Employment law
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Make Work Pay – Employment Rights Bill
Submission to the Business and Trade Committee
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Pensions Investment Review: Unlocking the UK pensions market for growth
Submission to the UK Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Labour Market Enforcement Strategy
Submission to the Department for Business and Trade
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Zero-hours contracts for agency workers
Our response to the Department for Business and Trade’s consultation on the application of zero hours contracts measures to agency workers. 
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: A modern industrial relations framework
Our response to the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on creating a modern industrial relations framework
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill NI
Submission to the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland
Policy engagement
CIPD consultation response: Autumn 2024 Budget and Spending Review
Read our submission to the HM Treasury regarding the Autumn 2024 Budget and Spending Review
Policy engagement
Calling for a more progressive and supportive approach to enforcing employment rights
Read our letter to the UK’s Director of Labour Market Enforcement as part of the call for evidence for the Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2024 to 2025
Policy engagement
Good work plan: establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights
Read the CIPD's submission to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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