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A right to appeal a redundancy decision? (Ending employment)
A right to legal representation during workplace investigations? (During employment)
Absence and sick leave (During employment)
Amending an existing anti-smoking policy to include the use of e-cigarettes (During employment)
Annual leave and ECJ decision (During employment)
Annual Leave & Public Holidays FAQs (During employment)
Annual leave and public holidays guideline (During employment)
Annual leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Are all female employees entitled to statutory maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Are all temporary employees covered by the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003? (Frequently asked questions)
Are apprentices entitled to a redundancy payment? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employees entitled to a day off each week? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employees entitled to be paid for rest breaks? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employees entitled to extra compensation for Sunday working? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employees on fixed-term contracts covered for the duration of maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employers obliged to give employees a contract of employment? (Frequently asked questions)
Are employment permits transferable? (Frequently asked questions)
Are my organisations’ rules on personal appearance and dress breaching the legislation? (Frequently asked questions)
Are there length of service implications under the equality legislation? (Frequently asked questions)
Are there restrictions around taking maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Are you a social media savvy employer? (During employment)
Articles on Maternity and Pregnancy Related Dismissals (During employment)
Articles on Notice Periods (Ending employment)
Articles on Redundancy (Ending employment)
Assigning public holiday benefits this Christmas and New Year (During employment)
At what stage of the recruitment process should a medical be conducted? (Frequently asked questions)
Attendance at ante- and post-natal appointments (Frequently asked questions)
Attendance policy (Sample HR policies)
Atypical working (During employment)
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Background checks and compliance with Data Protection legislation (During employment)
Bonus schemes and fixed-term workers (Frequently asked questions)
Brought to book: dismissals arising from employee social media usage (During employment)
BUSINESSEUROPE-ETUC letter on European works councils (During employment)
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Can a non-EEA spouse/civil partner of an EEA national work in Ireland? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employee avail of force majeure leave in the event of death? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employee electronically record a disciplinary hearing? (During employment)
Can an employee resign while on maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employee work through a break in order to finish work early? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employee work while waiting for an employment permit to be issued? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employer make a deduction from an employee's wage slip? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employer postpone an application for parental leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employer refuse a request to take carer's leave in a number of blocks? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employer require an employee to work overtime? (Frequently asked questions)
Can an employer waive their right to notice/pay in lieu of notice? (Frequently asked questions)
Can carer's leave be broken up? (Frequently asked questions)
Can carer's leave be taken for two people at once? (Frequently asked questions)
Carer's Leave FAQs (During employment)
Carer's leave guideline (During employment)
Carer’s leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Case concerning employee who used grievance procedure as ‘first port of call’ (During employment)
Case law shows that TAW legislation is a still evolving area of employment law and one to watch (During employment)
Cases relating to unfair selection for redundancy (Ending employment)
CCTV and disciplinary proceedings: the view of the EAT and the higher courts (During employment)
Charter for dignity at work (During employment)
CJEU rules candidates can be excluded based on age in police recruitment (During employment)
Claims for redundancy arising from lay off or short-time (During employment)
Clerys Review (Ibec Submissions)
Closed circuit television (CCTV) policy (Sample HR policies)
Code of practice for determining employment or self-employment status of individuals (Starting employment)
Code of Practice for Protecting Persons Employed in other People's Homes (During employment)
Code of Practice on Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures - S.I. No. 146 (During employment)
Code of Practice on Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work 2012 (Employment Equality Acts) (During employment)
Collective redundancy (Ending employment)
College internships and the Act (Frequently asked questions)
Company car policy (Sample HR policies)
Company dress code policy - sample clauses (During employment)
Compensation for loss of overtime (During employment)
Conditions of employment (During employment)
Contracts (Starting employment)
Contracts FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Contracts of employment guideline (Starting employment)
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Data access requests under GDPR (During employment)
Data Protection – Recent Developments (During employment)
Data protection and CCTV (During employment)
Data protection and the digital age (During employment)
Data Protection Compliance Checklist (During employment)
Data protection guideline (During employment)
Data protection policy (Sample HR policies)
Data protection registration (During employment)
Death in service benefit and fixed-term workers (Frequently asked questions)
Definition of one year's service for the purpose of a UD claim (Ending employment)
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation guidance on TAW legislation (During employment)
Disability and health and safety - is there a conflict? (During employment)
Disability FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Disciplinary procedure (Sample HR policies)
Disciplinary Procedures guideline (During employment)
Discipline (During employment)
Disclosure of a disability during the probation period (Starting employment)
Dismissal FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Do Bulgarian, Romanian or Croatian nationals require an employment permit to work in Ireland? (Frequently asked questions)
Do employees have to disclose that they have a disability? (Frequently asked questions)
Do employees who have left employment have a public holiday entitlement? (Frequently asked questions)
Do employers have to facilitate the break-up of parental leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Do holidays accrue during carer's leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Do I have to give force majeure leave to an employee for their injured or ill same sex partner? (Frequently asked questions)
Do offers or acceptance of other work affect an employee's right to a redundancy payment? (Frequently asked questions)
Do part-time employees have a public holiday entitlement? (Frequently asked questions)
Does a person with a disability have to undergo a pre-employment medical exam? (Frequently asked questions)
Does an employee on maternity leave continue to accrue annual leave and public holiday benefits? (Frequently asked questions)
Does the employer or employee apply for an employment permit? (Frequently asked questions)
Double employment form (During employment)
Dress codes - help or hindrance? (During employment)
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E-cigarettes in the Workplace (During employment)
€100,00 awarded on grounds of discrimination and victimisation (During employment)
€327,000 awared in race discrimination case (During employment)
Easter holidays 2016 to 2022 (During employment)
EAT deny sick leave as reckonable service in the context of redundancy payments (Ending employment)
ECJ extends fixed-term protections to permanent employees (During employment)
Economic context for wage negotiations - May 2017 (During employment)
Economic context for wage negotiations (During employment)
Education assistance and study leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Elective procedures – sick leave or annual leave? (During employment)
Employee absenteeism- A Guide to Managing Absence (During employment)
Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work - code of practice (HSA) (During employment)
Employing family members policy (Sample HR policies)
Employing non-EEA nationals guideline (Starting employment)
Employment equality guideline (During employment)
Employment Law in Ireland in the 21st Century (Legal services)
Employment Law in Ireland in the 21st Century (Legal services)
Employment law related developments 2013 (Employment law)
Employment law related developments in 2016 (During employment)
Employment permits (Starting employment)
Employment permits and redundancy (Starting employment)
Employment permits FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Employment rights of seasonal workers (During employment)
Enough to turn your hair grey! Pensions related disputes before the Labour Court, 2009-2013 (Ending employment)
Ensure your summer social events are enjoyed safely (During employment)
Equal opportunities and dignity at work policy (Sample HR policies)
Equality (During employment)
Equality FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Equality mainstreaming - useful tools and resources (During employment)
European Court of Justice and the setting of retirement ages (Ending employment)
Exit interview questionnaire (Sample HR policies)
Expenses policy (Sample HR policies)
Extending notice of redundancy (Ending employment)
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Fair procedures and the disciplinary meeting - a user’s guide (During employment)
Fair procedures: keystone of a disciplinary process (During employment)
Fitness to work – the doctors’ dilemma, an employer’s decision (During employment)
Fixed-term contract claims before the Labour Court (During employment)
Fixed-term employee and company sick pay scheme (Frequently asked questions)
Flexible work options guideline (During employment)
Force majeure leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Force majeure leave refresher (During employment)
FREE Gender Pay Audit Tool (During employment)
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GDPR and Data Protection (During employment)
Good practice guide to pre-employment medical assessments (Starting employment)
Grievance and disputes procedures (During employment)
Grievance/disputes policy (Sample HR policies)
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Handling data access requests (During employment)
Health insurance premia and fixed-term workers (Frequently asked questions)
High Court grants injunction allowing employee to work for rival company (Starting employment)
Hiring relatives of current employees (During employment)
How are employers obliged to keep records under the OWT Act 1997? (Frequently asked questions)
How can I support people with mental health difficulties in the workplace? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I communicate with people who are blind/visually impaired? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I communicate with people who are deaf/hearing impaired? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I communicate with people with learning/ cognitive disabilities? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I communicate with people with speech impairments? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I encourage people with disabilities to apply for work in my company? (Frequently asked questions)
How do I support people who need to use mobility aids? (Frequently asked questions)
How do you calculate the statutory redundancy lump-sum payment? (Frequently asked questions)
How does the increase in carer's leave affect an individual already on carer's leave? (Frequently asked questions)
How is annual leave calculated for part-time employees? (Frequently asked questions)
How is notice of redundancy issued to an employee? (Frequently asked questions)
How long can intra-company transfer employment permits last? (Frequently asked questions)
How long does health and safety leave last? (Frequently asked questions)
How long should I keep interview notes on file? (Frequently asked questions)
How long will a dependant/spouse/partner employment permit issue for? (Frequently asked questions)
How many days paternity leave is an employee legally entitled? (Frequently asked questions)
How much notice of overtime working is an employer obliged to give? (Frequently asked questions)
How much parental leave is a job sharer entitled to? (Frequently asked questions)
How to negotiate a collective redundancy (Ending employment)
HR policies (Sample HR policies)
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Ibec's response to DETI Consultation Paper on European Works Council (During employment)
Ibec briefing on employee health and well-being in the Workplace (During employment)
Ibec employment law guidelines (Starting employment)
Ibec Family Leave Bill Submission March 2016 (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec Redundancy Report 2016 (Ending employment)
Ibec response to the consultation process for the transposition of the Posted Workers Enforcement Directive (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec Submission Documents (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec Submission on proposals for a new Data Protection Regulations (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec submission on zero hours and low hours contracts (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec submission to the consultation process on the use of Intermediary Type Structure and Self Employment Arrangements (Ibec Submissions)
Ibec Submission to the independent review of the ERO and REA wage setting mechanisms (Employment law)
Ibec Training and Education report 2016 (During employment)
If an employee is harassed/sexually harassed/discriminated against at work is the employer liable? (Frequently asked questions)
If an employee is on an employment permit can their family join them in Ireland? (Frequently asked questions)
Implementing a time and attendance system - tips for HR (During employment)
Inclement weather - guidance note and sample policy (During employment)
Increase in pay claims before the Labour Court reflects improving economy (During employment)
Induction policy and checklist (Sample HR policies)
Information and consultation (During employment)
Information and consultation code of practice (During employment)
Information and consultation guideline (During employment)
Institutional Reform – Employment Rights/Industrial Relations - June 2010 (Ibec Discussion Paper)
Inviting Expressions of Interest in a Voluntary Redundancy Programme (Ending employment)
Is an employee entitled to a new contract if he or she is required to work outside of the State? (Frequently asked questions)
Is an employee entitled to maternity leave where she miscarries? (Frequently asked questions)
Is an employee entitled to notice where he or she has been constructively dismissed? (Frequently asked questions)
Is an employee paid while on health and safety leave? (Frequently asked questions)
Is an employee who is absent before a public holiday entitled to a benefit? (Frequently asked questions)
Is payment in lieu of notice taxable? (Frequently asked questions)
Is there a limit on the number of hours an employee can work in a week? (Frequently asked questions)
Is there a prohibition on double employment? (Frequently asked questions)
Is there a statutory right to bereavement leave? (Frequently asked questions)
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Job applicants with convictions (Starting employment)
Job sharing policy (Sample HR policies)
Joint Labour Committees and Registered Employment Agreements (During employment)
Joint Labour Committees FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Judge denies fixed term worker a further ‘bite of the cherry’ (Starting employment)
June Public Holiday FAQ's (During employment)
Jury service policy (Sample HR policies)
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Latest IBEC press releases on EROs/JLCs (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on additional employee benefits (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on call-out and stand-by arrangements (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on employee turnover (Starting employment)
Latest Ibec research on leave arrangements (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on medical health insurance and income continuance schemes (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on overtime premia and bonus payments (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on pension schemes (During employment)
Latest Ibec research on sick pay, absence rates and income continuance schemes (During employment)
Latest research on allowances and bonuses (During employment)
Latest research on employees rostered to work on a Sunday (During employment)
Lay-off and short-time working (During employment)
Lay off and short-time working - guideline (During employment)
Leave (During employment)
Leave FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Long awaited decision in the “Uber” case (During employment)
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Managing pregnancy at work – the research (During employment)
Managing smart phone use in the workplace (During employment)
Managing the health and safety of pregnant employees in the retail sector: guidelines to positively manage and support pregnant employees (During employment)
March 2009 (Employee relations eLink)
Maternity and adoption leave guideline (During employment)
Maternity benefit - recent Ibec survey data (During employment)
Maternity issues continue to be a fertile source of claims (During employment)
Maternity leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Minimum notice guideline (Ending employment)
Minister publishes ERO/REA reform proposals (During employment)
Minister signs orders in respect of JLC system (During employment)
Must sick pay be paid by an employer? (During employment)
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National Minimum Wage Act 2000 guideline (During employment)
New challenges for employers in the Digital Age (During employment)
New Contract cleaning JLC provides for 10.41% (phased) pay increase (During employment)
New Ibec guides on GDPR issues (During employment)
Notice and dismissal (Ending employment)
Notice FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Notice Periods (Ending employment)
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On-call policy (Sample HR policies)
On-call working time - European Court ruling (During employment)
Open plan office etiquette policy (Sample HR policies)
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Paid maternity leave and sick pay policies? (Frequently asked questions)
Paper, paper everywhere but sometimes not enough? (During employment)
Parental and force majeure leave guideline (During employment)
Parental leave FAQs (During employment)
Parental leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Part-time working voluntary code of practice (During employment)
Paternity Leave FAQ's (During employment)
Paternity leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Paternity Leave Report 2016 (During employment)
Pattern of significant awards for pregnancy and maternity related discrimination continues apace (During employment)
Pay and benefits (During employment)
Payment of wages guideline (During employment)
Pension schemes and fixed-term workers (Frequently asked questions)
Pension schemes and PRSA's (Frequently asked questions)
Phased retirement: some points to consider (Ending employment)
Poor performance - grounds for dismissal? (Ending employment)
Pregnancy and risk assessment (During employment)
Premature lodgements of claims under the Unfair Dismissals Acts may be heard (Ending employment)
Procedure for addressing bullying in workplace - Code of Practice (Industrial Relations Acts) (During employment)
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 - frequently asked questions guideline (During employment)
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 - guideline (During employment)
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 - summary (During employment)
Protection of Employees (Part-time Work) Act 2001 guideline (During employment)
Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 - Case Law (During employment)
PRSA's - Brief guide to the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002 (During employment)
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Q1 2017 update of Labour Court decisions under UD legislation (Ending employment)
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Recent pay claims before the Labour Court (During employment)
Record keeping and WRC Inspections (During employment)
Record keeping requirements - guideline (During employment)
Recruitment (Starting employment)
Recruitment and selection policy (Sample HR policies)
Recruitment FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Redundancies: breaking the news (Ending employment)
Redundancy - an employer's guide (Ending employment)
Redundancy and fixed-term workers (Frequently asked questions)
Redundancy FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Redundancy guideline (Ending employment)
Redundancy in Ireland (Ending employment)
Redundancy settlements (Ending employment)
Reform to JLC/ERO system - 28 July 2011 (During employment)
Regulations and guidelines (Transfer of a business)
Religious observance in the workplace: key considerations for employers (During employment)
Relocation assistance policy (Sample HR policies)
Renewing a fixed-term contract after four years (Starting employment)
Rest break exemption policy (During employment)
Retirement (Ending employment)
Retirement - Frequently Asked Questions (Ending employment)
Retirement policy (Sample HR policies)
Return to work interview form (Sample HR policies)
Return to work interviews - guidance for managers (During employment)
Returning to work after maternity leave (During employment)
Review of WRC Progress Report and Commentary - 1 Oct 2015 to 30 Sept 2016 (During employment)
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Saint Patrick’s Day Public Holiday 2017 (During employment)
Sample building resilience policy (During employment)
Sample contract of employment for fixed term employees and specified purpose (Starting employment)
Sample employee referral scheme (Starting employment)
Sample equal opportunities and dignity at work policy (During employment)
Sample general contract of employment (Starting employment)
Sample job application form (Starting employment)
Sample policy on hiring relatives of existing employees (During employment)
Sample policy on personal relationships at work (During employment)
Sample restrictive covenant clauses (Starting employment)
Sample return to work interview form (During employment)
Sample voluntary redundancy templates (Ending employment)
Seasonal workers: lessons from case law (During employment)
Shift Report 2016 (During employment)
Sick leave policy (Sample HR policies)
Sick pay cases before the Labour Court (During employment)
Social media policy (Sample HR policies)
Student immigration scheme (Starting employment)
Successive fixed-term contracts and dismissal (Frequently asked questions)
Summary of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 (During employment)
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Taxation of Redundancy Payments (Ending employment)
Taxation of Redundancy Payments (Ending employment)
Temporary agency work guideline (During employment)
Temporary agency workers (During employment)
Temporary employees and s. 10 of the Act (information on employment opportunities)? (Frequently asked questions)
Terminating Employment - Notice Period FAQs (Ending employment)
The consequences of giving an employee the incorrect or no public holiday entitlement (During employment)
The importance of fair procedures when referring an employee for fitness to work medical assessment (During employment)
The issue of 'travel time' at the Labour Court (During employment)
The legalities of electronic employment records (During employment)
The Protection of Employee (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012: Ibec Information note (During employment)
The Ulster Bank journey to flexible working (During employment)
Training and development policy (Sample HR policies)
Transfer of undertakings guideline (Transfer of a business)
Transfer of undertakings in Ireland and the UK - part one (Transfer of a business)
Transfer of Undertakings in Ireland and the UK - part two (Transfer of a business)
Transfer of undertakings regulations and DETE guideline (Transfer of a business)
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Understanding garden leave (Ending employment)
Unfair Dismssals Acts 1977 to 2015 (Ending employment)
Update on retirement - March 2017 (Ending employment)
Use of CCTV in discipline and dismissal, lessons from case law (During employment)
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Vigilance needed in managing a voluntary redundancy process (Ending employment)
Volunteer time off policy (Sample HR policies)
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What about Registered Employment Agreements (REAs)? (Frequently asked questions)
What are JLCs, EROs and REAs (During employment)
What are objective reasons for less favourable treatment? (Frequently asked questions)
What are the benefits to my business of employing people with disabilities? (Frequently asked questions)
What are the penalties under the Employment Permits Acts? (Frequently asked questions)
What breaks are employees entitled to? (Frequently asked questions)
What constitutes “reasonable accommodation” with regards to the employment of an individual with a disability? (Frequently asked questions)
What does vicarious liability mean? (Frequently asked questions)
What happened in the High Court? (Frequently asked questions)
What happens if an employee is ill while on annual leave? (Frequently asked questions)
What happens if an employee is sick while on parental leave? (Frequently asked questions)
What happens now? Will employees have their wages cut? (Frequently asked questions)
What if I make redundant an employee on maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
What is a collective redundancy? (Frequently asked questions)
What is a dependant/spouse/partner employment permit? (Frequently asked questions)
What is an Intra-company transfer employment permit? (Frequently asked questions)
What is considered as discrimination? (Frequently asked questions)
What is constructive dismissal? (Frequently asked questions)
What is disability? (Frequently asked questions)
What is health and safety leave and when is it granted? (Frequently asked questions)
What is reckonable /non-reckonable service for redundancy purposes? (Ending employment)
What is reckonable/non-reckonable service for redundancy purposes? (Frequently asked questions)
What is summary dismissal? (Frequently asked questions)
What is the Atypical Working Scheme? (Frequently asked questions)
What is the cost of an employment permit? (Frequently asked questions)
What is the duration of maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
What is the Workplace Relations Commission? (Frequently asked questions)
What legislation protects equality and diversity in employment? (Frequently asked questions)
What notice are employees entitled to on termination of employment? (Frequently asked questions)
What notice is required for maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
What obligations are on employers in a collective redundancy situation? (Frequently asked questions)
What records should be made available for WRC inspections? (Frequently asked questions)
What rules govern employees who are outside of the JLC/ERO system? (Frequently asked questions)
What service must an employee have to be entitled to statutory maternity leave? (Frequently asked questions)
When does an employee on a fixed-term contract have to be given a contract of indefinite duration? (Frequently asked questions)
When does extended maternity leave occur? (Frequently asked questions)
Where are discrimination cases heard? (Frequently asked questions)
Who can fixed term workers compare themselves to in terms of company benefits? (Frequently asked questions)
Who decides if a care recipient is a relevant person? (Frequently asked questions)
Who has the burden of proof in claims of discrimination? (Frequently asked questions)
Who is eligible to apply under the Third Level Graduate Scheme? (Frequently asked questions)
Who is protected under the equality legislation? (Frequently asked questions)
Will new legislation be introduced to replace the system? (Frequently asked questions)
Will this decision be appealed? (Frequently asked questions)
Working time (During employment)
Working time and ECJ (During employment)
Working time briefing note- Sunday working (During employment)
Working time FAQs (Frequently asked questions)
Working time guideline (During employment)
Working time guideline - collective agreements (During employment)
Working time guideline - compensatory rest (During employment)
Working time guideline - double employment (During employment)
Working time guideline - exemptions (During employment)
Working time guideline - inspections and penalties (During employment)
Working time guideline - night work (During employment)
Working time guideline - notification of working time (During employment)
Working time guideline - records (During employment)
Working time guideline - rest periods (During employment)
Working time guideline - working time and reference periods (During employment)
Working time guideline - zero hours contracts (During employment)
Working time guideline (During employment)
Working time regulations for mobile road transport workers (During employment)
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Publishes Work Programme for 2017 (During employment)
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2016 Ibec survey data on flexible working arrangements (During employment)
2017 a pivotal year for employment law developments (During employment)
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Zero hours contracts, the Irish perspective (During employment)