Bláthnaid Evans

Partner, Philip Lee

Bláthnaid advises on all contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. She has extensive experience across all areas of employment law, having trained in an employee firm and later worked in a top five law firm.

Her practice includes advising on and preparing employment documentation, from employment contracts and handbooks to outsourcing agreements, employment warranties and indemnities and all other ancillary employment related documentation. She regularly advises on employment aspects of commercial transactions, including TUPE and outsourcing arrangements.

Bláthnaid also advises employers on disputes, including grievances, investigations, disciplinary processes, harassment / sexual harassment and protected disclosures. She also regularly attends before all employment law forums advising clients in employment related disputes.

She also provides advice on health and safety mattes, workplace investigations and employment permit applications.

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Ireland—The EU Pay Transparency Directive

Practice Notes

This Practice Note examines Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 (EU Pay Transparency Directive) which strengthens the principle of equal pay for equal work, or work of equal value, through pay transparency and enhanced enforcement mechanisms. It covers the EU Pay Transparency Directive’s scope, key obligations on employers (including pay reporting, recruitment transparency, and workers’ rights to pay information), enforcement and remedies, the transposition deadline of 7 June 2026, and practical compliance steps for Irish employers. It also addresses the interaction with the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Ireland) (as amended, the EEA 1998 (IRL)) and the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (Ireland) (GPGIA 2021 (IRL)).This note does not address the detailed provisions of the GPGIA 2021 (IRL) in isolation, for that, see Practice Note: Ireland—Gender pay gap reporting. For further guidance on the broader EU equal pay framework, see Practice Note: EU employment—Equal treatment and equal pay.Background and purpose of the DirectiveThe EU Pay

Ireland - Employment