About Ireland - Employment
Lexis+® Ireland covers the full cycle of the employment relationship, from starting employment and managing workplace rights to handling grievances and termination. Resources include templates for flexible and remote working requests, practice notes on parental leave and other protected rights, and insights into the Workplace Relations Commission.
Starting employment
We offer a suite of precedents including an employee offer letter, employment contract and a comprehensive set of ready-made policy documents (including policies on parental leave, generative AI, hybrid working, harassment and bullying and social media).
Protected rights in employment
We provide practice notes giving guidance on protected rights in employment such as parental leave, flexible working and precedent employer letter’s responding to requests.
Workplace Relations Commission
Guidance on the functions of the Workplace Relations Commission and on key procedural issues and practical considerations involved in the complaints process.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Our practice notes explore equality law and protection against discrimination in Ireland and topical issues such as the gender pay gap.
Topics We Cover
Latest Ireland - Employment News
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Ireland—Employment analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Employment team. It examines the Labour Court's first decision on the Work...
Ireland–Employment analysis: This article, was written by Daniel Watters of Arthur Cox and considers the pensions implications of the Employment...
Ireland-Employment analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Employment Team. It provides an update on Directive (EU) 2023/970, the EU Pay...
Latest Ireland - Employment Practice Notes
Updated in June 2026IntroductionIreland is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive locations globally in which to establish international...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Nationals of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland and the UK have an...
A claim for constructive dismissal is effectively an assertion by an employee that the decision to resign was not one made of their own free will but...
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...
There are many similarities between the employment laws in the Republic of Ireland, those in Great Britain and those in Northern Ireland. This is...
Latest Ireland - Employment Precedents
This Agreement is made on [insert date]between1[Name of client company] a company incorporated in Ireland with Companies Registration Office number...
This Precedent is a proforma letter from an employer to an employee enclosing a draft compromise agreement. It assumes the employee is still in...
GeneralThis Precedent is a general information security policy, or data security policy, for Irish companies that identifies, at a high level, their...
This Precedent is a basic-form written statement of the particulars of employment for an employee, containing the particulars required to be given...
GeneralThis Precedent is a long-form maternity policy, suitable for inclusion in a staff handbook or use as a stand-alone policy.This maternity leave...
Featured Ireland - Employment content
Ireland—TUPE—Information and consultation
Ireland—TUPE—Information and consultationThis Practice Note explains the obligations and procedures regarding information and consultation arising...
Ireland—Making a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
Ireland—Making a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)This Practice Note sets out the background to the establishment of the Workplace...
Ireland—Employment—Letter—Employee Offer Letter
Ireland—Employment—Letter—Employee Offer LetterGeneralThis Precedent is a sample initial employee offer letter outlining only the basic terms upon...
Ireland—Employment horizon scanner 2025
Ireland—Employment horizon scanner 2025This employment horizon scanner tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including Bills in progress, Acts in...
Ireland—Employment tax implications of a TUPE transfer
Ireland—Employment tax implications of a TUPE transferWhen employees are transferred along with the business in which they work pursuant to SI No...
Ireland—Artificial intelligence in the workplace
Ireland—Artificial intelligence in the workplaceArtificial intelligence (AI) is being used and being considered for use throughout the employment...
Ireland—Remote working arrangements
Ireland—Remote working arrangementsBackgroundThis Practice Note examines the legal and practical issues for employers to consider in relation to...
Ireland—Policy—internet, email and communications
GeneralThis Precedent is an internal-facing policy for an employer’s use in relation to employees, other workers and contractors, dealing with the use...
Ireland—Grievance policy and procedure (short form)
Ireland—Grievance policy and procedure (short form)This Precedent is a short-form, basic pro forma grievance policy and procedure for an employer to...
Ireland—Policy—information security
Ireland—Policy—information securityGeneralThis Precedent is a general information security policy, or data security policy, for Irish companies that...
Ireland—Deductions from wages
Ireland—Deductions from wagesIntroductionThis Precedent can be used where an employer wishes to make a deduction from an employee’s wages. The...
Ireland—Policy—social media
Ireland—Policy—social mediaThis Precedent is a social media policy for an employer to use in relation to employees and other workers, dealing with...
Ireland—Employment contract basic version
GeneralThis Precedent is a basic contract of employment....Ireland—Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert...
Ireland—Grievance policy and procedure
Ireland—Grievance policy and procedureThis Precedent is a pro forma grievance policy and procedure for an employer to include in a staff handbook. The...
Ireland—Policy—data protection (staff facing)
Ireland—Policy—data protection (staff facing)GeneralThis Precedent is an internal-facing data protection policy for use in relation to employees, or...
Ireland—Letter—request to employee to attend grievance meeting
This Precedent is a sample letter, requesting an employee to attend a meeting to discuss a grievance raised by the employee.It takes into account the...
Ireland—Policy—hybrid working
This Precedent is a sample workplace policy for an employer to issue as a stand-alone policy or include in an employee handbook, setting out the...
Ireland—Policy—Parental Leave
Ireland—Policy—Parental LeaveThis Precedent is a sample parental leave policy for inclusion in a staff handbook or use as a stand-alone policy.The...
Associated legal terms
Bargaining unit
A bargaining unit is the grouping of workers for the purposes of collective bargaining with an employer, typically represented by a recognised trade union. In practice, it defines which employees are covered by a collective agreement on pay, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
In England, Wales and Scotland, the concept is central to the statutory recognition regime under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and related regulations. The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) (or the Scottish CAC panel) may determine whether a proposed bargaining unit is appropriate, taking into account factors such as compatibility with effective management and the desirability of avoiding small, fragmented units.
In Northern Ireland, similar principles apply under corresponding industrial relations legislation, with the Industrial Court performing an equivalent role to the CAC.
In Ireland, the term is widely used in industrial relations practice, although statutory frameworks differ and recognition of trade unions is largely voluntary, save in specific sectors or under particular legislation.
Defining the bargaining unit correctly is a key strategic and legal issue in union recognition disputes, collective bargaining procedures and employment restructuring.
EC Regulation on Insolvency
Also known as the Regulation (EC) 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings, which came into force on 31 May 2000. It is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of insolvency proceedings with a cross-border element and is repealed by the Recast Regulation.
Pension Protection Fund levy
PPF compensation is funded through a levy on defined benefit schemes and defined benefit elements of hybrid schemes.
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