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.
Latest Ireland - Employment News
On 26 June 2025, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs published a draft report recommending that the European...
Ireland—Employment analysis: This article, was written by A&L Goodbody’s Employment Team. It’s been impossible to escape reporting of the introduction...
Ireland—Employment analysis: This article, was written by Chris Ryan and Aoife Clarke of A&L Goodbody LLP....
Ireland—Employment analysis: This article, was written by Aisling Muldowney, Triona Sugrue, and Kate Heneghan of A&L Goodbody LLP. The EU Pay...
Ireland—Employment analysis: This article, was written by Niamh Fennelly, Of counsel at Arthur Cox LLP....
Latest Ireland - Employment Practice Notes
Ireland—Constructive dismissalA claim for constructive dismissal is effectively an assertion by an employee that the decision to resign was not one...
Ireland—Unfair dismissal—RemediesWhere the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has found that an employee has been unfairly dismissed in...
Ireland—Employment horizon scanner 2025This employment horizon scanner tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including Bills in progress, Acts in...
Ireland—Unfair dismissalThe right of employees not to be unfairly dismissed is a purely statutory right arising under Section 6 of the Unfair...
Artificial intelligence (AI) resource kitThis resource kit contains a list of the key practical guidance available across Lexis+® UK that deals with...
Latest Ireland - Employment Precedents
GeneralThis Precedent is a basic contract of employment....Ireland—Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert...
Ireland—Code of conduct and disciplinary and dismissal procedure1IntroductionFor further general information see Ireland—Managing the employment...
GeneralModern slavery and human trafficking is a global crime which affects individuals and businesses worldwide.The risk to reputation and profit is...
This Precedent is a sample clause setting out details regarding a probationary period (also known as a probation period or trial period), to be...
Where the employer has a written policy on external statements, refer to it and ensure it is consistent with this clause. The employer should in any...
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
Cash balance arrangement
A type of money purchase arrangement. An arrangement is a cash balance arrangement where the member will be provided with money purchase benefits, but where the amount that will be available to provide those benefits is not calculated purely by reference to payments made under the arrangement by or on behalf of the member.
Performer's property rights
The performer's property rights are exclusive rights which initially belong to the performer, but may be transferred to others.
Quantified financial benefits statement (QFBS) (Code definition)
Either: (a) a statement by a securities exchange offeror or the offeree quantifying any financial benefits expected to accrue to the enlarged group if the offer is successful; or (b) a statement by the offeree quantifying any financial benefits expected to accrue to the offeree from cost saving or other measures and/or a transaction proposed to be implemented by the offeree if the offer is withdrawn or lapses QFBSs are governed by Rule 28. Any profit forecast or QFBS must be properly compiled and must be prepared with due care and consideration (Rule 28.3).
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