Protected rights in employment

This subtopic provides guidance on the protected rights of employees in Ireland. This subtopic contains the following guidance:

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   Practice Note: Ireland—Hours of work and working time in Ireland provides information on the restrictions and limits put in place on working hours, shift patterns and other similar rules in Ireland. This area of law is primarily governed by the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (Ireland) (OWTA 1997 (IRL)). This was introduced to transpose the EU Working Time Directive 2003/88 WTD

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   Practice Note: Ireland—The right to disconnect in Irish employment law outlines the meaning of the right to disconnect as defined in the Workplace Relations Commission Code of Practice and its connection to working time under OWTA 1997 (IRL). It considers the right to not routinely perform work outside normal working hours, the right not to be penalised for refusing out-of-hours work matters, and the duty to respect another person’s right to disconnect

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   Practice Note: Ireland—Protected disclosures outlines what constitutes a protected disclosure under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Ireland) (PDA 2014 (IRL)), including relevant wrongdoing, who is a worker and the disclosure channels available.