Ireland

The Irish government recently approved a draft bill introducing a mandatory automatic enrollment of employees into a central government-run defined contribution pension fund.

If the bill passes, the auto-enrollment pension scheme will be effective in early 2024.

The Irish government recently passed the Sick Leave Act 2022 to provide all employees with up to 10 days of employer-paid sick leave. The Act enters into effect on 1 January 2023, and its implementation is phased over a four-year period from 2023 to 2026.

The Irish government passed legislation mandating that employers with a minimum of 50 employees report and publish information on their gender pay differentials.

The Irish government recently announced the introduction of: A one-off public holiday on Friday, 18 March 2022, to honor COVID-19 workers and victims A permanent public holiday beginning in 2023 in celebration of Imbolc/St. Brigid’s Day Key details 2022 one-off public […]

Update: On Dec. 15, Lockton Global Benefits hosted a webcast featuring Lockton Ireland. The webcast covered pension reform and benefits trends. Click here to view the replay of this event. On 22 April 2021, the Irish government signed into law […]

Update: The Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Right to Disconnect was recently published by the Workplace Relations Commission and entered into effect on 1 April 2021. The new code applies to all employees regardless of their […]

The Irish government passed a law extending government-paid parent’s leave from two weeks to five weeks and expanding eligibility for adoption leave to same-sex couples. The Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021 entered into force on 27 March 2021. […]