The Retail Price (Beverages in Licensed Premises) Display Order, 1999 is designed to inform customers about the prices charged in licensed premises.
Alcohol and the Law in Ireland  The relevant Irish legislation relating to the serving of alcohol in licensed premises, the buying of alcoholic drinks in off-licences and drinking alcohol in public places is the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2004. Click for more>>
|
Bullying in the Workplace
Bullying is repeated inappropriate behaviour that undermines your right to dignity at work. Bullying can be verbal bullying, physical bullying or otherwise and it can take many different forms...
Click for more>>
Changes to your contract of employment in Ireland can occur due to a change in the law, but otherwise, changes must be agreed between your employer and yourself. Click for more>>
In Ireland, if you are changing your job, (that is, leaving your existing job and commencing a new one), there are a number of steps you should take in relation to tax and social insurance contributions (PRSI).
Coming from the EU to work in Ireland
As an EU national you are entitled to come to Ireland to take up employment or self-employment. There are certain requirements in connection with residence permits that you need to fulfill. Click for more>> |
The introduction of Organisation of Working Time (Records) (Prescribed Form and Exemptions) Regulations, 2001 means that all employers are required to keep detailed records of start and finishing times, hours worked each day and each week and leave granted to employees.
If you are working in Ireland and lose your job and do not receive your entitlements in regard to notice or redundancy or you consider that your dismissal was unfair, there are a number of options open to you to enforce your rights. Click for more>>
The Equality Authority is an independent state body in Ireland set up to ensure that all citizens in the country are treated equally and to ensure that discrimination on certain grounds does not occur.
The Parental Leave Act, 1998 gives an employee in Ireland a limited right to leave from work in time of family crisis. This is known as "force majeure leave".
If you are changing your job in Ireland, you are required by law to give your present employer notice of your decision to leave.
Harassment at Work in Ireland
The Employment Equality Act 1998 places an obligation on all employers in Ireland to prevent harassment in the workplace. Under this law, you are entitled to bring a claim to the Equality Authority and your employer may be obliged to pay you compensation. Click for more>>
For many employees the maximum average working week cannot exceed 48 hours. This does not mean that a working week can never exceed 48 hours, it is the average that is important.
|
Many Publicans are unsure of the requirements of the liquor licencing laws in Ireland. Listed here is a comprehensive overview of all requirements regarding the licencing laws in Ireland.
You may be entitled to notice if you are being let go from your job in Ireland. This means that you are given notice that you job will end, and a date in the near future when this will come into effect.
The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act, 2001, came into operation in Ireland on 20th December 2001. This Act aims to ensure that a part-time employee in Ireland cannot be treated less favourably than a comparable full-time employee regarding conditions of employment.
The Payment of Wages Act 1991 gives all employees in Ireland a right to a pay slip which will show the gross wage and details of all deductions.
The Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 is designed to protect the health of young workers in Ireland and ensure that work carried out during school years does not put young people's education at risk.
The Employment Equality Act 1998 places an obligation on all employers in Ireland to prevent sexual harassment at work. Sexual harassment can be by a fellow worker, your boss or someone in a superior position, a client, a customer or any other business contact. Click for more>>
In general there is no existing employment law in Ireland on the issue of sick pay or sick leave. Consequently, it is at the discretion of the employer to decide his/her own policy on sick pay and sick leave, subject to the employee’s contract or terms of employment.
|
Since 29th March, 2004 the Irish Government has implemented a ban smoking in the workplace in Ireland. This means that with effect from that date smoking is forbidden in enclosed places of work in Ireland.
|
In Ireland, most benefits from employment that are provided in addition to your salary/wages are subject to income tax. The following is a summary of the main benefits that an employee may receive...
Tax on income you earn from employment in Ireland is deducted directly from your salary/wages by your employer. This tax is then paid by your employer directly to the Revenue Commissioners who collect taxes on behalf of the Irish Government.
While in most cases it will be perfectly clear who is an employee in Ireland, sometimes it is not quite so clear. For example, a business anxious to avoid employment legislation, tax and social insurance may insist that all people working for the firm are self-employed rather than employees.
The legislation in Ireland governing unfair dismissal from employment does not actually protect you from dismissal, rather it provides a system of appeal whereby you can question the fairness of your dismissal after it has occurred.
The Employment Equality Act 1998 as amended by the Equality Act 2004 protects people in Ireland who rely on the Act and bring a claim against their employers.
|
Print this page
Tell a friend
