The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 will now commence on 29th June 2026 and provides that where an employee is subject to a contractual retirement age (‘CRA’) that is below the state pension age (66 years), they may request to continue working up to state pension age....
Employees will shortly have the legal right to stay working past a contractual retirement age (CRA) that is below State Pension Age, unless it can be ojectively justified by a legitimate aim and communicated accordingly in writing with a set time frame with heavy penalities available for non compliance....
With Strorm Bram due to hit this week, the issue of attendance at work and related payment or non payment is a query that many employers will have. Here is some helpful information from the WRC that can help both employers and employees undestand what should hapen in this scenario....
Despite a substantive reason for dismissal, the poor process followed and procedural flaws resulted in €8,000 being awarded to Bar Manager who misapplied the Tips Policy....
With auto pension enrolment now finally due to commence on January 1, 2026 after a number of delays, the auto-enrolment pension scheme & Fund (My Future Fund) is designed to boost pension participation among private sector workers who, at present, might otherwise rely solely on the State Pension. Employers who have not already started planning for the implementation of the Scheme now need to do so as a priority, with a number of areas such as payroll systems, employment contracts and employee communications to be reviewed, in order to ensure a successful roll-out....
Employers need to be aware of the importance of the timelines set in legislation for when terms and conditions need to be communicated to new employees, as well as ensuring that their contracts of employment are updated in line with recent legislative changes....
The government earlier this year announced a postponement in the planned increase of SSP for the year 2025, from 5 days to 7 days per year, due to an ongoing review of the operation of the Scheme and impact on businesses....
The WRC unusually recently awared an employee to be reinstated after he was dismissed for sexual harassement, on foot of a flawed investigation process, where senior management involved in the process did not even view relevant CCTV....
As the icy weather continues, it is important that everyone stays safe and well. Please see relevant information from the WRC that can help bith employers and employees to deal with employees being unable to attend work....
Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas and all good wishes for 2025. ...
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