Ireland
Updated to include new information on the minimum annual remuneration thresholds for general employment permits and critical skills employment permits for foreign nationals.
Updated to reflect a change in status of the new proposed entitlement for employees to remain in employment until the age of 66, and that the auto-enrolment pension obligation on employers came into effect on 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect changes to pensions with the introduction of the MyFutureFund, to income tax rates and the illness benefit rate, effective from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect a change to the rate of the state health and safety benefit, effective from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect changes to minimum wage rules in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Turkey and UAE, effective from 1 January 2026.
Updated to reflect that Ireland has launched a Gender Pay Gap Portal.
Enhanced to include information on the retirement or pensionable age in Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Guernsey, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Romania and UAE.
Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore and the UAE.
Updated to reflect changes to rules in South Africa and to include additional information on leave requirements in Belgium, Norway and Romania.
Updated to reflect changes to leave requirements in South Africa and to include additional information on requirements in Brazil, China, Finland, Indonesia, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Philippines and Puerto Rico.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Ireland.