Ireland
In June 2026, Argentina, British Columbia (Canada), France and Luxembourg increased their minimum wage rates.
Changes have been made to the guide to reflect Ireland’s broader planned pay transparency reforms and the Government’s phased, delayed approach to implementation.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Enhanced to include new information on India.
A new “benefits in kind” section explains how these benefits are treated for tax purposes, setting out the general principle that non-cash employment benefits may be taxable, subject to exceptions and thresholds.
Updated to include new information on temporary employment agency work in Germany.
New remuneration thresholds for general and critical skills employment permits for foreign nationals will apply from 1 March 2026, introducing revised minimum salary requirements for eligible roles and occupations.
As of March 2026, only a few member states have adopted binding measures to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In France, employers with 1,000 employees must publish gender representation data for senior managers and board members and meet a minimum 30% representation of each gender from 1 March 2026.
Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Ireland.