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Without any official guidance from the government, Littler’s Niall Pelly warns that contracts are key for businesses considering working hour reductions to ease the burden.

Trumps tariffs impact on Irish firms

April 14, 2025
3 min read

GQ|Littler, the leading specialist employment law firm, is rebranding as Littler in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, effective 26 March 2025.

GQ|Littler Rebrands as Littler

March 25, 2025
3 min read

We look at recent developments in the law regarding statutory leave in relation to domestic abuse, look beyond the borders for learnings from an international perspective, and consider some practical steps that employers can take to support employees who are victims of domestic abuse.

How can you support employees experiencing domestic violence?

January 25, 2025
10 min read

The Global Guide Quarterly is designed to provide high-level coverage of recent labour and employment law developments.

Littler Global Guide – Ireland – Q4 2024

January 21, 2025
3 min read

The Global Guide Quarterly is designed to provide high-level coverage of recent labour and employment law developments.

Littler Global Guide – Ireland – Q3 2024

October 31, 2024
1 min read

Subcontractors and employment agencies will now have access to the Irish employment permit system.

Ireland’s new flexible permit rules for foreign workers

September 4, 2024
1 min read

The Global Guide Quarterly is designed to provide high-level coverage of recent labour and employment law developments.

Littler Global Guide – Ireland – Q2 2024

July 31, 2024
5 min read

Elections took place across the European Union from 6 – 9 June 2024. Every five years, European Union citizens elect their representatives as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

EU elections tracker

July 15, 2024
1 min read

On 24 April this year, the European Parliament adopted the final text of two new directives.

On the horizon: two new EU directives for UK and Irish employers

May 30, 2024
5 min read

The Global Guide Quarterly is designed to provide high-level coverage of recent labour and employment law developments.

Littler Global Guide – Ireland – Q1 2024

April 19, 2024
3 min read

Ireland's Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) recently brought the right to request remote working into operation and implemented a new code of practice for employers and employees on how these requests should be handled.

Ireland’s Workplace Relations Committee implement a new code of practice for remote working

March 15, 2024
1 min read

Littler, the leading specialist employment law firm, has appointed Barry Reynolds as Partner of its Dublin practice.

Littler appoints Barry Reynolds as Partner of its Dublin office

February 21, 2024
5 min read

1,401 redundancies announced in May as business face rising interest rates.

Planned redundancies in Ireland increase 89% in six months as cost-of-living crisis continues

July 13, 2023
3 min read

A new EU Directive on pay transparency came into force earlier this month. Member States have until 7th June 2026 to introduce new legislation to give effect to the Directive.

“Show me the money” – the EU Pay Transparency Directive comes into effect

June 29, 2023
5 min read

The Republic of Ireland became only the 11th member state to transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law, following the passage of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 last month.

Ireland’s new whistleblower law

August 4, 2022
3 min read