Changes to employment law

In 2023, a series of changes to employment law included the following:

An extension of statutory obligations under the Protected Disclosure legislation, to employers with 50 or more employees.
Domestic Violence Leave for all employees regardless of their length of service
Leave for Medical Care Purposes for serious medical care for a child or other relevant person like a family member
Extension of maternity leave to transgender men (who have given birth)
Extension of breast-feeding rights from 26 weeks to 104 weeks
Increase in Statutory Sick Pay from 3 days to 5 days
Increase in National Minimum Wage to €12.70 for an adult
Gender pay gap (GPG) reporting obligations extending to all employers with 150 or more employees.

In 2024, further changes are planned, including:

Right to request remote working and flexible working for caregivers
Parent's Leave & Parent's Benefit to be extended from seven to nine weeks of leave from August 2024
Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme to start by the end of 2024. All employees between 23 and 60 will be automatically enrolled with the right to opt out after six months
EU Pay Transparency Directive will likely be transposed into national law, meaning a requirement for pay transparency in recruitment, a ban on pay disclosure by employees and additional reporting requirements of pay gaps between genders.

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