Transparent and predictable working conditions: Ireland employment law

Essential points

Regulations were introduced by the Irish Government to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions in the European Union. Four pieces of Irish legislations have been amended as part of the regulations; they are:

1. Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994
2. Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
3. Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
4. Workplace Relations Act 2015

The regulations apply to all employees in Ireland, however there are some exceptions such as:

• employees who have less than four consecutive weeks' service
• working hours that amount to an average of three hours or less per week.