Pay & Benefits

Irish minimum wage increase likely in January

The Government has signed off on an 80c increase in the national minimum wage. Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar confirmed that the new minimum wage rate of €11.30 per hour will be effective from January 2023. This is the largest single increase in the minimum wage since its introduction in 2000.

Extra day, extra pay? Leap year HR explainer

The earth will take 366 days to orbit the sun this year. For many, this is just an occasional curiosity. If you’re running a business, though, that extra day can lead to some head-scratching questions from your staff. To avoid any leap year confusion, we look at the two most common brainteasers you may face.

New 'Living Wage' to replace the National Minimum Wage

The new Living Wage in Ireland will be set at 60% of the median wage in any given year. For further details and to find out how the Living Wage will impact employers, read on…

Statutory Sick Pay scheme moves a step closer

In 2022, the government confirmed that Ireland’s first statutory sick pay scheme would come into force in 2023. While similar schemes are in place throughout Europe, this is the first time in Ireland that employers are legally obliged to pay employees during periods of absence through illness.

New contract cleaning ERO rates of pay to come into effect

This Employment Regulation Order (ERO) fixes the statutory minimum rates of pay and other conditions of employment for workers employed in the contract cleaning industry.

How to handle a pay rise request

In this post we take a look at some key steps on how to manage an employee requesting a pay rise.

As an employer, you know how important it is to piece together a winning team. But it’s also important that you retain your great employees and do what you can to avoid losing staff to resignation.

From 1st January 2023, the Statutory Sick Pay scheme will apply to all employers and employees in Ireland.