Today marks the commencement of the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025, introducing important new obligations for Organisations when a contractual retirement age is lower than the State pension age.

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has announced the launch of the public side of the Gender Pay Gap Portal. The portal allows users to see, compare and review the Employer data on gender pay gaps and filter by year, sector and Organisation size.

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has commenced part of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Act 2026, strengthening protections for Employees whose Employers cease trading.

Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley recently confirmed in response to parliamentary questions that Ireland will fail to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into domestic legislation before the 7th June 2026 deadline.

As Monday 1st of June 2026 is a Public Holiday, we have taken the opportunity to remind our Linea Members about the associated Employee entitlements.

With the 7th of June 2026 deadline for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive fast approaching, there is still no official confirmation from the Irish Government on the status or timing of the domestic legislation required to give effect to the Directive in national law.

As Monday 4th of May 2026 is a Public Holiday, we have taken the opportunity to remind our Linea Members about the associated Employee entitlements.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published its 2025 annual report.

This resource has been developed to support Organisations in preparing for their forthcoming obligations under the EU Pay Transparency Directive.