Irish employment law has been developing at an extraordinary rate over the past number of years and the first half of 2024 has been no different. There has been a huge expansion of the Employment Permits system, the publication of draft legislation on auto-enrolment, further developments around mandatory retirement ages as well as the much-anticipated rights to request remote and flexible work and the accompanying Code of Practice.

Many Organisations rely on fixed-term workers as part of their operations. Fixed-term or specific purpose contracts of employment are governed by a specific piece of Irish employment law and HR practitioners need to consider a range of compliance and HR issues to minimise the risks around engaging fixed-term workers.