Information for Employers
information for employers

Information for Employers

Employers in Ireland are responsible for ensuring all their employees receive certain basic employment rights. These rights are governed by a range of detailed employment legislation. This section of the website gives simplified details of those rights.

You can also find a simple checklist of records that employers are required to hold and things to consider when setting up a business .

For details on areas of employment rights please chose from the list on the left hand side of the page.

 Full details on Employment Permits are available from the Employment Permits Section on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.

Industries

It should be noted that in some industries employees are entitled to additional rights. To see if the industry you work in is covered by these please see the list below. Clicking on a specific industry will bring you to a page giving you further details on the particular industry.