Ireland · Employment & Labor
Hiring rules, employment contracts, payroll, social insurance, and EOR options.
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Ireland sets a statutory national minimum wage, and the Workplace Relations Commission both inspects and adjudicates. Two duties have arrived recently enough that older guidance misses them: statutory sick leave, paid by the employer for a set number of days a year, and automatic enrolment into a workplace pension, which went live on 1 January 2026 for employees in the qualifying age and earnings band who are not already in a scheme. Both are employer obligations that show up in payroll.
- A statutory national minimum wage applies, reviewed periodically.
- Statutory sick leave is paid by the employer for a set number of days each year.
- Pension auto-enrolment started on 1 January 2026 and is administered separately from tax.
- Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
Employment rights, inspection and adjudication.
Government portals
- Revenue — Irish Tax and Customs — PPS-linked tax registration, PAYE, self-assessment and customs.
- Immigration Service Delivery — Visas, employment permits interaction, IRP registration and citizenship.
- Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment — Employment permits for non-EEA workers, including the Critical Skills permit.
- Workplace Relations Commission — Statutory employment rights, minimum wage, and complaints procedure.