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Health Expenses – Tax Relief

Overview You can claim relief on the cost of health expenses. These can be your own health expenses, those of ...

Starting your 1st Job in Ireland – What you should do!

Registering for Income Tax When you start working for the first time, you need to register your job as soon ...

Fuel Allowance – Do I Qualify?

The Fuel Allowance season starts on Monday, 23 September 2024 and ends on 4 April 2025. 📆 If you qualify, ...

Keep your Medical Card while Renting a Room!

If you rent a room in your home under the rent a room scheme, you can get up to €14,000 of ...

Sectoral Employment Order for the Construction Sector – Minimum Rates of Pay

The Sectoral Employment Order for the construction industry provides for the following minimum rates of pay and pension contributions from ...

Jobseekers Pay-Related Benefit

The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 also provides for the introduction of Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit, subject to a Commencement ...

PRSI Rates in Ireland to increase in October 2024

The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was signed on 15 July 2024 and provides for the following increases in ...

Registered Employment Agreement for the Overhead Powerline Contractors Group

Registered Employment Agreement for the Overhead Powerline Contractors Group A Registered Employment Agreement (REA) for the Overhead Powerline Contractors Group ...

New Early Learning and Childcare Workers Employment Regulation Order

The Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Emer Higgins TD, signed two new EROs increasing the minimum hourly ...

New Security Industry Employment Regulation Order

The Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Emer Higgins TD, has confirmed that she will sign a new ...

Extension of Parent’s Leave and Benefit

Employees who are parents are entitled to avail of parent’s leave with protection of employment. The leave must be taken ...

Are you eligible for free travel from 29 July?

From 29 July 2024, you’ll qualify for the Free Travel Scheme, if you are aged over 17 and under 66 ...

Child Maintenance – Reform

Child Maintenance System Reform Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys, TD, announced changes to the social welfare means test which disregards ...

CWPS – Contruction Workers Sick Pay Trust

Due to a very recent Labour Court recommendation, the Construction Workers Sick Pay Trust and CWPS Trustee Board ratified a ...

ERR – Extension of Service for Compliance

Revenue has confirmed that they have extended their ERR Service for Compliance until the end of 2024. This means Revenue ...

Applications for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance open from 12 June 2024.

Many families get the payment automatically, so don’t need to apply. But, if you don’t get the Back to School ...

INTERESTING READ – €1,000 Lesson on Fair Dismissal Procedures

In this recent case, the complainant’s former employer was ordered to pay €1,000 compensation due to the dismissal process followed ...

Automatic Enrolment (Auto-Enrolment) – Update

The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Systems Bill 2024 was published by the Minister for Social Protection on 5th April and ...

<a href="https://www.brightcontracts.ie/blog/2023/11/domestic-violence-leave/">Domestic Violence Leave</a>

Domestic Violence Leave is part of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. Any employee who has experienced ...

Are you a Farmer!

the deadline to apply for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS) is 15 May 2024. 📅 BISS gives farmers money to ...

Electric Vehicle Grants for Taxi’s

re you a taxi driver? If you’re interested in making the switch to an electric vehicle there is a grant ...

<a href="https://www.brightcontracts.ie/blog/2024/03/case-law-big-fine-for-not-providing-employment-documents/">Case Law: Big Fine for Not Providing Employment Documents!</a>

A Dental Technician was awarded over €13,000 after her claims, of not being provided with written employment terms, Unfair Dismissal, ...

School Transport

You can now apply for the School Transport Scheme for the 2024/2025 school year. The closing date for applications is Friday, ...

Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS)

The Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) gives financial support to employers who employ people with disabilities. If you’re getting the Wage Subsidy Scheme ...

<a href="https://www.brightcontracts.ie/blog/2023/12/first-wrc-decision-under-sick-pay-act/">First WRC Decision under Sick Pay Act</a>

In this case (ADJ-00044889), Ms Karolina Leszczynska (the “Claimant”) had been employed by Musgrave Operating Partners Ireland (the “Respondent”) in ...