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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

From January 2024, there will be an increase in the 2023/2024 SUSI maintenance grant rate. From January 2024, postgraduate students who ...

Tax and Duty Manual Part 05-02-10 - Road Haulier Drivers (Employees) - Subsistence Rates - has been updated. Tax and ...

Civil service subsistence rates Rates for assignments within the State Overnight allowance Rate categoryRateNormal rate€195.00Reduced rate€175.50Detention rate€97.50 Overnight allowance covers ...

State Pension Contributory) - Increase in Upper Age Limit for PRSI Exemption: From 1 January 2024, the State Pension (Contributory) ...

Small Benefit Exemption From 1 January 2022, you can give employees up to two small benefits, tax free, each year. ...

With effect from 1 January 2024, employers are required to report the expenses and benefits outlined below on a real ...

Revised Income Limits from 13th November 2023: The weekly GP Visit Card revised income limits increased on 11 September 2023 ...

The Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) case of Elizabeth O’Reilly v Avista CLG was brought under Section 18 of the Parental ...

Vacant Homes Tax (VHT) is an annual tax that applies to residential properties in use as a dwelling for less ...

Supreme Court judgement delivered in The Revenue Commissioners v. Karshan (Midlands) Ltd. t/a Domino’s Pizza On 20 October, the Supreme ...

Congratulations to Laura McMahon work anniversary.

The following minimum hourly rates of basic pay will apply in the sector from 18th September 2023 to 4th August ...

National Minimum Wage (NMW) The NMW will increase by €1.40 from €11.30 to €12.70 per hour in respect of hours ...

PRSI All PRSI contribution rates will be increased by 0.1% from 1 October 2024. Social Welfare Payments The following changes ...

Rent Relief The rent tax credit, which was introduced in 2023 for tax years 2022 to 2025, for those renting ...