New Employment Law Provisions in 2019: Zero Hours Contracts, Banded Hours Contracts, Criminal Penalties for Employers

The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2017, when passed into law in Ireland-expected to commence in March 2019-will bring about some significant changes for Irish employers and employees. In fact, it makes certain breaches of the act a criminal offence: if the employer incorrectly designates an employee as ‘self-employed’, for example. (This bill became law on … Read more