The employment relationship in Ireland between employer and employee is principally governed by contract law. Parties are free to choose the terms and conditions applicable to their specific working relationship. Once legally working in Ireland, migrant workers have the same minimum statutory employment protections as their Irish counterparts.
9.1ÌýÌýÌýÌý Written employment contracts
A contract of employment is governed by the common law principals of contract law. Employment legislation provisions cannot be contracted out of in the employment contract. The Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 to 2014 (recently amended by the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018) imposes an obligation on employers to provide employees with a written statement containing five core terms of employment, within five
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