Author name: Paula Cahill

A quieter Labour Court caseload doesn’t mean quieter risk. While overall cases dropped in 2025, individual disputes became longer, more heavily legally represented, and significantly costlier. From sharp rises in safety claims to shifting industrial relations, here is what the Labour Court’s latest report reveals, and how employers can insulate their operations before a minor gap becomes an expensive legal issue.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive is set to transform how businesses manage and disclose employee pay. From mandatory salary ranges in job ads to new rights for staff to request comparative pay data, “pay secrecy” is becoming a thing of the past.Is your organisation ready? Our guide breaks down the key legal shifts in Ireland and the UK, offering 10 practical steps to ensure your pay structures are compliant, defensible, and fair before the deadline.