Employer Protection in Ireland

The law states that an employee must be given within 2 months of the start of their employment, a written statement of terms of employment (also known as an employee contract). This must contain the following particulars;

• Full names of the employer and the employee
• The address of the employer in the State or, where appropriate, the address of the principle place of relevant business of the employer in the State or the employers registered office.
• The place of work or, where there is no fixed or main place of employment, a statement specifying that the employee is required or permitted to work at various places.
• The title of the job or the nature of work for which the employee is employed.
• The date of commencement of the contract of employment.
• In case it is a contract of a temporary employment, it must contain the expected duration thereof or, if the contract is for a fixed term period, the date on which the contract of employment is due to expire.
• The rate or method of calculation of the employee