Guides to working and hiring in Ireland
Plain answers on pay, permits, contracts and employment law. Each guide names its sources so you can check them yourself.
For employers
- Employers, 6 Oct 2026How much do recruitment agencies charge in Ireland?How recruitment agency fees in Ireland work for permanent, contract and retained hires, what a rebate or replacement guarantee really covers, and what to ask before signing terms.
- Employers, 5 Oct 2026Employment permits in Ireland: a 2026 guide for employersCritical Skills or General permit? The minimum salaries in force from 1 March 2026, the steps to plan, what changed and the mistakes that delay a hire from outside the EEA.
- Market, 3 Oct 2026Ireland jobs market 2026: a sector by sector guide for employersUnemployment is up and technology hiring has cooled, yet healthcare, life sciences, construction and food technical roles stay hard to fill. What the late 2026 figures mean for employers.
- Employers, 27 Sept 2026Time to hire in Ireland: the real cost of a slow hiring processIrish surveys put time to hire at eight to ten weeks. See why good candidates drop out of a slow hiring process, what the delay costs, and a simple timetable that keeps them.
- Employers, 22 Sept 2026Pay transparency in Ireland: salary ranges in job advertsWhat the EU Pay Transparency Directive asks of employers, where Irish law stood at the last verified date, and how to get salary ranges and interview questions ready now.
- Employers, 10 Sept 2026The 48 hour shortlist: how we run a searchWhat actually happens between the brief and the shortlist, and why we would rather send you three people than thirty.
HR and employment law
- HR, 6 Oct 2026HR compliance checklist for Irish employers in 2026What every Irish employer must have in place as of October 2026: written terms, payslips, minimum pay, working time records, leave, sick pay, pension enrolment, policies and inspection records.
- HR, 6 Oct 2026Pension auto enrolment in Ireland: what employers must doMy Future Fund began on 1 January 2026. Who is enrolled, what employers pay, what payroll must do each pay date, opt outs, existing schemes and penalties as of October 2026.
- HR, 5 Oct 2026Probation periods in Ireland: a guide for employersHow long probation can last in Ireland, when it can be extended, what the contract must say, the notice that applies and when an employee on probation can still bring a dismissal claim.
- HR, 4 Oct 2026How to run a fair disciplinary procedure in IrelandWhat Irish law expects of a disciplinary procedure: the Code of Practice, fair procedure, warning stages, gross misconduct, suspension, records and the unfair dismissal limits.
- HR, 2 Oct 2026Outsourced HR in Ireland: when a small business needs HR supportWhen HR duties start to bite as an Irish business grows, what outsourced HR covers, how it is packaged, what to ask before you sign, and when an in house HR hire makes more sense.
- HR, 1 Oct 2026How to run a fair workplace investigation in IrelandA step by step guide for Irish employers: when to investigate, terms of reference, choosing an investigator, fair procedures, the report, confidentiality and the common mistakes.
Sector guides
- Healthcare, 1 Oct 2026How to hire overseas nurses in Ireland: NMBI, permits and payWhat an employer needs to hire a nurse from overseas: NMBI registration, the permit route, the €40,904 salary floor for private providers and why the nurse never pays a fee.
- Food and agri, 29 Sept 2026Food science jobs in Ireland: the talent gap employers faceWhere Irish food and drink manufacturers struggle to hire, which technical roles are scarce, how closed permit quotas limit processing recruitment, and what employers can do.
- Life sciences, 25 Sept 2026Life sciences hiring in Ireland in 2026: shortages and site movesWhich pharma and medtech roles are in shortage in Ireland in 2026, which sites are adding or cutting jobs, when to use contract or permanent hires, and how to hire faster.
For candidates
- Candidates, 6 Oct 2026How to write a CV for a job in IrelandWhat Irish employers expect from a CV: two pages, no photo or date of birth, jobs dated newest first, figures, and your registration or right to work up front.
- Relocation, 18 Sept 2026Relocating to Ireland for work: permits, registration and your first 90 daysA practical guide for nurses, scientists, engineers and professionals moving to Ireland: employment permits, professional registration, PPS numbers and what to sort out in your first 90 days.
- Candidates, 28 Aug 2026What life sciences hiring managers are really asking in interviews this yearThe questions coming up again and again in pharma, biotech and medtech interviews, and how to prepare for them.
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