Employment Legislation
Full-Time Employees
The legal minimum holidays for employees is 20
working days.
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Employees generally qualify for leave in two ways: 120 hours have been
worked in a calendar month or 1400 hours have been worked during a leave
year
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When the leave is taken by the employee is decided upon by the employer
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Holiday pay must, by law, be paid in advance.
Part-Time Employees
Regular part-time employees, i.e. those working at least 8 hours per
week and with more than 13 weeks service are entitled to 8 hours paid holidays
for every 100 hours.
There are nine public holidays in an Irish year. These are;
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New Years Day
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St. Patrick's Day
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Easter Monday
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May Bank Holiday
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June Bank Holiday
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August Bank Holiday
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October Bank Holiday
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Christmas Day
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St. Stephen's Day
Contact:
Rights Commissioners
Tom Johnson House
Haddington Road
Dublin 4
Telephone: (01) 6609662
Lo-Call: 1890 220 227
Fax: (01) 6685069
Website: http://www.lrc.ie
Employment Rights Information Unit
Telephone: (01) 631 31 31
Fax: (01) 631 32 67
Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Davitt House
65A Adelaide Road
Dublin 2
Telephone: (01) 631 21 21
Telex: 93435
Fax: (01) 676 9047
Lo-Call: 1890 220 222
Website: http://www.entemp.ie
 
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