The cleaning and security sectors are amongst the ones with a higher number of foreign employees and also with lower salaries. Today, this situation has improved a little, after new wage agreements for these sectors were signed into law. The…
69,300 people moved to the country in the last year on the other hand 80,900 people of all nationalities moved out of Ireland. If a foreign person goes for a simple walk in Dublin city center they will realise…
WORK TAXES Most employees in Ireland pay work taxes through the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) system. This means that your employer deducts the tax you owe directly from your salary, and pays this tax directly to the Revenue Commissioners.…
WORK PERMITS In general, non-EEA nationals must have a permit to work in Ireland. EEA and Swiss nationals do not need an employment permit, except for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals – see below. Since 1 February 2007 there are a…
social Insurance Most employers and employees (over 16 years of age) in Ireland pay social insurance contributions into Ireland’s national Social Insurance Fund. In general, the payment of social insurance is obligatory. Ireland’s Social Insurance Fund is made up of…
APPEALS SOCIAL WELFARE APPEALS OFFICE It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a…
SOCIAL WELFARE PAYMENTS There are seven broad Social Welfare Payment Categories, each consisting of a range of schemes and supports: Child related payments Illness, Disability and Caring Unemployment Supports Employment Supports Widows, Widowers, and One-Parent Families Retired and Elderly Extra…
PENSION If you have come from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement, your pension rights from the other country are protected when you move to Ireland. You may be able to combine your insurance records…
MOVING COUNTRY AND TAXATION In the event of moving country and taxation your residence status for tax purposes is determined by the number of days that you are present in Ireland in a tax year. You will be resident in…