Employer guides
What Irish employers need to know about paying people correctly, from minimum wage and lawful deductions to PRSI and the new pension auto-enrolment regime.
PRSI errors are among the most costly payroll mistakes Irish employers make, creating retrospective liabilities and damaging employees’ state pension entitlements. Here are the common mistakes PurpleTree sees and why they matter.
Auto-enrolment pension obligations are now live in Ireland, and employers are already making costly mistakes. From eligibility errors to mishandled opt-outs, here are the pitfalls PurpleTree’s payroll and HR teams see most often.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive is reshaping how Irish employers handle pay bands, salary disclosures, and gender pay gap reporting. Here are five pay transparency mistakes in Ireland that SMEs keep making and why getting ahead of them matters.
The average salary in Ireland keeps climbing, and employers who have not benchmarked their pay in the last twelve months risk losing talent to competitors who have. Here is what the latest salary data means for your business and how to turn it into a retention advantage.
A Dublin city centre security worker paid €4 an hour while his employer told him to ‘have some trust and loyalty’ is now before the WRC. PurpleTree HR examines what the Payment of Wages Act 1991 requires of Irish employers and where the most common, and costly, mistakes occur.
Ireland’s national minimum wage increased to €14.15 per hour from 1 January 2026. This employer guide covers all sub-minimum rates by age, payroll calculations, compliance obligations, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Ireland’s auto enrolment pension scheme launched on 1 January 2026. Every employer with eligible staff must now act. PurpleTree HR breaks down the contribution rates, opt-out rules, payroll changes, and compliance deadlines Irish businesses need to know.
For most Irish SMEs, payroll is the largest and least predictable cost on the books. This guide shows how to plan wage costs, get PAYE, PRSI and ERR right, and decide when to bring in managed payroll support.
Employee benefits in Ireland go far beyond salary. From statutory entitlements and the Bike to Work scheme to BIK rules and salary sacrifice, this guide covers every benefit type Irish employers need to understand.
In construction, the pay you owe is not yours alone to set. A Sectoral Employment Order fixes minimum hourly rates, overtime premiums, pension and sick pay for most construction work, and the shortfall for getting it wrong is backdated and enforceable.
