Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Ireland: government and social partners to work on overhauling industrial relations Ireland: government and social partners to work on overhauling industrial relations Through . Published on 31 March 2021 à 11h30 - Update on 31 March 2021 à 16h33 Resources A comprehensive review of industrial relations. On 30 March the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar announced the review of a system he considers to be excessively dependent on the voluntary approach by players. A high-level working group, under the aegis of the Labour Employer Economic Forum, which brings together representatives of employers and trade unions with Government Ministers to discuss economic, employment and labour market issues, will meet to draw up proposals for reform. On the agenda: the system of trade union recognition by employers (who can currently refuse to discuss with unions), and the functioning of negotiations within the company regarding wages and working conditions in relation to the economic situation, and wage-setting mechanisms. Sector employment decrees, which set salary and protection minima for workers, are currently under constitutional review and may be in contravention of the European directive proposal on adequate minimum wages (c.f. article No. 12199). In January 2021, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar joined the coalition of eight countries calling for the directive to be a recommendation rather than a binding legal instrument. “In light of … international initiatives to look more closely at how employers and unions engage on issues of mutual interest, I believe it is time to look at collective bargaining and the industrial relations landscape in Ireland,” he said. The high- level working group is expected to present its report in July. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels