Minimum Wage Ireland 2026: Rates by Age and What a Worker Really Costs
The hourly rates from 1 January 2026, what Budget 2027 changes, and a worked example showing why the 40th hour of a minimum-wage week costs the employer €28.18 in pay and PRSI.
Guides for Irish businesses
Rules, deadlines and calculations explained with worked examples and official sources – plus an Excel template when you are ready to start.
Public Holidays Ireland 2026 and 2027: Dates and Who Gets the Day Off or Extra Pay
All 10 dates for 2026 and 2027, the four benefits an employer can give, the 40-hour rule for part-timers – and a worked example of one Christmas weekend with three very different answers.
Statutory Sick Pay Ireland 2026: How Many Days, the Rate, the €110 Cap and the Records to Keep
Why it is still 5 days in 2026, how to work out the daily rate, a worked example with two employees, how Illness Benefit takes over – and the records the Sick Leave Act requires.
How Long Does a Safe Pass Last? Renewal Rules and Crew Records
Four years from the course date – after that the card is not valid on site. How to renew by test or one-day course, what to do when a card has lapsed or gone missing, and how a contractor keeps track of a whole crew.
Civil Service Mileage Rates 2026: How to Calculate Tax-Free Mileage in Ireland
The Revenue table by engine size and km band, a full-year example where one car crosses three bands, and the rules and records that keep mileage tax-free.
RTB Registration and Rent Increases in 2026: The Rules After Rent Pressure Zones
When each tenancy must be registered and renewed, what late fees and fines apply, and how far the rent can rise under the national CPI / 2% cap – with a rent review worked out after 12 and after 18 months.
PSCS vs PSDP: Who Does What, and the Site Records to Keep
When a client has to appoint a PSDP and a PSCS under the 2013 Construction Regulations, what each one does, the eight records a PSCS should be able to show, and a six-week job that two Saturdays make notifiable.
GA1 Form Explained: Thorough Examinations of Lifting Equipment in Ireland – 6 or 12 Months?
What the HSA's GA1 form records, the Schedule 1 periods for each type of equipment, what happens when a defect is found, the weekly check on site – and a 12-month examination calendar for a small fleet.
Rental income tax Ireland 2026: a worked example, from rent to preliminary tax
What you can deduct, why RTB registration decides your mortgage interest, and a full 2026 example – income tax, USC, PRSI and the €1,000 relief – ending with the preliminary tax due by 31 October.
Sinking fund under the MUD Act 2011: how much should your OMC collect?
What section 19 really requires, how to size the fund from the building's components, and a 24-apartment example where modernising the lift empties a fund set at €200 a unit.