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From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Last updated on 22 April 2022

Ukrainian citizens can work legally in Ireland once they have received their letter confirming they have been granted Temporary Protection under the EU Directive. They are then also entitled to the full range of statutory employment rights and protections in the same manner as Irish workers.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is the State body responsible for employment rights. Information on employment rights is available at workplacerelations.ie or by contacting the WRC at 0818 808090 or 059 9178900. The WRC website is fully translatable by using the Google Translate facility available at the top of each webpage.

• all employees must receive a written statement of the core terms of employment within five days of starting work. This must include the name of employer and employee, address of employer, contract duration, calculation of pay and number of hours employee is expected to work per day / week
• all employees must also receive a full written statement of the terms of employment of starting work
• all employees in Ireland are entitled to a minimum hourly wage rate which applies to full time, part-time, temporary and casual employees, and also to seasonal workers. Employees under 20 years of age have reduced rates. All employees must receive a pay slip

Age	Minimum hourly rate
Under 18	7.35
18 years old	8.40
19 years old	9.45
National Minimum Wage (20 years...

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