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Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015*
No. 27 of 2015

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement Commencement Information
Whole Act 1 August 2015 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 329 of 2015), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Commencement Commencement Source
Act other than ss. 24, 36 included in collectively cited Industrial Relations Acts s. 1(2)
Act, s. 39 included in collectively cited Unfair Dismissals Acts s. 1(4)
Application of Act extended Industrial Relations Act 1990 (19/1990), s. 23(1)-(1D) and sch. 6 as inserted by Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 1990 (21/2019), s. 4 18 July 1990 Commenced on enactment
Collectively cited Unfair Dismissals Acts functions transferred Employment Affairs and Employment Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 438 of 2020) 14 October 2020 Employment Affairs and Employment Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 438 of 2020), art. 1(2)
  Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 361 of 2017) 1 September 2017 Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 361 of 2017), art. 1(2)
Part 2 ch. 3 (ss. 13-21) declared constitutional Naisiúnta Léictreach Contraitheoir Éireann Coideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaoichta v The Labour Court, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Ireland and the Attorney General [2021] IESC 36
Part 2 ch. 3 (ss. 13-21) declared unconstitutional Náisiúnta Leictreach Contraitheoir Eireann v The Labour Court [2020] IEHC 303
S. 23(2) references construed European Union (Posting of Workers) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 412 of 2016), reg. 9(3)(c) 27 July 2016 European Union (Posting of Workers) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 412 of 2016)
S. 45 references to the Financial Services Ombudsman, the Deputy Financial Services Ombudsman or the Pensions Ombudsman shall, on and after the establishment day, be construed as Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman 22/2017, s. 29(3) 1 January 2018 Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 524 of 2017), art. 2

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 17(1) Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2024 (S.I. No. 620 of 2024)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023 (S.I. No. 207 of 2023)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021 (S.I. No. 703 of 2021)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2021 (S.I. No. 598 of 2021)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2019 (S.I. No. 251 of 2019)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2019 (S.I. No. 234 of 2019)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Mechanical Engineering Building Services Contracting Sector) 2018 (S.I. No. 59 of 2018)
  Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2017 (S.I. No. 455 of 2017)

* Naisiúnta Leictreach Contraiteoir Eireann Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaiochta (NECI) –v- the Labour Court and the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Ireland and the Attorney General (2020 IEHC 342) Mr. Justice Simons found inter alia that Chapter 3 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 is invalid having regard to the provisions of Article 15.2.1° of the Constitution striking down the chapter. He also found that it follows that the Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2019 (S.I. No. 251 of 2019) is invalid and must fall with the parent legislation. The State has been granted leave to appeal the judgment to the Supreme Court and an appeal date has yet to be confirmed.