Requirements for small businesses in Ireland
Axel Martinez
CFO
Local restaurant chain
Companies with more than 50 employees
Companies in Ireland with 50 employees or more are required to start collecting information about their gender pay gap in June 2024.
This information should include type of employment and differentiate base pay and bonus pay.
What are the deadlines
All companies that fall under the reporting requirement in Ireland are required to choose a reporting reference date in June each year. Reports must be published before December.
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Pay Information Disclosure
Companies must publish detailed reports on multiple remuneration metrics.
Companies must publish detailed reports on multiple remuneration metrics.
Companies must publish detailed reports on multiple remuneration metrics.
Reports must include mean and median hourly remuneration, bonus remuneration, and benefits in kind.
Reports must include mean and median hourly remuneration, bonus remuneration, and benefits in kind.
Reports must include mean and median hourly remuneration, bonus remuneration, and benefits in kind.
Reported numbers must be disaggregated by gender, and where relevant, by type of employment (e.g., part-time, temporary contracts).
Reported numbers must be disaggregated by gender, and where relevant, by type of employment (e.g., part-time, temporary contracts).
Reported numbers must be disaggregated by gender, and where relevant, by type of employment (e.g., part-time, temporary contracts).
Disclosures must be made annually, within six months after a designated "snapshot date" each June.
Disclosures must be made annually, within six months after a designated "snapshot date" each June.
Disclosures must be made annually, within six months after a designated "snapshot date" each June.
The reported pay data must cover the year preceding the snapshot date.
The reported pay data must cover the year preceding the snapshot date.
The reported pay data must cover the year preceding the snapshot date.
Reports must be published before December in the same year as the snapshot date.
Reports must be published before December in the same year as the snapshot date.
Reports must be published before December in the same year as the snapshot date.
Reporting period for companies of 50 or more employees starts June 2024.
Reporting period for companies of 50 or more employees starts June 2024.
Reporting period for companies of 50 or more employees starts June 2024.
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Reporting Frequency
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Calculation Methods
The regulations specify formulas for calculating mean and median pay differences between male and female employees, the percentage of employees receiving bonuses, and the distribution of benefits in kind.
The regulations specify formulas for calculating mean and median pay differences between male and female employees, the percentage of employees receiving bonuses, and the distribution of benefits in kind.
The regulations specify formulas for calculating mean and median pay differences between male and female employees, the percentage of employees receiving bonuses, and the distribution of benefits in kind.
For bonus and other remuneration types, adjustments are detailed for cases where the pay period does not align with the reporting period.
For bonus and other remuneration types, adjustments are detailed for cases where the pay period does not align with the reporting period.
For bonus and other remuneration types, adjustments are detailed for cases where the pay period does not align with the reporting period.
Employers must report the gender distribution within four quartile pay bands, from the lowest to highest earners, providing a clearer picture of pay disparity across different levels of remuneration.
Employers must report the gender distribution within four quartile pay bands, from the lowest to highest earners, providing a clearer picture of pay disparity across different levels of remuneration.
Employers must report the gender distribution within four quartile pay bands, from the lowest to highest earners, providing a clearer picture of pay disparity across different levels of remuneration.
Information must be accessible through the employer's website in an accessible format or, if no website is available, in physical form at the employer’s main business premises.
Information must be accessible through the employer's website in an accessible format or, if no website is available, in physical form at the employer’s main business premises.
Information must be accessible through the employer's website in an accessible format or, if no website is available, in physical form at the employer’s main business premises.
The report must explain what measures are being taken to address any reported pay disparities.
The report must explain what measures are being taken to address any reported pay disparities.
The report must explain what measures are being taken to address any reported pay disparities.
Reports must be kept publicly available for a minimum of three years.
Reports must be kept publicly available for a minimum of three years.
Reports must be kept publicly available for a minimum of three years.
Companies are allowed to report additional information to explain their pay gap.
Companies are allowed to report additional information to explain their pay gap.
Companies are allowed to report additional information to explain their pay gap.
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Publication and Accessibility
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