The new group’s approved work programme for 2025–2026 covers the determination of employment status, the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977–2015 and the notice periods in the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employments Act 1973.

The recently established ELRG, modelled on the existing Company Law Review Group (CLRG), has been tasked with monitoring, reviewing and advising on all aspects of employment and redundancy law.

It is chaired by Professor Michael Doherty, former head of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology, and includes members appointed by government and nominated by a range of stakeholders.

Enterprise, trade and employment minister Peter Burke has said the ELRG “will provide a valuable resource in conducting ongoing assessments of employment law to ensure our legal framework is fit for purpose and adapts to changes in the evolving contemporary workplace”.