As one of the top recruitment agencies in Ireland, our team provides Permanent, Fixed-Term & Contract recruitment solutions across the IT, Finance, Tech, Telecoms, e-Commerce, Engineering & Life Sciences sectors.<..
How to hire in Ireland
To learn all the information required to hire in Ireland, check out our recruitment extensive guide in this country.
What the guide covers:
- How to hire long term temporary or contingent workers in Ireland
- How to permanently hire in Ireland
- How to fill limited company contract roles in Ireland
Need help with your hiring in Ireland?
We’ve got a whole range of service options that give you access to our technology and expertise. Here are the other services you can choose from:
We think differently about recruitment
We’re not interested in providing a generic and 360 recruitment process; we excel at every service we offer. This means understanding exactly what hiring managers are looking for from candidates, then turning to our search experts to research where to find talent that fits these needs. It means understanding what each candidate is looking for through detailed screening, so we can secure the right talent for each client. It means working with elite recruiters who are specialists in their fields, so every step of the process is taken care of by an expert.
Whether you are looking for an agency solution, an outsourced support team or a senior appointment, our flexible and specialist recruiters will be there to provide you with exactly what you need. All of our talent solutions are built on what we excel at, so you’ll never be getting anything other than the best services.
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We do things differently to deliver better experiences for candidates, hiring managers, interviewers, and recruiters. We reduce time to hire, improve the quality of candidates, provide a high candidate shortlist-to-interview ratio, and fill more roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our expert Irish team specialises in recruiting for a wide range of industries, including IT, Finance, Tech, Telecoms, e-Commerce, and Engineering and Life Sciences sectors.
Yes, Allen Recruitment Ireland hires nationwide, with jobs available in Dublin, Cork, Galway and more. We can recruit across the whole of Ireland.
There are various options for hiring an employee in Ireland, including temporary and permanent contracts. Allen Recruitment has created an in-depth guide to recruiting in Ireland to help you navigate and understand the different employer requirements and laws.
Once you have found a remote worker that you want to hire in Ireland, you can either hire them directly or via their company as a contractor. You must make sure you comply with all Irish requirements as an employer, please refer to our guide to hiring in Ireland for more information.
Yes, Allen Recruitment Ireland through our Senior Appointments division do senior appointments and executive search in Ireland. We cover all senior level hires across IT, Finance, Tech, Telecoms, e-Commerce, Engineering and Life Sciences sectors. Check out our guide for more details.
Key Recent Legislative Changes (Since August 2023)
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
- New entitlements:
- Five days of paid domestic violence leave annually.
- Unpaid medical care leave (up to five days).
- Extended breastfeeding breaks (from 26 to 104 weeks postpartum).
- New entitlements:
- Statutory Sick Pay Increase
- Increased from 3 to 5 days as of January 2024, with further increases planned (10 days by 2026).
- Minimum Wage Increase
- Raised to €12.70/hour from January 2024, with a living wage (€13.50) planned for January 2025.
- Right to Request Remote and Flexible Working
- Now legally enforceable under the new Code of Practice (March 2024).
- Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme
- Scheduled to begin 30 September 2025 under the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024.
- Restrictions on NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements)
- New legislation restricts NDAs in cases involving discrimination, harassment, or victimisation.
- Protected Disclosures (Whistleblower) Expansion
- From December 2023, companies with 50+ employees must implement internal reporting channels.
- Employment Status Clarification
- Supreme Court ruling (Domino’s case) redefined criteria for determining employee vs contractor status, emphasizing control over mutuality of obligation.
We can prove that Data and Technology is the Future of Recruitment
The way we recruit is not what you might expect. We’ve rewritten the rulebook and taken a tech-powered, people-first expert approach that finds candidates that are the perfect fit for you.
