Payroll • Regulated by Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
Public Holiday Entitlement (Ireland)
Definition: Statutory employee rights regarding Ireland's 10 official public holidays under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
Employees who work on a public holiday are entitled to an additional day's pay, a paid day off within a month, an additional day of annual leave, or an extra day's pay. Part-time employees must have worked at least 40 hours in the previous 5 weeks to qualify.
Governing Authority
Enforced by Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in Ireland. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Public Holiday Entitlement (Ireland)
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related Ireland Healthcare Terms
Registration
CORU (Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals)
CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals.
Safeguarding
Children First Act 2015
Irish legislation providing statutory obligations to report child protection concerns and implement Child Safeguarding Statements.
Governance
Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO)
CHOs are operational administrative divisions of the HSE delivering community-based primary care, social care, and mental health services across Ireland.
Compliance
HIQA Single Assessment Framework (Thematic Inspections)
Targeted inspection programmes conducted by HIQA focusing on specific regulatory areas such as medication safety, infection prevention, or staffing governance.