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I've been offered a contract in IT with a Multinational in Ireland.
It is my first job here in Ireland and I'm not too up to date with Irish employment law and have 3 questions in regards to my contract, to decide if I want to sign this contract or not.
1) It states that my normal working hours are 40, but that I'm required to work reasonable additional hours if the business demands it. Does this mean that my employer could demand from me to work constantly 48 hours per week (I checked, that seems to be the maximum allowed under European work), thereby getting 20% more hours for free? Or is there any safeguard in Irish law to prevent this? And how does the employer has to proof that the business demands it?
2) The contract states that my normal workplace is the office in Dublin, but that I could be asked to work in other offices of the company in Ireland and outside of Ireland if the business demands it.. Could my employer ask me to work somewhere else than Dublin continuously or is there any safeguard in Irish law to prevent this?
3) The contract also states that as a freelancer, when working in a company that does webdesign) or that otherwise impacts the main job (e.g. working 9-17 in the office and then working a 12 hour shift as a security guard). Where I'm from, a similar clause would only apply to the 2 examples, but not for example if your normal work is in an office and you would sell your own paintings at markets on the weekend for example.
Thank you
It is my first job here in Ireland and I'm not too up to date with Irish employment law and have 3 questions in regards to my contract, to decide if I want to sign this contract or not.
1) It states that my normal working hours are 40, but that I'm required to work reasonable additional hours if the business demands it. Does this mean that my employer could demand from me to work constantly 48 hours per week (I checked, that seems to be the maximum allowed under European work), thereby getting 20% more hours for free? Or is there any safeguard in Irish law to prevent this? And how does the employer has to proof that the business demands it?
2) The contract states that my normal workplace is the office in Dublin, but that I could be asked to work in other offices of the company in Ireland and outside of Ireland if the business demands it.. Could my employer ask me to work somewhere else than Dublin continuously or is there any safeguard in Irish law to prevent this?
3) The contract also states that as a freelancer, when working in a company that does webdesign) or that otherwise impacts the main job (e.g. working 9-17 in the office and then working a 12 hour shift as a security guard). Where I'm from, a similar clause would only apply to the 2 examples, but not for example if your normal work is in an office and you would sell your own paintings at markets on the weekend for example.
Thank you