The Lewis Silkin and Legal Island Comparative Employment Law Table outlines the key differences between GB, NI and ROI employment laws as of February 2026.
The purpose of this re-vamped table is to provide a handy reference guide to the key similarities and differences across the 3 jurisdictions, together with a ‘look forward’ section to potential or expected developments. Links to relevant legislation, articles and other documents are included in the hope that this will assist you to understand and deal with the differences in employment law developments in GB, NI and ROI. Find it here:
DisclaimerThe information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article.This article is correct at 23/02/2026
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