Contracts that protect your business and stand up when it matters.
Every employee in Ireland is legally entitled to a written statement of their core terms within 5 days of starting, and their remaining terms within a month. Get this wrong and you’re exposed to a Workplace Relations Commission claim before an employee has even finished probation. SmartStart People Management drafts contracts that are fully compliant, clearly written, and built around how your business actually operates.
A well-written contract protects your business as much as your employee — it sets expectations, reduces disputes, and gives you a clear position to stand on if something goes wrong. Missing or non-compliant terms leave you exposed to claims, even ones that have nothing to do with the original dispute.
Need contracts drafted, or not sure your current ones would hold up? Call us on 086 779 3142 for a quick, free quote.
One clear reference point for your policies — instead of a dozen scattered documents.
An employee handbook does more than list rules — it’s where your policies, expectations and culture come together in one place, and it’s one of the fastest ways to prevent confusion and disputes before they start. SmartStart People Management builds handbooks tailored to your business, not lifted from a generic template.
A well-written handbook gives your team clarity and gives you protection. A documented, consistently applied set of policies is one of your strongest defences if a dispute ever reaches the Workplace Relations Commission.
”Our staff handbook finally made sense of Statutory Sick Pay versus our own Company Sick Pay Scheme, it is something I’d been fielding confused questions about for years. Now it’s written down clearly, my managers can answer it themselves, and I don’t have to be the one explaining it every single time.”
General Manager
Ready for one clear, compliant handbook instead of a folder of loose policies Call us on 086 779 3142 to get started.
Decades SME sector experience, ready to work as an extension of your team.
SMEs face the same employee relations challenges as any employer — but without a dedicated legal team, an in-house HR department, or the time to become experts in Irish and EU employment law. SmartStart People Management brings senior-level HR and employment law expertise to every case, sized and priced for a growing Irish business.
Irish and EU employment law changes regularly — new legislation, updated Codes of Practice, evolving WRC guidance. We stay ahead of it, so you don’t have to — bringing senior HR and employment law experience to work as an extension of your business, without the overhead of building that expertise in-house.
SmartStart People works with SMEs across a wide range of sectors — hospitality chains, independent retail and hospitality businesses, automotive, retail, logistics, training companies, and healthcare, bringing the same senior-level HR and employment law expertise to each one.
Need public sector-specific HR or employment law support? Call us on 086 779 3142 to find out how we can help.
Know exactly where you stand before the WRC tells you.
HR compliance covers everything from contracts and pay to health and safety, data protection and recruitment practices — and getting it wrong can be serious: WRC claims, reputational damage, and in some cases personal liability for directors. SmartStart People Management carries out full compliance reviews of your HR practices, so nothing is quietly out of date.
Irish employment law changes regularly, and non-compliance can be expensive, in fines, in claims, and in reputational damage. A structured review finds and fixes the gaps before they become a problem, not after.
Recently while conducting a compliance audit we caught something that had somehow got completely missed — the company’s payslips weren’t showing the Employer and Employee PRSI contributions, a basic requirement they had been non-compliant on for months without knowing it. It’s exactly the kind of gap that’s invisible until someone actually checks.
Not sure your HR practices would hold up to a WRC audit? Call 086 779 3142 for a compliance review and trade guesswork for peace of mind.
