Job summary
A competition is being held to establish a panel of suitably qualified individuals, on a contract for service basis, to act as Adjudication Officers (Contractor) for the Adjudication Service of the WRC, as established under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (as amended). This Act sets out both the general functions of the Adjudication Officer and its specific function in relation to the provisions of the Act. Adjudication Officers of the WRC are statutorily independent in their decision-making duties as they relate to adjudicating on complaints referred to them by the Director General of the WRC.
Main Duties of the Job
The role of the Adjudication Officers (Contractor) will be to hear employment rights, equality, equal status and industrial relations cases in the first instance. They will examine evidence and submissions presented by both parties and may also hear evidence from relevant witnesses. The Adjudication Officer (Contractor) will then decide in relation to each complaint submitted for adjudication and will issue reasoned decisions. Cases will mainly be heard in public and the decisions of the Adjudication Officers (Contractor) will be published to a single decisions database hosted on the WRC website. Adjudication Officer decisions are mainly appealable to the Labour Court, or to the Circuit Court in equal status cases.
The ideal candidate will have:
Qualifications and professional expertise -An appropriate qualification such as a degree, third-level diploma, or postgraduate diploma or degree in a relevant discipline, including:
- Employment Law or Equality Law, or
- Human Resource Management, or
- Industrial Relations,
together with relevant, demonstrable applied experience in Employment Law and/or Equality Law. Knowledge of both areas is highly desirable.
Complementary Professional Experience -In addition to the above, candidates must demonstrate professional experience in one of the following areas:
- Human Resource Management, or
- Industrial Relations.
Information about the organisation
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (as amended) and has, inter-alia, statutory responsibility for adjudicating on claims of breaches of employment, equality and industrial relations legislation.
Its core services include the provision of early resolution, mediation, conciliation, facilitation and advisory services, adjudication on employment and equality complaints, the monitoring of employment conditions to ensure the compliance and enforcement of employment rights legislation, the provision of information, and the processing of employment agency and protection of young persons (employment) licences.
Selection Process Details
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 30th July 2026.
If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact WRC.Adjudicators2026@publicjobs.ie
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
Closing Date: 3pm on Thursday 30th July 2026.
Please visit publicjobs.ie for full information and details of how to apply.