WRC Ireland: Applications for Board Chairperson and Ordinary Member

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The Irish Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is inviting applications for the positions of Chairperson and Ordinary Member to the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission. The application deadline is November 11, 2025.

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The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in Ireland has issued a notice inviting applications for two positions on the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC): Chairperson and Ordinary Member. The notice outlines essential and desirable criteria for the Chairperson role, focusing on strategic thinking, decision-making, and communication skills. For the Ordinary Member position, the focus is on representing employee interests with a deep understanding of workers' needs and experience representing them.

Interested candidates must submit their applications by 3pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Further details regarding eligibility and the application process are available on www.publicjobs.ie. This is an announcement of vacancies and does not impose new compliance obligations on regulated entities, but rather seeks to fill key roles within the WRC itself.

What to do next

Review eligibility criteria for Chairperson and Ordinary Member positions on the WRC Board.
Submit applications by the deadline of 3pm on November 11, 2025, if qualified and interested.

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Appointments as Chairperson and Ordinary Member to the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)

The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the positions of Chairperson and Ordinary Member to the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission.

Chairperson :

Candidates wishing to apply must demonstrate in their application evidence of experience at the appropriately senior level in all of the following:

Essential:

• Demonstrate the ability to be open-minded strategic thinkers, able to bring their own experience to bear on issues under discussion.

• Demonstrate commitment to an evidence-based approach, and the capacity to appreciate the implications of complex and multi-faceted evidence.

• Demonstrate the ability to make important and difficult objective decisions within fixed timeframes, whilst maintaining independence of mind.

• Demonstrate the ability to challenge constructively the opinions of others, work to achieve a shared consensus and accept collective responsibility.

• Have excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and be able to express themselves clearly and succinctly; and

• Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and have a proven track record of collaborative working.

Desirable:

• Experience in dispute resolution in the employment rights industrial relations fields.

Ordinary Member:

The vacancy arising is for a person that represents the interests of employees as set out in Schedule 3 section 3(a) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015.

Essential

Candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of experience at an appropriately senior level in the following areas: -

(a) The Member representative of the interests of employees:

• experience which demonstrates a deep understanding of the interests of workers

and

• experience of working on behalf of workers’ interests or representing workers.

Full details of the role, including specific eligibility requirements, is available on www.publicjobs.ie.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Tuesday 11th November 2025

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.