Employment Counsel – Ireland

Tata Consultancy Services; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Laptop

Training resources

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is seeking an Employment Counsel for Ireland, based in Dublin with a hybrid model. The role provides practical Irish employment law advice across the lifecycle, including disputes, restructurings, outsourcing, and contract provisions, working with HR, procurement and business teams in Ireland, the UK and wider EMEA.

The successful candidate will have 7–10 years of relevant experience, a qualified Irish solicitor or barrister, and a track record in both contentious

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister entitled to practise in Ireland.
• 7–10 years of relevant Irish employment law experience in private practice and/or in-house.
• Strong knowledge of Irish employment law, TUPE, and industrial relations processes.
• Experience advising on outsourcing, reorganisations and employment contracts.

Responsibilities

• Advise HR and leadership on day-to-day employment matters including TUPE and policies.
• Provide practical, commercial advice on equality, discrimination, harassment, and data protection.
• Advise on restructurings, redundancies, consultation obligations and workforce communications.
• Draft, review and negotiate employment provisions in contracts and transfer arrangements.
• Manage employment claims and disputes before regulatory bodies or courts, coordinating with external counsel.

Skills

Irish employment law

TUPE

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Litigation management

Cross-border advisory

Data protection

Team collaboration

Education

Irish legal qualification (solicitor/barrister)

Job description

The Role: Employment Counsel - Ireland

Location: Dublin (Hybrid model: 3 days per week in TCS offices, with occasional travel to other TCS offices as required)

Contract: Permanent, full time

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Build your career as a trusted employment law adviser in a complex international business.
• Work on varied Irish employment, industrial relations, litigation, outsourcing and organisational change matters.
• Collaborate with Legal, HR, Employee Relations and business teams across Ireland, the UK and wider EMEA.

The Role

This is a hands-on role within a supportive employment legal team. You will provide practical, timely and commercially focused Irish employment law advice to TCS in Ireland and the UK. You will support the business, HR and Employee Relations teams throughout the employment lifecycle, including disputes, organisational change, transactions and outsourcing. You will also review and advise on employment provisions in customer and supplier contracts, particularly transfer of undertakings provisions in commercial outsourcing agreements.

Your responsibilities

• Advise HR, Employee Relations and business leaders on day-to-day employment matters, including TUPE, recruitment, contracts and policies, performance and capability, disciplinary and grievance processes, absence, workplace adjustments, pay and benefits, working time, leave, flexible working and exits, change management, trade union matters.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice on equality, discrimination, harassment, protected disclosures, employee privacy and data protection issues arising in the employment context.
• Advise on restructurings, changes to terms and conditions, individual and collective redundancies, consultation obligations and workforce communications.
• Draft and review policies, procedures, settlement terms, correspondence and other employment-related documentation, and provide regular written and verbal reporting.
• Manage and support employment claims and disputes before the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court, including litigation risk, case strategy, witness preparation, evidence, costs, deadlines and outcomes, and working with external counsel where appropriate.
• Advise on industrial relations, trade union and employee representative matters, including collective engagement, consultation and dispute resolution.
• Advise on employment aspects of competitive bids, outsourcing and insourcing, retenders, acquisitions, disposals and other business change projects, working closely with commercial legal colleagues, bid teams and delivery teams.
• Analyse the applicability of the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 and advise on transfers, consultation, due diligence, liability allocation and transition planning.
• Draft, review and negotiate employment and transfer provisions in customer and supplier agreements, including warranties, indemnities, information obligations and exit arrangements.
• Monitor legal developments, update policies and templates, deliver practical training, contribute to cross-border projects and manage external legal support and spend information.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience

• Qualified solicitor or barrister entitled to practise in Ireland.
• Typically 7-10 years of relevant post-qualification experience gained in private practice and/or in-house.
• Strong experience across contentious and non-contentious Irish employment law, including transfers of undertakings.
• Strong, current knowledge of Irish employment law and procedure, including Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court processes.
• Experience advising on organisational change, industrial relations and collective consultation.
• Experience of outsourcing transactions and the employment aspects of commercial contracts.
• Commercial judgement and the ability to give clear, proportionate and solution-focused advice.
• High-quality legal analysis and drafting, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, prioritise effectively and deliver to demanding deadlines.
• Integrity, discretion and the ability to collaborate across Legal, HR, Employee Relations, procurement, sales and delivery teams.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

• Experience working in a complex international organisation or advising multinational clients.
• Experience of employment pensions issues in a transactional context.
• Experience of wider EMEA employment matters.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

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