Day 5 Statement
A written statement of core employment terms that Irish employers must give to a new employee within five days of their start date.
This is one of the first compliance documents an employer must get right when hiring staff. In hospitality, where chefs, bar staff, floor staff and seasonal workers are often hired quickly, missing or incomplete Day 5 Statements can create avoidable WRC exposure before the employee has even settled into the role.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is not a substitute for a full contract or written statement of employment terms. It is the early core statement that must be provided quickly, with wider written particulars also required under Irish employment law.
Yes. Casual, part-time, seasonal and full-time staff can all fall within the requirement if they are employees. In hospitality, this matters because short-notice hiring and variable rosters can make written terms easy to overlook.
A Day 5 Statement is the written notice of core terms that an employer must provide to a new employee within five days of the employee starting work. It covers key basics such as the parties, place of work, job title or description, start date, pay, expected hours and relevant conditions around probation and hours.