All new staff members will be issued with a contract of employment before commencing employment.  The contract of employment will lay out all terms

Follow this link to Resources for Researchers where you will find information about funding, salaries, staff profiles, research job evaluation, policies & procedures, PI FAQs, Epigeum and vitae, 

The Procedure for Managing Historic Annual Leave Balances is available on the HR Procedures, Processes & Forms A - Z webpage.

Current annual leave balances and historic annual leave balances are recorded separately on CoreHR and employees will have the option to request annual leave or historic leave as available. 

The number may be obtained at the local Social Welfare Office in Dominic Street, Limerick.  It is not possible to get a PPS number before entering the country if you are entering Ireland for the first time (Contact number: 00 353 61 414799).

The PPSN registration centre only take applications on Monday to Friday mornings from 09:30p.m to 04:00p.m.

You will be required to present yourself to the registration centre and bring the following identification:

  • Current passport
  • Evidence of either birth/work/residency/unemployment/education/tax liability in EU country, and
  • Evidence of an address in Ireland (If unable to provide contact HR)

Once there you need to complete Form Reg1 (available at the Social Welfare Office).  In cases where a new PPS number is allocated, you will be advised of your new number through the issue of a letter of notification sent automatically to the address given on the application form with 3 to 5 working days.

If you are a University of Limerick direct employee whose pay and leave is managed via the Core HR portal, you should email a headshot to compandbens@ul.ie along with your staff ID no. and ID Card Request in the subject heading. You will be notified when your ID card is ready for collection. ID cards are issued by the Human Resources Office D1 042 Monday to Friday between the hours of 15:00 and 16:00.

Your ID card will be required if you wish to join and access the Library, Sports Arena and avail of a parking permit.

Please email any HR CORE queries to: coreportalemail@ul.ie

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