Can employer refuse to accept non-Irish bank for salary payments

[Mikefromcork]

Hi All
I am looking at moving from KBC to Revolut or N26. I am not sure how they will work with standing orders and direct debits. Any advice? The bigger question I have though is I asked my employer will they pay into Revolut or N26 and they said no as they don’t accept non-Irish bank for salary payments. Is this correct? Any advice?
Best wishes
Michael

 

[Paul M.]

That's IBAN discrimination and it's illegal under EU law. The Central Bank is the relevant authority in Ireland:- https://www.centralbank.ie/consumer...ban-discrimination-and-what-can-i-do-about-it

 

[peemac]

I think it's because online banking has issues with the ibans due to the number of digits.

When "Ireland" is listed as the address of the payee, the systems look for a 22 digit IBAN.

The way around it is to enter the country of your address as Lithuania and then it will allow a 20 digit IBAN. Then change the address back.

I had to do that for Airbnb to make transfers into my revolut account.