Two thirds of businesses found it difficult to source staff this year
Report highlights ‘sustained pressure’ as Ireland moves into 2026, pointing to rising employment costs
Excel Recruitment
Wage costs for grocery retailers up almost 40% since 2020, says Excel Recruitment
Rising retail crime adding to cost base as supermarkets forced to hire security staff
Auto-enrolment needs to be more user-friendly for bosses and workers, recruitment firm says
Excel calls for three-month hiatus on enrolling seasonal and temporary staff in new mandatory workplace pensions scheme
Looming launch of auto-enrolment pensions means no honeymoon for incoming minister
Companies have just nine months to prepare for mandatory workplace pension contributions from around 800,000 workers
Recruiter calls for visa reform to let overseas students work more
Recruiter says rules limiting work to 20 hours a week are impractical given the rapid increase in housing and other day-to-day costs
Hospitality sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in 2024 as wage demands increase
Excel Recruitment managing director said next year’s minimum wage increase ‘could cripple Irish hospitality businesses’
Six in 10 workers say partner gave up work due to cost of childcare, survey finds
One partner, usually female, often gives up work to look after children because of costs
Workplace flexibility required to address gender pay gap
Women must be given 'realistic opportunities’ to take up senior roles, says Marian Ryan, director at Taxback.com
Recruitment company Excel to add 100 jobs as it expands office network
Irish recruiter calls for looser rules on student work visas as employers struggle to source staff
New sick leave rules will force more SMEs to close, says recruiter Excel
Workers will have legal entitlement to three days' sick pay for employers from the start of next year
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