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Tribunal agrees dismissal was unfair but awards just 30% of losses to financial services executive who was twice reported for sexual harassment

Séamus Coffey’s officials expected budget oversight committee to focus on Apple tax windfall priorities, migration costs and health service spending

Department of Finance report links trend to increased incidence of remote or hybrid working arrangements

Tips for staying grounded, connected and healthy once you reach the corner office

Supervisor was demoted from €46,000 a year post and placed on a final written warning after two incidents on successive days

High-street brand’s move puts more than 2,000 jobs at risk, including workers at 20 Irish stores, and comes after parent group filed for bankruptcy protection

Ireland is a global hub for the sector with official figures show Irish aviation finance companies had €268bn in assets at the end of 2024

Big Four firm checks building pass swipes and WiFi connections to address ‘persistent and deliberate non-compliance’

First-time buyers can focus on reducing the mortgage burden but there should be other priorities for any spare cash

Publisher says Sligo-based salesman and another rep were being made redundant due to the company incurring losses

Many of us in our early 30s may not be homeowners or have much savings, but we’re redefining what a successful life looks like

Stockbroker plays down mini spike in jobless rate an says softer-than-expected tax receipts reflect ‘slowing wage growth in high-earning sectors’

Problems with Theya Healthcare, the brand she established a decade ago, began after ‘aggressive takeover’ in 2023

Data from jobs platform shows Ireland leading the way in Europe with highest proportion of Gen AI postings, outpacing traditional roles

Not much scope for a further increase in third-level participation and productivity growth must slow

David Swann Lassche, originally from Cork, has climbed the ladder to become country leader for Primark in the Netherlands

Process hit by technical issues, with those who complained allowed retake same two-hour assessment for second time

Some investors believe the technology’s productivity benefits will put the US on a better fiscal path

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI model boasts PhD-level intelligence, but remains a technology in progress

Site manager asked for reduced working hours to 30 hours a week, following two strokes

Judge praises pragmatic attitude of Revenue Commissioners in accepting the deferment of significant sums due to protect jobs

Deepak Fasteners turned down request from 45-year veteran to stay on for one year until he reached State pension age

For many companies, the short-term promise of productivity seems to be overcoming the hard reality of long-term bias and exclusion

Gen Z and younger Millennials no longer consider life’s traditional milestones as appropriate for their lives

WRC rejects claim from employer that it only owed worker an apprentice rate of €4.75 an hour for three months of employment

But we’ll need more than just a cultural shift if we’re to stop birth rates falling further

Latest book from the author of Radical Help reimagines our relationship with work

Ictu says Ireland has tended to be bad at transposing directives into Irish law but officials say we are currently ranked second best

Changing attitudes to fatherhood are shaping the workplace and men’s careers

Labour Court hearing X appeal of €550,131 award by Workplace Relations Commission to former senior manager in social media group’s Dublin office

Trinity student who worked for Spilt Milk complained after boss repeated comments from her aggressor to another staff member

Labour Court hears former Twitter executive is over €16,000 out of pocket each month since failure to sign Musk’s ‘hard core’ email saw his ousted

Lower interest rates trim bank’s net interest income though not by as much as expected and lender maintains medium-term targets

Government approved bumping salary from lowest to highest point on Assistant Secretary pay scale on appointment of NTMA’s Martin Whelan

Unthinkable: Three tips to help you try – all of which might feel unnatural, uncomfortable or unintuitive at first

Wild Geese: Peter Shaffrey has changed careers and moved cities but is now settled in Belgium

We’ve inherited a strange cultural hangover from better times: the idea that the thing you do to survive should also double as your identity and source of pride

Work, especially if you love what you do, will be stressful. It will challenge your abilities daily. At least let me do it in a chair with a good back

Most callers who contacted Threshold were working professionals, with 46% stating wages as main source of income

Such actions may amount to sexual harassment and can seriously damage your company, career and workplace relations