The approach allows businesses to gain specialised skills and knowledge, and avoid pitfalls, for a fraction of the price of full-time staff. What’s in it for employees?
Staff, who review material on social media networks for safety, seek union recognition, better redundancy terms
Company tells WRC that redundancies were genuine and the result of a downturn in work
Women are more likely than men to say they never want to fully retire, with 15% expressing this view compared with 10% of men
Variety offered by neurodiversity-friendly design can offer choice and control for all staff
After January 30th, companies playing fast and loose with employment status can expect to feel the full weight of Revenue powers
Carrier employs about 200 people providing transatlantic flights from Manchester, including almost 130 cabin crew
Irish unit of US electronic signature software company back in the black after restructuring that saw almost 50 people leave business
Amazon, Accenture, EY and Google seek largest numbers of permits and Indian citizens were in receipt of almost a third of the total issued
Many employees say they have found a better work-life balance with remote and hybrid working
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Increase comes despite campaigns by Health and Safety Authority as well as farm organisations
Senior CWU figure said workers seek urgent clarity on payment packages
Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes
HSE ordered to review its minimum criteria for applications for the role
Adjudicator judged selection process to be ‘impartial’
Auto-enrolment scheme automatically applies to those aged 23-60 earning more than €20,000 a year
Offering staff weight-loss drugs can improve productivity and reduce time lost to sickness
Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole
Report highlights ‘sustained pressure’ as Ireland moves into 2026, pointing to rising employment costs
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Agency says it supported 323 investments in 2025, with employment in its client companies rising to 312,400
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Pension auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases will heighten ‘financial distress’ early next year, says Azets Ireland
Employee had worked for bingo hall operator for nearly 18 years
CSO figures show number of active enterprises in Republic rose by 3% to 401,359 in 2023
But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary’s campaign to civilise air travel
Are such things a gimmick or an indispensable tool for company strategy and decision-making?
WRC hears veteran executive was unfairly dismissed from €275,000 job at arm of multinational group Lionbridge
Rude colleagues hurt themselves as much as those condemned to work with them
Roughly one third of staff will join My Future Fund, another third fall outside parameters and final group are with in-house scheme
While register is not an accurate measure of unemployment, it does track employment trends
Offers of amazing opportunities are legion these days, but they are almost always unpaid. Do not let your ego lead your head
Financial services drove the growth amid a rise in demand for exports but employment falls in tech, media and telecoms sector
Force majeure, medical leave, compassionate leave: employees should familiarise themselves with their rights to ensure they follow the rules and, if possible, are not left out of pocket
Study from PwC calls on firms to move beyond pilot programmes and roll out wider use of new technology
Worker noticed discrepancy between what he was getting paid and what the Revenue Commissioners were told he had been paid
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
Wild Geese: Julie Orr, Kenya
James Reed warned vacancies ‘haven’t even hit rock bottom yet’, but impact is being felt
Focus on relentless growth may seem good for the bottom line, but it can be self-defeating
Ibec is pushing back on pay transparency plans to mandate salary disclosure in job ads, lobbying to allow businesses share pay with candidates privately
Worker pulled up by management for being ‘persistently late’
Gemini’s EU head of compliance tells hearing he warned company seeking Irish authorisation its procedures breached incoming EU law
Staff numbers down by 20% with employees averaging €147,959 in salary before share-based pay and other benefits
Information and communication workers remain the highest paid workers in the State
‘Profoundly troubling’ that businessman exploited financial vulnerability of part-time employee, says adjudicator
Majority of workers expect to stick with My Future Fund even though many are unsure whether it really will deliver financial security in retirement
The world’s most confusing dress code is even worse in the steamy Cop30 tropics
Department of Enterprise looking at rule governing work permits following concerns raised by nursing home sector
Calls to reduce such immigration to ease pressures on infrastructure would only makes things worse
Wild Geese: Laurence MacDonald, New York
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