Work was biggest factor in people’s risk-taking during Covid-19 pandemic, ESRI report finds People aged over 60 were most socially activeTue Feb 25 2025 - 20:34
Racism seen as permeating all aspects of Roma and Traveller lives in Ireland, European report findsCommissioner says he was ‘struck by consensus’ that ‘structural’ racism hinders access to basic rights Tue Feb 25 2025 - 09:03
Why childcare students are walking away from childcare jobs‘It’s tough to do a four-year professional degree and then face the prospect of earning the minimum wage'Mon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Dispute at BIMM ends as lecturers vote to accept dealMusic college attended by members of Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital had proposed redundancies and changes to pay and conditionsFri Feb 21 2025 - 18:10
Schools told to prepare for AI in class as detection methods ‘will not work’Many places of learning attempting to regulate use at local level without adequate guidance, notes reportFri Feb 21 2025 - 17:23
Greater debate needed on AI impact on workplace and energy needs, Government advisor group warns AI Advisory Group seeks setting up of ‘observatory’ to inform debate on artificial intelligence issuesFri Feb 21 2025 - 15:41
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief HSE seeking more personnel to work over an extended day running from 8am-8pm, but unions warn against unilateral changes to working arrangementsWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Number of full-time jobs at firms supported by State agencies exceeds 500,000 for first time The figure increased by 1.4% or 6,800 on 2023, according to latest Government statisticsTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Majority support free access to childcare, research findsPoll finds support for funding early-years educationMon Feb 17 2025 - 19:41
Lack of affordable accommodation hampering construction of new housing, survey suggestsShortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staffMon Feb 17 2025 - 12:53
South Dublin soccer club blaming council policy shift for sidelining 20-year clubhouse campaign Sallynoggin Pearse says they are victims of a change in council policy away from granting clubs long-term leases Wed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
Glen Dimplex workers in Dunleer told 70 manufacturing jobs to goIrish company to concentrate manufacturing at Newry plantThu Jan 30 2025 - 14:07
No applicants for teaching jobs at 75% of schools with recent vacancies, survey finds Maths, Irish and French teachers the hardest to recruit, with 20% of schools dropping subjects due to lack of qualified staffThu Jan 30 2025 - 00:01
Firefighters seek meeting with Minister on pension reviewMembers of Dublin Fire Brigade say retirement arrangements leave them facing prospect of surviving on a fraction of their full-time income Tue Jan 28 2025 - 17:41
Tolerance for Ireland’s neutrality may go down as Finland and Sweden joined Nato, Minister toldWarning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon HarrisTue Jan 28 2025 - 11:43
Working through Storm Éowyn: Safety ‘has to prevail’ for business managers and staffNo legal obligation for businesses that stay open to pay staff who feel they cannot attend, but owners should be mindful that loyalty may ‘pay off’, says business groupThu Jan 23 2025 - 12:03
Online payments firm Stripe to cut 300 roles internationallyDublin operation set to see small number of job cutsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:59
Labour Court rejects appeal by former TUD lecturer in age discrimination caseIssue had arisen because university was bound by HEA regulations, court findsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Prison service director paid €32,000 less than older colleague loses age discrimination claimClaim was rejected by Labour CourtTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Application of EU work directive to Defence Forces welcomed as ‘watershed moment’Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in StateTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:28
About 10% of people moving to Ireland in year to April 2024 were seeking international protection, research findsTotal number of 149,200 represents 5 per cent increase on previous year but includes those who would subsequently have moved onTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:00
Number of employers planning to offer remote or hybrid working to attract new staff halves - surveyEmployers’ attitude could prove counterproductive amid shortage of skilled workersTue Jan 21 2025 - 05:00
AI in the office: Trust gap with staff is a big hurdle for companiesIn banking and insurance, 50% of the work that gets done today could actually be executed and completed by technology on its own, Accenture saysFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Families hit by monthly fee increases of €400 a month at four Dublin childcare facilitiesIncreases unavoidable say management, but parents respond that no choice but to payThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
Unions ‘appalled’ by advocate general recommendation minimum wages directive be annulledEuropean Court of Justice to decide later this year on fate of directive which Ictu views as ‘the most significant and far-reaching’ on workers’ rights in decadesWed Jan 15 2025 - 18:51
Moves by Meta and Amazon to drop diversity programmes in US unlikely to affect IrelandApple, which employs 6,000 here, has asked shareholders to vote against move seen as courting favour with Trump administrationTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00
Labour and Social Democrats abdicated responsibility by not ‘fighting’ for power, O’Gorman tells Greens conventionRoderic O’Gorman’s comments came as 300 Green Party delegates attended event in DublinSat Jan 11 2025 - 15:26
‘I think our building is next’: Dublin man living in LA returns to apartment thick with ashIrish people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires give their first-hand accounts of panic, shock, devastation ... and hopeSat Jan 11 2025 - 09:38
HSE staffing increase would not prevent industrial action, union official warnsProposed increase of just over 3,500 to staff numbers is intended to cater for new services and so will not address outstanding issues, unions saySat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Department of Agriculture reveals 8 per cent gender pay gap as difference narrowsThree departments, including Education, reported pay gaps trending in the wrong directionThu Jan 09 2025 - 10:53
‘Employers can be very creative’: exploitation of migrant workers on the riseWRC cases taken on behalf of workers are likely to be ‘the tip of the iceberg’, and even in successful cases, nonpayment of awards is a significant issueWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Number of workplace fatalities falls by a quarter in 2024 Incidents involving vehicles still the most likely cause of death, while six people who died were struck by a heavy or falling object, five died after falling themselves, and five were crushedWed Jan 08 2025 - 00:01
School could return to court to have Enoch Burke sent back to jail after he again defies court order Judge said last month option would be open to Wilson’s Hospital when he released former teacher who has spent over 500 days in jailTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:00
As Ireland’s cold snap continues, what measures are being taken to restore power and water services?Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditionsMon Jan 06 2025 - 20:36
‘I told him I can only work Irish school hours’: Fighting for work-life balance in Ireland’s tech sectorFrederic Meyer’s bosses in a US multinational could not let him set an example, so he leftMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
Shop owners who felt ‘betrayed’ by manager attending job interview ordered to pay €13,500 for unfair dismissalAssistant shop manager awarded compensation after she was sacked for gross misconduct for attending job interview on lunch breakFri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
Senior Department of Enterprise official appointed to lead Local Government Management AgencyPauline Mulligan has been a civil servant for more than 30 yearsThu Jan 02 2025 - 19:00
Remote working: ‘We see younger workers in particular saying they don’t want to come back because of the expense involved’Flexibility in the workplace is still enough of a factor for people to consider cuts to pay or benefitsThu Jan 02 2025 - 05:00
Gender pay gap increased at three government departments during 2024Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly payWed Jan 01 2025 - 16:40
Households to receive €125 energy credit from tomorrow, while social welfare payments and minimum wage increaseThe rise to €13.50 per hour will directly affect about 165,000 people, many employed in the retail, hospitality and services sectorsTue Dec 31 2024 - 11:17
Wind and rain warnings set to be followed by cold snap with -6 forecast Heavy rain expected, especially on New Year’s Day, with warnings in place for some countiesMon Dec 30 2024 - 15:47
Irish Rail employee awarded €500 compensation after company sought to deduct €80,000 from wagesCompany has right to seek costs it was awarded - but not to unilaterally dock pay, Workplace Relations Commission findsMon Dec 30 2024 - 12:00
Number of under 30s in receipt of disability allowance has doubled in a decade Substantial part of the increase among younger people is attributed to mental health issuesSat Dec 28 2024 - 06:00
Agreement reached on redundancy terms for staff at BD Drogheda plantFinal deal is understood to provide for staff to receive six weeks pay per yearTue Dec 17 2024 - 18:11
Family of stonemason killed while working on Limerick bridge settle High Court actionBryan Whelan died along with TJ Herlihy after the steel cable attached to the cage they were working from at Thomond Bridge snappedThu Dec 12 2024 - 16:41
Private sector unions should seek 7% pay increases next year, Ictu saysRemuneration hike would help make up for impact of inflation in previous years, union group claimsThu Dec 05 2024 - 00:01
Asylum seekers protest outside Dáil after having to leave ‘cold weather accommodation’Irish Refugee Council criticises ‘illogical’ move by State authorities which is understood to impact around 135 menWed Dec 04 2024 - 16:09
Local authorities not doing enough to address air, water and noise pollution, EPA saysEPA says performance of six councils - Westmeath, Galway City, Waterford, Wexford, Sligo and Kilkenny – ‘not good enough’Tue Dec 03 2024 - 00:01
Number of jobseeker’s allowance recipients sanctioned this year set to doublePayment reductions imposed on 9,000 people up to end of October compared with 5,200 for entirety of 2023, figures showMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00
Dún Laoghaire: the story of the countCarroll MacNeill comfortably tops the pollSat Nov 30 2024 - 23:07
