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Beyond five days’ of statutory sick pay a year, your employer is not obliged to keep paying you if you fall ill

Central bank wants elected staff representatives to spend more time in their day jobs

Wild Geese: Eibhlin Cassidy, Cusco, Peru

Leadership of Civil Service union instructed to resist changes to current arrangement

Data shows younger staff – more than baby boomers – crave the connection and routine of in-person work

Workers tend to be most interested in organisations that help them advance, pay properly and treat people fairly

Construction companies made up eight of the 15 companies with the lowest representation of women in the top 25 per cent of earners

Companies were using automated screening earlier, but applicants’ adoption of the tools is now causing problems

Even though parental leave has personal, family and social benefits, only half of fathers take their two-week entitlement

AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April

At Dún Laoghaire’s Happy Out cafe it’s all about elevating expectations around young adults with Down syndrome – as well as good coffee, of course

European Central Bank wants employees to swap roles at a faster pace

Benefits specialist urges companies to make strategic decisions early and engage with staff to ensure success of workplace pension scheme

Wild Geese: Amy Kerins lives in Vilamoura in the Algarve

National Youth Council of Ireland seeks end to sub-minimum rates paid to workers under 20

Performance, such as ability to take in details and make appropriate decisions, suffers in people who are the target of incivility

Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory

Pharma giant now looking for $7.7bn in annual savings by 2027 as it grapples with falling post-Covid sales and lack of new blockbusters

How foreign social insurance contributions are factored into your Irish State pension calculation depends on where you worked

Minister joins union and industry representatives at ceremony in Dublin to mark Workers’ Memorial Day

Shouty leadership is in vogue but smart executives do something far more effective

New chief executive says cuts will start in the current quarter as beleaguered chipmaker looks to refocus on strengths

Over 5,000 business inspections took place in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wages

Forget management acronym Vuca; we’ve entered the era of Chaos. How can you help your team survive the madness?

IDA Ireland engaging with Leixlip-based company following reports

‘Cautious optimism’ that an agreement can be reached as EU leaders hope for dialogue with the US

The JPMorgan boss struck a nerve but plenty of workers share his frustration with endless discussion

Wild Geese: Lauren McNicholl moved to Madrid five years ago and is possibly the only Irish woman tailor in Spain

Despite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlook

We’re reluctant to discuss it, but wealth disparity an cause serious tension in relationships

Relocating for work can be exciting – but once the novelty wears off, how can you avoid the loneliness trap?

Ictu leader says Government action plan is ‘ruse’ to justify reneging on previous commitments

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Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office

Are the tools of business – decisiveness, negotiation, branding, disruption – effective in the messier, more layered world of politics?

Wild Geese: Conor O’Driscoll lives in Columbus, Ohio

Households invested more than half of their savings into long-term assets such as housing.

There are steps you can take to stop beating yourself up and start rebuilding your professional life

Irish firms ‘adjusting how they talk about diversity and inclusion’ says Morgan McKinley FDI director

New Innovator: Clinic Notes AI allows practitioners to ‘turn hours of writing up notes into minutes’