‘I was made redundant after three months but someone else filled my role. What can I do?’
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Memo to AI: Remember when secretaries were seen as the biggest threat to jobs?
The typewriter and shorthand created new efficiencies but show how tech can constrain as well as liberate
State requires large number of workers from outside European Economic Area, according to ESRI
However, country struggles to retain many of them, especially highly skilled ones
Many workers not using full holiday entitlements
More than half want unlimited annual leave, survey shows
‘Seville is still a lot cheaper than Ireland. You can still buy a coffee for €1.80’
Wild Geese: Gráinne Walsh, Seville
The career costs of non-competes: ‘Your star striker is sitting on the bench’
Clauses preventing workers moving to a rival for months can limit job opportunities and lead to costly legal rows
Up to 3,000 Irish jobs under threat as Dealz owner seeks UK court protection
Retailer operates 71 stores across the State and a large distribution centre in Clonee
Farewell to ‘aeroplane mode’: Flying loses its status as the last internet black hole
Ryanair rival EasyJet has announced it is to install Elon Musk’s Starlink internet across its fleet
‘Fertility treatment is like a second job’: How can employers support staff undergoing IVF?
When the personal collides with work during fertility treatment, women react in different ways
Bridesmaid-to-be feared missing sister’s wedding over new holiday policy at work
WRC told discount store boss warned worker she would face disciplinary action over annual leave row
Microsoft offers redundancy to 60,000 of its 223,000 staff
Tech giant moves to control costs and it spends up to $175bn on AI infrastructure this year
As my children plead with me not to bring them to creche, my heart is stretched thin
Since becoming a mother, I have not yet reconciled my two identities
What my most embarrassing job interview taught me
Job hunters should not have to disclose their pay history or guess what salary is on offer
‘Your best friend on the Cayman Islands is someone who owns a boat’
Wexford-born lawyer Pádraig Brosnan moved to Cayman around 15 years ago and is raising his family there
Ires investors sell out, and Revolut’s outage a warning to us all
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Budget was missed opportunity to provide disabled people with meaningful help
Cost of disability payment falls way short of what is needed and cannot be claimed by those who work
Workplace conflict is said to be costing Irish firms €239m annually. What can be done about it?
Value of lost productivity due to conflict more than €239m, with in excess of €187m in the private sector and almost €52m in the public sector, according to NUIG study
‘I am married with two kids, but I drunkenly embraced a colleague at a work party’
Tell Me About It: ‘I get along very well with her, but I had never thought about her in a romantic context’
HR bosses predict AI will not cause ‘significant reduction’ in employee numbers
Quarter of HR specialists expect artificial intelligence will cause ‘minimal impact’ on workplace structures
Moving from America to Ireland for work? Here’s what you need to know
Figures indicate US workers are increasingly interested in a move to Ireland, but what should they look out for before making the move?
A Dublin woman in Ottawa: ‘Canadians take time to adapt to our humour and way of doing business’
Wild Geese: Jackie Gilna, Ottawa
Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay deal has a convenient escape clause
A takeover - even by an affiliated company - could trigger a huge payout while bypassing operational targets
Aer Lingus general counsel denies ‘whitewash’ of alleged safety complaint
Evidence concludes in pilot’s marathon whistleblower action
Farm labourer who worked 77-hour weeks for as little as €6.83 an hour is awarded €23,000
Workplace Relations Commission orders compensation for unpaid wages and rights breaches
People don’t leave jobs, they leave bad managers. What makes a great one?
Effective leadership depends less on who sounds like a leader than on the behaviours and skills they demonstrate
Research suggests the old adage is true: Happy employees can boost profits
CIPD study says business strategy, employee rewards, career progression and clarity on policies seen as significant
AI will not bring about ‘displacement’ in public service, says Taoiseach
Martin urges critics of technology to focus on positives as he announces new forum on workplace effects
Time to get down to business? Public opinion may shift if second strike takes place
With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets
‘I reluctantly signed a severance agreement after being given 24 hours to. What recourse have I?’
Work Q&A: I was hesitant to sign agreement because I felt my employer did not make a genuine effort to consider alternative positions I had applied for
Why we must have this performative strike by public sector workers
Game theory wonks will be fascinated by this week’s industrial action while the rest of us will just be angry
Childcare fees and the budget, and Patrick O’Donovan’s row with RTÉ
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What Should My Children Do? by Daniel Susskind: An optimistic book about AI
Susskind leans heavily on the analogy of the calculator as a disruptor to maths education
AIB chief Colin Hunt eyes shares worth 100% of salary as bank expected to raise targets
Bank set up new share awards plan to get around continuing limit on bonuses
‘AI Minister’ Niamh Smyth: ‘I’d have a very different view than President Trump’
Minister says she is ‘cautiously optimistic’ and excited by AI - but also has concerns over its impact on Irish labour market
Galway bar manager dismissed just 11 days after miscarriage awarded €25,000
HR manager allegedly said miscarriage meant worker would ‘only want a baby more’
Recording supports claim employee pressured to omit Deloitte partner name from HR complaint, WRC told
Complaint of constructive dismissal against the Big Four accountancy firm is being heard at the WRC
Will AI kill our rosy jobs growth forecasts?
Department of Finance draws attention ‘to risks to employment prospects from AI over the medium-term’
‘AI should give us more room for the human’: What can we learn from the office superusers?
Leaders who have gone all-in on new tech tools describe how they are reimagining their working lives
‘I panicked during an interview and said I have a qualification I don’t have. I got the job’
Tell Me About It: ‘There is a woman in my team I would really like to ask out but what if she finds out that I am a fraud?’
Don’t be a ‘permissive parent’, warns an expert with decades of experience helping families
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
Private-sector workers could see ‘small’ benefit from public sector wage increase
Work Q&A: Minimum wage rises can also have ‘modest’ effect on low-income workers
Pilita Clark: Dear all ... how bosses should talk to the troops
What matters most is understanding priorities and conveying them as thoughtfully as possible
Should I start a message with ‘I hope you’re well’? If not well, should I say so?
Suppose I’m in the depths of existential dejection; are you really ready for me to offload my feelings on you?
Will AI really kill most desk jobs ‘within the next 12 to 18 months’?
Predictions that white-collar work will soon be automated reveal an underappreciation of what other people’s jobs entail
Let migrants upskill, improve their lot and contribute to society
Those coming to our shores should not be seen as a budgetary burden
Teachers have no choice but to take industrial action over pay
Government must return to negotiating table with an offer ‘that reflects reality’
‘There is certainly pressure on people to stay relevant in this economy’
Hireovate founder Declan Fitzgerald on how AI is changing the game for recruitment
The ‘work wife’: Without her, the team would fall apart, so why isn’t she promoted?
‘People-focused’ activities help colleagues and team cohesion, but are unlikely to lead to promotion
Work Q&A: How do big retailers handle employee theft and how common is it?
Work Q&A: Retailers often adopt a zero-tolerance approach, which can see employees dismissed should they take home items of little value
Use of AI on the rise in workplaces, says PwC
Skills divide emerging between those adapting to new tech and those who are not
Almost 50,000 more digital specialists needed by 2030, agency says
Expert group calls for more education and training and greater collaboration with business
Man whose wife had affair and left home loses Revenue appeal on joint assessment
Tax Appeals Commission acknowledges difficult personal situation buy says appeal must fail in law
School book salesman wins €60k over no-warning redundancy from job of 10 years
Termination notified by email to man in his sick bed as company battled losses under free school books scheme
House price growth slows again, and a profile of the Fallon brothers
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