How will new retirement rules affect workers and employers?
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
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Targeted supports more critical amid a gradual economic slowdown
Marginal reduction in IT employment is probably one of the first manifestations of AI influencing the economy
‘The US still has a frontier mindset that you can go and make something of yourself’
Wild Geese: Killian Moyles, Chicago
‘I need to keep working’: The people aiming to stay employed until at least 66
Until now, many people working in the private sector have been obliged to retire from their jobs when they turn 65
‘Don’t join Zoom from the beach’: Workers reminded of right to switch off on summer leave
Workplace Relations Committee code of practice acknowledges right not to work outside normal working hours
Dragon boats, ancient rituals – and a modern fear of being left behind
Amid holiday celebrations in Beijing, a friend’s stark worry captures the anxiety of a weakening jobs market
Helping overlooked colleagues recover their motivation when you become their boss
Doing nothing if you get promoted over a colleague increases the likelihood of them leaving and you losing a valued team member
Do I have to go to work during Ireland’s heatwave?
Many will be stuck in the office as temperatures are set to top 30 degrees
Married and saving for retirement? Here’s how to get more from your pensions
How can my spouse and I ‘game plan’ our finances to retire comfortably?
Office-based positions receiving 40% fewer applications than hybrid roles, says recruiter
Candidates are evaluating employers just as carefully as employers are evaluating them, says Matrix Recruitment
‘Maximum temperature’ limits for workplaces proposed by Labour
Proposed top value under legislation could be set between 25 and 30 degrees, says Senator Neasa Cosgrove
Dublin house prices fall, and how to defer your retirement beyond 65
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Thousands of retail workers struggling financially over inability to get full-time contracts
Substantial share would remain below poverty line even on full-time hours, ESRI study shows
Working longer hours not a panacea for those at risk of ‘in-work poverty’, ESRI finds
People retiring with workplace pension get twice as much as those relying solely on State one, study says
Finally, a use for corporate waffle
Companies might one day be able to use it to choose who to hire and promote
From a Monaghan farm to New York high fashion: ‘Ireland is still a very big part of my life’
Orla Maguire had a successful magazine career in Manhattan before founding her own range of beauty products
The human brain is not a machine
This common comparison invites us to see ourselves as sub-optimal alternatives to AI agents
Can the EU Pay Transparency Directive close the gender pay gap?
Directive represents the most significant legislative shift in equal pay enforcement in decades
Gillian Anderson may not be disappearing from work but many women in Ireland are
‘Invisible women syndrome’ is a reality in the workplace, particularly for those over 50
Law intended to allow people work until 66th birthday to come into effect on June 29th
Act should allow workers to bridge gap until State pension age
‘I have two problems, feel under terrible pressure and lack the resources to fix either’
Tell Me About It: ‘I feel very strongly that I am being pushed out by the organisation. I won’t go though’
Facing redundancy? Here are the smart money moves to make before you leave
Getting your finances in order is vital if you are looking at time unemployed
Why the Irish are bad savers, and the lottery copies an advert from NZ
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Irish job ads requiring AI-related skills jumped 60% last year, PwC says
Some 2.3 per cent of postings mentioned AI skills in 2024, the firm said
How will history judge today’s chief executives?
Leading through the AI storm is shaping up to be a test for the ages
Public sector pay must keep pace with private sector trends as population grows and ages
Public sector pay premium has fallen from Celtic Tiger high of 50% to 40% post-crash in 2014, and to 30% by 2021
‘Even though it isn’t related to my degree, I have never felt like it was a waste of time’
Graduates are turning to volunteering and unpaid internships to gain experience, but some question whether the sacrifice is worth it
‘As I was saying’: Interruptions at work cost organisations more than they might think
Women and employees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are interrupted more frequently, study finds
Former garda sergeant uses AI platform to protect travelling workers
Real-time travel intelligence platform keeps employees safe while travelling for work
The experts’ view: What does a graduate programme offer and how is AI changing the game?
Graduate programmes provide support and certainty but they don’t represent the entire graduate jobs market
I’m unemployed and in my 50s. How can I upskill for a career in AI?
Work Q&A: Are there short courses that won’t break the bank?
Graduate to professional: 10 organisations offering paid programmes in Ireland
EY, Boston Scientific and Irish Distillers are among businesses and agencies offering paid graduate programmes
What sort of workforce are graduates entering, and what do they need to know?
AI means the employment environment is changing, but there are indications of resilience in the graduate jobs market
Irish workers get stronger rights to recover money owed by employers who ceased trading
Claims through the Insolvency Payments Scheme are limited to eight weeks for arrears of wages, holiday pay, sick pay and minimum notice payment
Markets plunge and cost of electricity interconnector with France surges
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
A graduate’s story: ‘I led the world’s biggest pilot of the four-day working week’
From Galway students’ union to Toronto, via New York – I’ve learned so much from working with some of the most innovative people and companies
An Irishwoman in Milan: `My early job interviews were mostly silent because of the language problem’
Wild Geese: Marie Dermody, Milan
Irish tax payments by big US tech and pharma groups revealed
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Don’t worry about a 12% fall in GDP, but watch unemployment closely
Latest huge move in Irish economic data highlights how multinationals distort GDP numbers
Employment in tech sector rose at steepest rate for a year in May despite Meta cuts
Year-ahead outlook ‘improved further’, according to AIB data, despite fears of job displacement from AI
Few workers think pension auto-enrolment scheme will see them through retirement
Almost 770,000 workers compulsorily signed up to auto-enrolment system
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
Yes, AI could steal your job – the real question is: should it?
It’s as if everyone is holding their breath and waiting for what they have been told is coming but, as Pope Leo says, we all have a responsibility to shape the future
Company has to pay ex-CFO €60k after failure to explain redundancy, WRC rules
‘Unreasonable’ failure by Horizon Controls to explain decision to let her go ‘undoubtedly caused difficulty’ in search for new job
Twice as hard to afford a home in Dublin as Belfast, new CSO data shows
Report comparing economies North and South shows greater earnings mean taxes on income are higher in the Republic
Cancer survivor wonders can she keep getting invalidity pension when her maternity benefit starts?
Work Q&A: I’m recovering from breast cancer treatment and expecting in July. Can I keep receiving both payments?
‘More harmful than helpful’: Young people sour on AI
Gen Z uses the technology more than anyone, but many fear it is weakening their job prospects and creativity
Ireland’s summer side-hustles: from walking dogs to €60 an hour grinds
Minding children, accommodating foreign students or walking dogs are some of the ways in which you can earn extra income
The month of error and overwhelm
From international business events to school recitals, June schedules pile on more than we can handle
What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?
New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition
‘The maddest job’: How competitive video games led one Wicklow native to Norway
Wild Geese: Sam Molloy runs the commercial wing of esports group Heroic in Oslo
Are falling loans for home purchase a canary in the property coal mine?
Economic realism starts to weigh on monthly figures published by the banking sector ahead of high profile tech job losses
Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’
Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs market
Banking and finance sectors slow to disclose salary information, data shows
Employers required to disclose salary ranges and toughen rules on gender pay equality under new EU directive
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