Tax evasion, AI use and an Irish sprinter’s bikini photos: Specsavers ‘war’ reaches the High Court
Judge urges halt to ‘toxic’ dispute between Ennis branch manager and Guernsey-based optician chain
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Leak by Mandate general secretary scuppered €1m deal for Debenhams staff, official claims
Staff were ‘wrongly blamed’ for collapse of secret deal for former workers at retailer, court told
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests?
Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living
Department must pay €30,000 to visually impaired employee over ‘protracted’ discrimination
Paul Hill ‘humiliated’ by Department of Social Protection’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations for over 12-year period
Energy poverty: ‘I am basically on the breadline. I never have the heating on’
Nothing in the Government’s €505m fuel support package announced after protests will benefit Susan Power and her family
More than €17m in payments provided over past two years to people struggling with burial costs
Additional needs payment sees rent supports of €2.36m granted – including €1.37m for rent arrears
The surprise findings from Census 1926: Only 1% returns in Irish and ‘so many nuns’ living to 100
The census includes a list of professions which are almost extinct such as lamplighter, umbrella fixer and knitter
WRC rejects €360,000 employment rights claim by ‘go-to’ RTÉ video editor
Broadcaster’s lawyers said commission had no jurisdiction to rule on case due to time limits in Workplace Relations Act
A novel fuel crisis solution
Department of Social Protection says there is no issue with using free travel pass to ‘buddy up’
I want to buy UK state pension years but I have heard nothing back and deadline is looming
Although it will still be possible to purchase National Insurance years after the weekend, it will be costlier
‘Blameless young women’: 134 Magdalene survivors granted higher compensation
Length of time in the laundries was a critical factor in the amount a woman would be compensated
Couple in court following alleged theft of €274k and laundering of pandemic wage subsidy
Government scheme was designed to help businesses affected by Covid-19 to retain staff
Double fuel allowance, an excise duty cut and a haulier rebate to ease energy costs
Government ‘cannot shield people from the full impact of the war’, Coalition source says
More than €17m in social welfare overpayments paid to people no longer living in Ireland
Department of Social Protection figures show child benefit payments accounted for biggest proportion of money
Revenue could collect nearly €27m in taxes via gig economy ruling
More than 280 employers come forward after Supreme Court ruling that pizza delivery drivers are employees for tax purposes
Stay-at-home parents too often forgotten when it comes to measuring their value
Families need to put insurance and pension cover in place to make sure illness or death does not create a financial crisis
Tracking down missing PRSI contributions that should boost my state pension
When people find out their Pay-Related Social Insurance account was not credited, firms can be long gone
Flood payments worth average of €613 sent to 133 people in first round of relief scheme
Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford householders make up majority of initial Storm Chandra assistance funding
‘He wouldn’t be great for vegetables’: School meal scheme not to everyone’s taste
Parents share mixed views on weekday lunches offered to children in schools
Saturated areas could see more flooding as new rain warnings come into effect, says Met Éireann
Status yellow rain warning to affect counties already deluged by Storm Chandra
Storm Chandra flooding: How to apply for Emergency Response Payment and who is eligible?
Support is available to people whose homes or businesses were affected
Less than 10% of carers expected to have tax liability, says Minister for Social Protection
Family carers have ‘huge anxiety’ over new data sharing with Revenue about carers who receive benefit payments
Newborn child grant of €280 paid out for almost 49,000 families
Payment is automatically received along with first child benefit payment
Former teacher twice pretended to be pregnant to claim maternity benefit, court hears
It was alleged Eimear Carroll dishonestly made gains of approximately €12,425 from two Government departments
Can I opt in to new workplace auto-enrolment pension even if I don’t meet the criteria?
My Future Fund, which offers a private pension to run alongside your State pension in retirement, is coming into force this month
If you earn more than €20,000 you will now have to pay into a pension scheme
Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes
More than 1.5m social welfare recipients to receive average of €520 more in 2026 - as increases come into effect today
Increases agreed under Budget 2026 to take effect from Thursday
Man claimed €12,000 in pandemic payments while in State illegally
Case of Raphael Bame, who pleaded guilty to fraudulent claims, highlights holes in system, judge says
Almost 48,000 children received new baby grant in its first year
Grant was set up on December 1st, 2024, and is paid to families of babies born or adopted after that date
Auto-enrolment pensions are almost here but are some employers trying to game the system?
Reports suggest some employers are trying to sign staff up to occupational schemes at lower rates than would be offered by auto enrolment
Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?
Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers?
The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive
Employer still in the dark on how to sign staff up for auto-enrolment
My Future Fund opens for business in January and employers can provide the limited details required from December 1st
Isme challenges Minister over reports of rogue employers undermining new pension rules
Small business group says employers are working to make auto-enrolment a success but are being kept in the dark by Department of Social Protection
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