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Children’s cute job hopes look unattainable, but they are still worth encouraging
In a world of AI and uncertainty over future careers, we should still encourage our children to aim for the stars
A Dublin businesswoman in Cannes: ‘The locals love my accent. Being Irish is definitely an advantage’
Wild Geese: Sharon Farren runs a fashion business on the French Riviera
Norma Foley’s tradwives awareness campaign is absurd
On the list of all the things ‘pressurising women’ into caring roles, Hannah Neeleman and her bone broth hot cocoa are not in the top 50
The Irish Times to close its Breakingnews.ie website
Website will remain in place and redirect readers to relevant Irish Times group publications
If you think you got your job on merit, I’m afraid I have some bad news
Meritocracy sounds positive until you examine its dark history and understand some of the biases that underpin it
ESB secures 29% rise in pay to €410,000 for chief executive Paddy Hayes
First increase in salary since 2011 follows review of executive pay for CEOs of commercial state bodies
Worker sacked over punch-up with driver who turned up late with staff takeaways wins job back
WRC adjudicator does not award full reinstatement with back pay as worker had committed ‘serious misconduct’
Poor productivity in Ireland’s domestic business threatens to hold economy back
Trade unions and business organisations broadly agree on the problem and even share some common ground on solutions
Employment growth hits four-year high in Irish manufacturing
Sector reports stronger activity than other jurisdictions but geopolitical uncertainty limits gains in exports
We are living longer. This is how workplaces need to adapt
Forced retirement robs many people of a sense of purpose, which is a key factor in longevity. But it also denies organisations something they need
In praise of deadlines
We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business
Irish Government hides behind ‘fiscal rules’ in holding back AI skills investment
Prize for swift delivery of training is substantial in terms of FDI competitiveness but cost of inaction is frightening
An Irish architect in New York: ‘In the US, it’s much more focused on the bottom line’
Wild Geese: Alexander Buckeridge, New York
The banker who never took his bonus
Over Nama’s 16-year lifetime, boss Brendan McDonagh never took pay he was due
Companies rethinking approach of pushing staff to just use AI more
Incentives to use new tools are changing as costs start to hit home
Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?
There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
Let them eat crumbs: Growing wage inequality is bad for both workers and businesses
Companies in Ireland should disclose the ratio of CEO pay to median employee pay as US and UK groups do
‘My colleague got a promotion and is now my boss... I feel really betrayed and belittled’
Lots of adjustments are needed on both sides to make this work
Is it discriminatory to only pay maternity top-ups after a certain period of service?
Employers in my sector only pay employees maternity top-ups after a year or two, even if they passed probation
Number of ICT specialists across EU to fall short of 2030 targets
Employers’ report recommends policy interventions to address the shortfall in locally produced talent
Can you really wear shorts to the office?
Cooling shorts have evolved from holiday wear to everyday wear – but can you really wear them to work?
Retailer ordered to pay €25,000 to worker with Alzheimer’s left jobless
Manager had noticed ‘deterioration’
‘Are you a member of Sinn Féin?’ Employee says he met with ‘microaggressions’ against Irish language
Food Safety Authority of Ireland HR manager said he was ‘racially harassing people’, he tells WRC
Seamstress who said kids’ fashion school was unsafe wins €1,000 at WRC
She told the tribunal she had her own difficulties with job stress, terms of employment, and interpersonal relations with colleague
Housing tax measures and restoring morale at Coimisiún Pleanála
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Tech firm TEKenable expects more jobs and revenue with new partnership programme
Company eyes up 30 new positions at it looks to attract new clients
What top CEO pay and gender pay gap reporting tell us about Irish business
Available figures show that women continue to trail in the workplace on pay and their representation in the upper ranks
Senior manager at disability charity wins record €323,000 for ‘egregious’ whistleblower penalisation
Award against Waterford Intellectual Disability Association more than triple previous record sum
I had to retire early and I’m now paying €336 per month in tax. Can I challenge this?
Work Q&A: If I left as planned in 2027, I would have then benefited from the higher Standard Fund Threshold
ESB worker too late to pursue claim seeking €42,000 in alleged unpaid overtime, WRC rules
‘The figures claimed by the complainant are exaggerated’, employee relations officer says
Pharmacist dismissed within weeks of disclosing pregnancy secures €50,000 compensation
Award made to plaintiff who lost €100,000-a-year job as supervising pharmacist last year
Veteran HIV charity manager claiming whistleblower penalisation faces disciplinary action
WRC hears of alleged bullying and transphobia
Should young people with a part-time job contribute to the household budget?
Are we doing young people a disservice if we don’t expect them to contribute once they’re earning?
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