HSE’s €40m land deal, and tax inheritance rules for child-free couples
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Give credit to employers: issue of who funds workplace benefits is rarely mentioned
Politicians should be candid when they announce measures to benefit employees
Migrant engineer who worked 10-hour days for under minimum wage wins €14,000
Job went ‘beyond engineering functions’ with worker being been tasked with painting, electrical work and plumbing, WRC told
Softer economic growth and taking a loan from your employer
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Sharp reduction in professional vacancies in Ireland hits pay and conditions, report finds
The average number of onsite days required by employers continues to edge upwards
Ireland is not experiencing a downturn, we are told. But the threat of one is very real
Latest figures from Morgan McKinley show a sharp decline in the number of professional job vacancies
One of the most infuriating aspects of work sycophants is they keep succeeding
But treating colleagues badly might not be quite as helpful as some of the worst offenders think
Irish CEO’s pay bonanza and VW’s mass redundancies
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Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers
From recruitment to employee monitoring and complaints, artificial intelligence is changing the workplace
Humans: Just a ghost in the machine as artificial intelligence redefines ‘good jobs’
As AI makes work more precarious, how can we manage to prioritise job reconversion rather than displacement?
Almost half of Irish workers ‘worry about AI taking their jobs’
Only small fraction of firms surveyed have used tech to fully replace roles, says FRS Recruitment
Pay transparency rules could cause conflict in workplaces, say HR and law experts
Employers urged to prepare for ‘complex’ EU rules on disclosing details on salaries
Health and housing will leave other sectors of the economy short of workers – report
Department of Finance paper says channelling workers into critical sectors will have implications for wider economy
Call for higher port tunnel toll for cars during morning commute
Transport Infrastructure Ireland concerned that tailbacks in East Wall could force tunnel closure to key HGV traffic accessing port
Seamstress treated ‘shabbily’ with forced retirement after 17 years at Cork shop secures €76,000
Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator notes that while facts not contested, liability was denied
The Irish woman in New York tapping successful emigrants to fund education back home
Wild Geese: Mairead McNamara, New York
Former State agency chief faced disciplinary action after finding he assisted job candidate, WRC told
Ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland boss Francis O’Donnell claims he was unfairly dismissed and penalised after making protected disclosures
Several candidates turned down An Coimisiún Pleanála chair role over low fee
Department of Housing sought sanction to raise €20,500 fee to €50,000 to address conflict of interest issue
Why job interviews are increasingly becoming AI tests
Candidates must prove how they would use tech tools in non-tech roles
Tech worker couldn’t pay heating bills after €150k salary went unpaid for months
Company fails to appear to defend catalogue of missed payments that caused financial hardship and marital difficulties
What’s the real reason your boss wants you back in the office?
Research does not back up reasons generally given by employers for returning to the office, though authors concede remote does not always work
SNA trade union members vote to reject Government’s workforce development plan
‘Clear and decisive’ result shows SNAs do not have confidence in the plan, Fórsa trade union says
We’re ready to do a deal on public servants’ pay - and everything is on the table
Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives
Workplace trends 2026: Increase in workers ‘unfit’ to attend office, but fit to work from home
‘If you’re not fit to be in a workplace, how are you fit to work from home?’ asks Damien McCarthy of HR Buddy
Alibaba hiring in Ireland, and budget income tax cuts
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Income tax cuts are coming. How much extra cash will this mean for you?
Various approaches open to Government but any change is likely to do little more than keep take-home pay rising more or less in line with inflation
Flexible work options influencing majority of workers when considering a job offer
Flexible working arrangements ‘now part of the confidence test’ in Ireland
New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
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
‘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
‘The US still has a frontier mindset that you can go and make something of yourself’
Wild Geese: Killian Moyles, Chicago
‘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
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