Survival of the wealthiest in Ireland’s tightening jobs market

Longer term planning and investment — and top management involvement in upskilling programmes — is required to sustain the jobs market, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Resilience was the key word at this year’s Ibec human resources conference held Croke Park. Up until recently, employers have benefited in many cases from a ‘goldilocks’ economy and have been able to draw on reserves of skilled manpower.