EMPLOYERS remain more inclined to hire than fire staff in the coming months, a survey showed yesterday, but the level of optimism has dipped after recent, high-profile job cuts in the manufacturing sector.

EMPLOYERS could give €480 million in tax-free payments to employees if they utilise the small benefit-in-kind (BIK) exemption which was increased by Finance Minister Brian Cowen in the Budget.

EMPLOYERS should allow migrant workers longer holidays or unpaid leave to travel home for family weddings and other important events, a new guide to preventing racism in the workplace says.

EMPLOYERS are facing a heavy crackdown on the number of permits issued to foreign workers from next May due to the enlargement of the EU.

EMPLOYERS may find the new Benefit in Kind (BIK) proposals impossible to implement, a leading employer representative has warned.

EMPLOYERS have reacted angrily to the prospect of increased fines for law breaking companies.

EMPLOYERS have warned that up to 30,000 jobs could be lost this year as the slowdown in the global economy continues to strike hard.

EMPLOYERS should be forced to provide pension schemes with defined end benefits to workers under the next national pay agreement the Amicus MSF union argues.