The Irish Mortgage Holders Association says a couple needs to be earning around €80,000 between them before a bank will speak with them.

Young women in Ireland have the highest levels of depression in Europe, according to a new study.

Increases in the minimum wage may not have made an overall positive difference to many workers across the EU, including Ireland, a report has found.

The Government has been called on to put together a proper bid for Ireland to host the new European Labour Authority (ELA), with Cork flagged as a viable location.

The small numbers of women within the Irish apprenticeship system is a “glaring weakness”, an EU report on the future of manufacturing within the bloc has found.

Irish people work longer hours each week and get less annual leave holidays when compared to other EU countries.

Irish people work 90 hours more per year than the EU average.

Europe’s banking and medical oversight agencies are seen as the first tangible spoils that the remaining EU 27 countries will secure from Brexit.

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has said that says the proposed 50c per hour hike in the minimum wage is a balanced compromise.

JobBridge and other schemes designed to help unemployed young people are in danger of being a very expensive waste of money, a report by the European Court of Auditors warned.

A quarter of workers across Europe feel "stressed" at work either all or most of the time, with a similar percentage saying their jobs have a negative effect on their health, an EU survey has found.

With uncertainty over children’s free water quotas, parents of over 18s living at home face a bigger shock, writes Political Editor Mary Regan

48% of 18 to 29 year olds in Europe live at home with their parents, according to latest figures.

The Government has been allocated over €63m by the EU to help with its youth employment initiative and is expected to double that amount with money it receives from the Social Fund.

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All shareholders must work together to tackle the EU’s long-term youth unemployment crisis, writes Rolf Dorig

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The Irish labour market suffered more job losses between 2008 and 2010 than any other country in the 27 States of the EU, according to new research from the Dublin-based Eurofound agency.

ALMOST half of Irish workers interviewed in a Europe-wide survey have seen their pay cut in the past year, compared to just 14% across the rest of the EU.

IRELAND is one of five EU countries where pay rates fell last year, although the drop in the cost of living meant the cut was less in real terms.

IRISH workers had one of the highest real increases in pay last year in the EU despite the looming financial crisis, a study from the EU agency Eurofound shows.

IRISH employees have one of the longest-working years in the European Union, despite having one of the shortest working weeks.

The UK suffered the largest job losses in Europe in the first three months of this year, a new report revealed today.

IRISH women are paid an average of 9% less than men for the same work — but they still have better parity than most of Europe.

IRISH female workers are being bullied, harassed, threatened, abused and discriminated against in their jobs.