More than two in five people believe they have been discriminated against in relation to gender, race, age and disability at work, while a third fear reprisal if they speak up.

Nearly half of employees have left a job within a year because the reality of the role didn't match their expectations.

Over half of employees believe that new fathers do not take the full parental leave they are entitled to.

There’s news on two different fronts this week to show that Ireland’s construction deficit which built up during the recession is being addressed, vitally in the case of residential building and office supply.

Almost half of employees are dissatisfied with their salaries, despite getting a pay increase, it has emerged.

Irish SMEs are making up ground on their larger competitors when it comes to attracting employees, according to new research.

Construction activity increased at its fastest pace for nearly 16 years in February, helped by a sharp pick-up in new business order volumes.

Only a few years after the economic crisis, skills shortages are already driving up wages and harming Ireland’s economic recovery, an international recruitment firm has warned.

A century ago, many ladies could hardly breath, what with those terrible tight corsets, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Nearly 60% of workers are considering changing jobs during 2015, a new survey has claimed, with more than three-quarters of firms looking to increase their staff numbers.

It is now well accepted that the fortunes of the construction industry are on the rise. How firmly this recovery establishes itself and how quickly it will return to healthy employment levels will, however, depend in no small part of the attitude of trade unions in the face of changing labour regulations.

The employment numbers reported last Thursday by the Central Statistics Office should be a boon to business confidence across all sectors of the economy; more people gainfully employed and fewer people out of work, more wages to be spent in the domestic economy and an upward tick on the tax returns for the exchequer.

It has emerged that more than half of Irish employers are unaware of the Government's Action Plan for Jobs.

A new study shows that 85% of employers increased their staff levels in the past 12 months, but nearly half of them know very little about the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs initiative.

THREE out of four professionals surveyed in Ireland said they would consider leaving in the next three years if the economy does not improve.

A NUMBER of British-based banks are seeking to recruit as many as 800 Irish bankers offering annual pay packets of up to €88,000.

Financial sector employees enjoy some of the best salaries and packages on offer in the Irish market, according to a new survey out today.