Dublin has reportedly dropped five places in an annual survey of the world's most expensive cities.

On July 6 an article headlined ‘Price hike may force patients to forgo insurance’ incorrectly attributed a quote – “In particular effects of such payments on competition and on the dominance of the incumbent have not been measured” – to Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

THE strict solvency requirements for defined benefit pension schemes are putting severe pressure on employers to close existing retirement plans for their workers.

THE hard-working Irish get five days less paid holidays than the average employee in Europe, a survey has revealed.