Vienna tops the ranking.

Three-quarters of Irish companies are under pressure from rising salary and insurance costs, according to a survey, with more than half saying high costs are forcing them to divert funds away from company growth and investment purposes, writes Geoff Percival. 

Being unable to switch off from the stresses of work may have more to do with your need to be always ‘present’ than the actual job you are in, writes Margaret Jennings.

Vienna is once again the premier destination to live for company employees assigned abroad, while Dublin beats London, Paris and Rome, according to the 2017 Mercer quality of living survey.

Dublin is the second most expensive city in the eurozone in which to live for foreign workers, a study shows.

Small and medium business group ISME say most of their members cannot afford pay rises for workers.

Salaries are expected to increase by more than 2% next year, according to an economic survey.

Almost all private sector staff, no matter where they work, can expect a salary increase of just over 2% next year, according to a major report published this morning.

Over 80% of employees are suffering increased stress levels, according to a new survey, and the stress has a knock-on effect on workplace morale and productivity and company staffing.

Dublin has moved up two places in the rankings of the most expensive locations for foreign workers in the Eurozone.

After an anxious six-year wait, relieved former Waterford Crystal workers in the South East have received news of a €180m pensions package agreed by the Coalition.

The pension pots of our Ministers and TDs are too much, comparable to other countries, for what they achieve.

The sustainability of Ireland’s pension system is among the worst in the world and could result in workers facing the growing prospect of poverty in retirement, a global study has found.

The reduction in the controversial pension levy which has siphoned more than €2bn from private sector pensions in the past four years was universally welcomed yesterday.

Pre-tax profits at the consultancy firm that carried out a report into the pay at Irish banks last year increased by 54% to €9.57m.

The Irish education and training system needs to address the current shortage of apprenticeships, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Irish salary levels are expected to increase by 2% next year, driven by heightening competition for top talent in the hi-tech, life sciences and financial services industries.

Dublin has jumped 10 places in a list of the world’s costliest places to live for expats and foreign nationals.

NTMA retirees receive more in their annual pension payments than over 70% of staff receive in their salaries.

Dublin has been ranked 34th in a league table of 223 global cities for best quality of living standards for expatriates.

AIB has approached the Government about setting up an incentive plan to retain top executives before the Government starts selling the lender, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

The Garda fraud squad could be called in to investigate breaches of company law at the Central Remedial Clinic following fresh revelations about payments to its former chief executive using charity funds.

Government departments have paid close to €10m to outside consultants to carry out more than 200 reports on policy issues since the Coalition came into office in Mar 2011.

Michael Noonan has been urged to do a U-turn on his pension proposals in next month’s Finance Bill; with proposed pension levy changes being slammed as unjustified and a potential deterrent to people saving for retirement.

Despite promises from the Government after the Mercer report that there would be imminent cuts to bankers remuneration, as yet nothing has happened.

Employees of Irish firms can expect pay rises of 1% to 2.5% this year, according to Mercer’s Salary Movement Snapshot which surveyed about 150 companies.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has ruled out removing the Government’s €500,000 pay cap on bankers’ salaries.

The Mercer report on bankers’ pay has drawn an unfortunately all-too-predictable reaction from those who are often happier taking easy pot shots at bankers than engaging in meaningful debate. Yet, if we want a banking sector which is fit for purpose, we need to look beyond the easy sound bites to the context of what is actually being proposed.

Yesterday’s Irish Examiner carried an article on the report into salary levels in Irish banks.

Staff at banks covered by the State have seen their basic salaries increase since 2008, but their total levels of remuneration have plummeted because bonuses and other benefits have been scrapped.

There were 6,406 staff in the covered banks earning average salaries of €100,000 and over at the end of December last year.

Budget policies in pensions and property tax and proposed increases in capital gains, capital acquisitions and the Dirt tax are all aimed at targeting the wealthy.

State-controlled AIB has 1,262 members of staff on remuneration packages, including pensions and benefits, of over €100,000 a year.

Bosses at the former Anglo Irish Bank refused Government calls to take a pay cut earlier this year, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has revealed.

Cork’s International Airport Hotel, developed five years ago at a cost of up to €40m, is for sale via a receiver for €4.75m.

Vienna has the best living standard in the world – and Baghdad the worst, according to an annual survey.

Dublin: A partnership has been established between the Institute of Pensions Management and the National College of Ireland, to work towards excellence in pensions education.

AS CHANGEABLE as the weather depending on the criteria, Dublin may or may not be one of the world’s most expensive cities.

Dublin has dropped 15 places in a list of the world’s most expensive cities to live in.