Person: Minister for Business and Employment

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

ZHCs are the epitome of worker exploitation

OVER the last decade very many workers have had to accept zero-hour contracts (ZHC) and even if employers’ assertions that they offer flexibility rings true in a minority of cases the arrangement is symbolic of an increasingly insecure labour market and shows how the balance of power has swung very much to the employers’ advantage.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Govt appoints experts to review legal protection for workers

The Government has assigned two experts to look at legal protection for workers, in a bid to stop what happened to the Clery's workers from happening again.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Govt launches €500k fund for agricultural and manufacturing start-ups

A new €500,000 fund is being launched to encourage start-up activity in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015

New system to slash retail red tape

Retailers will be the first group to benefit from a new licensing portal which it is hoped will slash through much of the cumbersome red tape that has existed up until now.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015