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Employee pay expectations to add to pressure on employers in 2025
Employee pay expectations to add to pressure on employers in 2025
HR leaders will need to manage  workers' pay expectations, and the rollout of pay transparency rules and pensions auto-enrolment

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Only 50 more frontline gardaí this year despite recruitment campaigns
Only 50 more frontline gardaí this year despite recruitment campaigns
As at the end of October the force stands at 14,074 including 11,178 rank and file gardaí  

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Workers in small businesses are keen to learn new digital skills
Workers in small businesses are keen to learn new digital skills
Up to 87% of workers using digital technology have significantly enhanced their productivity, with work satisfaction also soaring

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Firms focus on gender pay gaps as staff compare annual reports
Court rulings allow bosses to set blanket retirement ages for staff
New court cases have brought clarity around the employer's right to set a contractual retirement age where it can be objectively justified, as legal expert Síobhra Rush of law firm Lewis Silkin explains 

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Gas Networks Ireland sharpens focus on women's career paths
Gas Networks Ireland sharpens focus on women's career paths
Engineers Ireland presents GNI with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Employer of the Year Award for its female development programme

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Key appointees will help funding body's aim to expand its reach
Key appointees will help funding body's aim to expand its reach
Rethink Ireland unveils new head of finance and operations and co-opts community and university thought leaders onto its advisory board 

Fri, 02 Aug, 2024

Maximum age for recruitment into military reserves to be set at 53
Maximum age for recruitment into military reserves to be set at 53
Age limits for recruitment to Permanent Defence Forces also set to increase

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Simple strategy vital to boosting housing supply, says CIF leader
Simple strategy vital to boosting housing supply, says CIF leader
Ireland needs a faster turnaround with planning applications, says Construction Industry Federation's new Cork region chair 

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

'Re-think' wanted on how rural GPs are recruited
'Re-think' wanted on how rural GPs are recruited
A “complete re-think” in how rural doctors are recruited is needed to address the crisis in GP numbers, the Irish Medical Organisation has said. The Irish Examiner reported, including one approaching retirement in a microcosm of the national crisis.

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

At Street Food in night city, Thailand, delivery drivers are making deliveries to consumers who have placed online orders
EU platform workers expect a long wait for full-time rights
Wait for full-time status continues for 5.5 million 'gig economy' workers classified as self-employed as 12 EU states oppose the wording of the EU Platform Workers Directive

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

Seán O'Riordan: Defence Forces may be on the brink of resolving its recruitment crisis 
Seán O'Riordan: Defence Forces may be on the brink of resolving its recruitment crisis 
Ireland’s armed forces have been hamstrung by a shortage of staff but a big increase in salaries —along with subsidies on food and accommodation which cost recruits only €44 a week — is boosting recruitment

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Defence Forces project taught Jason Culloty how firms can find new recruits
Defence Forces project taught Jason Culloty how firms can find new recruits
Matching skills to job vacancies can be tricky for employers but a startup based in Mallow, Co Cork, can help bridge that gap

Tue, 26 Dec, 2023

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Will employees and employers battle over hybrid work in 2024?
Hybrid work models: Recruitment expert predicts 2024 will see a fracture point in the mismatch between what workers and employers want from each other

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

Boards urged to capitalise on gender balance progress in 2024
Boards urged to capitalise on gender balance progress in 2024
The 39% of women now on the boards of ISEQ 20 companies exceeds the 33% target set for 2023, but more can be done in the year ahead

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Ensuring the financial sustainability of their client
Expert advice on top CVs and job interviews
Leading recruiters outline successful approaches to job interviews and CVs for today's employment market

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Ordering on-line from modern warehouse
Exports subdued but Irish manufacturing recruitment is on the rise
The AIB Purchasing Managers’ Index also showed conditions here are still better than the eurozone and in Britain where manufacturing activity continued to contract last month

Fri, 01 Dec, 2023

Local enterprise key for regional economy, say hosts of QHubs
Local enterprise key for regional economy, say hosts of QHubs
The QHubs quality and innovation management programme is a world’s first standard for regional enterprise centres and hubs

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

Blue Cartography Of The EU In A White Background
EU eases movement of workers as unemployment hits new low
European employers and recruiters keenly aware of the challenges in sourcing new talent to fill current vacancies

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

Hospital stock
€28m spent by HSE on outsourcing recruitment 'throwing good money after bad'
The amount paid to recruitment firms has risen each year, with €2.88m spent in 2020; €9.78m in 2021, and €15.73m last year, but the HSE cannot say how many staff have been hired as a result

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

Employees can use AI to boost career choices, says HR expert
Employees can use AI to boost career choices, says HR expert
With Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is only natural for employees to worry about job security, but there are many opportunities

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Recruitment concerns among small firms remain key issue for growth
Recruitment concerns among small firms remain key issue for growth
BPFI's SME Monitor warns that small and medium-sized construction firms are particularly vulnerable to recruitment issues

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Just over half of new An Bord Pleanála jobs filled
Just over half of new An Bord Pleanála jobs filled
93 new positions sanctioned to help to tackle backlog of planning cases

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confidence vote
Plan to recruit up to 1,000 gardaí 'realistic', says McEntee
Justice minister said she is engaging with the Garda Commissioner on increasing the maximum age at which people can apply to join An Garda Síochána

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Irish tax regime needs to reward work, say recruitment leaders
Irish tax regime needs to reward work, say recruitment leaders
Investing in social issues will ease pressure on labour market, says Employment and Recruitment Federation president

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Sex sign as a metaphor of social issue
Firms focus on gender pay gaps as staff compare annual reports
As gender pay gap reporting enters year two, staff want to know what employers have done to address last year's pay gaps 

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Cork Opera House seeks creative leaders to drive new productions
Cork Opera House seeks creative leaders to drive new productions
Cork Opera House to recruit a creative producer for opera and conductor to drive new productions and strategies

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Construction's bright future with 50,000 new jobs on the horizon  
Construction's bright future with 50,000 new jobs on the horizon  
There are currently 170,000 working in construction, but far more are needed, says the Construction Industry Federation

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

A tenth of frontline soldiers left their jobs in the last 12 months
A tenth of frontline soldiers left their jobs in the last 12 months
As the navy is reduced to just two ships due to lack of staff, new figures confirm the army lost 627 staff in a year — and only has 49 recruits in training

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

Mick Clifford: Forget about PR exercises to beef up policing
Mick Clifford: Forget about PR exercises to beef up policing
The Government should be focusing on recruitment and retention problems in An Garda Síochána rather than indulging in PR exercises dressed up as a show of strength, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023

FDC finds optimum balance of client focus and staff satisfaction
FDC finds optimum balance of client focus and staff satisfaction
Accountancy firm FDC celebrates 50 years in business, starting with two people and growing to more than 500 loyal staff today 

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Advertising Standards Authority strengthens its committees
Advertising Standards Authority strengthens its committees
ASAI appoints Declan McLoughlin and Anne Parle-McDermott to complaints committee and Amanda Zahringer as chair of review panel

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Female gardener harvesting green spinach on farm field
EU seeks to protect the rights of migrant seasonal workers
The EU is speeding up work permits for non-EU nationals, with a 90-day limit on permit application decisions, or 45 days if selected via an EU talent partnership

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE clerical and admin staff to start industrial action in early September
The decision to start industrial action was backed by 93.3% of Fórsa union members

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

EU invests heavily to give people digital skills for future jobs
EU invests heavily to give people digital skills for future jobs
EU earmarks €65bn in funding to help member states implement these much-needed skills programmes

Fri, 28 Jul, 2023

Irish inflation
We need more gardaí on the streets, says Michael McGrath
Finance minister calling for acceleration of Garda recruitment

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023

Property needs 100,000 more workers to tackle housing crisis
Property needs 100,000 more workers to tackle housing crisis
Ireland needs thousands of workers in Irish property, land and construction over the next decade, says the new president of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

Beacon Hospital's new execs, plus big expansion plans
Beacon Hospital's new execs, plus big expansion plans
Beacon Hospital aims to invest €75m redeveloping nearby hotel in Dublin, and to double the size of its Limerick screening clinic

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Trucker driver climbing into his semi-truck
EU edges closer to protecting rights of 'gig economy' workers
EU ministers review definition of employee status for food delivery and other digital platform workers; taxi dispatch workers seek to retain their self-employed status

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Recruiter Morgan McKinley reports sharp fall in professional vacancies
Recruiter Morgan McKinley reports sharp fall in professional vacancies
The company’s Quarterly Employment Monitor showed new professional job opportunities in Q2 were down more than 15% compared to the previous quarter across all professional sectors.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023

Business leaders join Rethink Ireland to promote  inclusion
Business leaders join Rethink Ireland to promote  inclusion
Social innovation leader Rethink Ireland welcomes Áine Kerr, Professor Michael Shevlin and John Fitzgerald to its board

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

Entrepreneurial managers key to success, says Aspira boss
Entrepreneurial managers key to success, says Aspira boss
Automation and data analysis bring many positives for business, but really need creative managers, says Gillian Whelan of Aspira

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Irish data breaches
Drew Harris rules out overtime to get more gardaí on streets of Cork City
'The constraint isn’t money, it's recruitment,' said the Garda Commissioner

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

Financial services firms can play a vital climate change role
Financial services firms can play a vital climate change role
Ibec financial services group says global unified rules can improve sustainability performance and benefit society

Sun, 18 Jun, 2023

Young workers do longer hours for less pay than older groups
Young workers do longer hours for less pay than older groups
Workplace age-based financial pressures and discrimination imposed upon young workers in Ireland and globally

Fri, 16 Jun, 2023

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