The media group, Independent News & Media (INM), has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme for its editorial staff.

The European Parliament is expected to make changes to a fund that supports workers who have been made redundant as a result of global changes that affect their jobs.

More jobs have been lost following the collapse of engineering giant Carillion, taking the total to over 2,300.

Prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge brought against businesswoman Deirdre Foley over redundancies at Clerys, writes Tom Tuite.

RTÉ staff holding out for better voluntary redundancy packages have been warned to take or leave the current deal on the table because there will be no better offers.

The economic recovery has seen a more than 90% reduction in the last five years in the number of people having to claim redundancy from the State because their employer was in financial difficulty or insolvency.

The Irish arm of logistics company, TNT Express slumped into the red, last year, arising from the cost of a redundancy programme at the business.

Up to 50 more workers at Belfast aerospace manufacturer Bombardier are expected to be made redundant this year.

Redundancy costs at the main Irish arm of consumer healthcare giant, Procter & Gamble last year contributed to pre-tax profits decreasing by 9% to €11.8m.

SIPTU members at the Bose plant in Co Monaghan, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of redundancy terms proposed by the company.

The decision by the Government to no longer pay a rebate to employers for statutory redundancy payments has seen the cost of the refunds fall from €373m three years ago to just €49.5m last year.