Irish not confident about keeping jobs, survey shows

ONLY six out of 10 Irish workers are confident they will keep their job for the next two years, according to a survey of attitudes to work in the European Union.

But most believe more flexible work contracts that make hiring and firing easier are needed to encourage job creation.

The survey was carried out to support the idea of ‘flexicurity’, seen by some as key to tackling Europe’s stubborn unemployment rates, around 8% overall.