Success of pandemic remote working should count if staff wish to operate from home, TD says
Oireachtas enterprise committee debates Bill aimed at giving right to request to work remotely
Grounds for denying remote working to staff may be reduced
Government examining how best to bolster employees’ right of appeal in draft law
Westmeath fire protection firm pays more than €10m for Swedish company
Writech plans further European expansion after two private equity-backed deals this year
Irish company websites fail to meet accessibility guidelines
New audit shows sites do not meet EU guidelines for people with disabilities
Is Ireland funding the military adventures of its European neighbours?
Fast-growing Irish defence industry is creating jobs but provoking human rights concerns
Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?
Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly
Eamon Ryan will support UK move to force minimum wage on ferries
Department of Transport considering British measures in response to P&O mass sacking
Three Ministers unable to make Patrick’s Day trips due to Covid-19
Harris, McConalogue and Chambers test positive for virus along with Taoiseach
€4.1m Davy fine ‘potentially problematic’ for criminal investigation, enforcer warned
Fine for breaching market rules may complicate initiating investigation, ODCE said
Fáilte Ireland sets up work placement portal for transition year students
Tourism body holds talks on how Irish hospitality sector can help Ukrainian refugees
Proposed legislation on right to request remote work ‘should be scrapped’
Proposed Bill ‘the flimsiest piece of workers’ rights legislation brought before Dáil’
West bids to ‘disarm’ Russian central bank through sanctions
Some lenders to be removed from Swift, as rouble could be pushed ‘into freefall’
Businesses warn most industries now suffering damaging staff shortages
Foreign workers are quitting the State because of high prices or not coming at all because of work visa issues
Work visa crisis may choke hospitality recovery, recruiter claims
Agency says firms face closure if State cannot deliver 10,000 visas over next nine months
Staffing increased to deal with backlog of work permit applications
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was dealing with 10,500 applications at the end of January
British coffee chain Pret a Manger to open in Dublin
Seen & Heard: Food price inflation, hauliers angry and Covid travel tests in the news
Remote working bill criticised as a ‘lost opportunity’
Politicians criticise bill which allows for 13 grounds for refusing working from home
Extra funding for third level should take priority over cuts to fees, says Varadkar
Tánaiste says it would be a mistake to cut €3,000 student charge and only leave ‘small bit’ for core funds
New €90m seed fund to ‘help create the next Irish tech unicorns’
Irish Innovation Seed Fund aims to help at least 45 Irish start-ups to go global
New €90m fund for Irish start-ups to be unveiled
Irish Innovation Seed Fund will be financed by Department of Enterprise and other organisations
Labour shortage leads Musgrave Group to lobby Government on visa rules
SuperValu and Centra owner said staff shortages were an issue ‘across the board’ for retail
Varadkar tells his party that planning reforms will go ahead
Comments come after Green Party TD and others criticised plans for overhaul of system
‘We feel exploited’: International students on studying in Ireland
Many third-level students from abroad are shocked by the high cost of living
Remote working: Bill will require employers to have written policy on working from home
Workers will be able to appeal if a request for remote working is refused by an employer
Grounds for refusing remote working will be key issue in new law, unions say
Fears voiced that remote work could become ‘feminised’; employers urged to be cautious
Sixty non-EU lorry drivers apply for permits since quota lifted
Passed HGV driving tests increased 25% in 2021 but more than 2,200 still awaiting test
Medtech company BD to create 100 jobs in Drogheda
About half the jobs have been filled, with the remainder to come in 2022/23
Ventilation looms large in fractious debate on quelling coronavirus
Emphasis on air quality in places like Japan means fewer cases ‘in Tokyo than Rathfarnham’
Coalition backs clean air Bill in workplaces and countrywide
Proposed law intends to afford all workers right to fresh air and provides for inspections
Curse of the Cinderella embargo dogs public information
Large organisations are sometimes allowed to try too hard to control the message
State will not impose new restrictions this week amid ‘tentative signs’ Covid surge abating
Government plans to subsidise antigen tests further delayed over retailer pricing
Government delays reading of Labour’s carbon labelling Bill for a year
Ivana Bacik tells Dáil that the legislation is ‘not some sort of far-fetched utopian vision’
Employers warn of difficulties with unvaccinated workers
Isme CEO highlights problems linked to hiring and abuse of payment supports
Taxpayers foot the bill for duplication of broadband services
Seen & Heard: Self-regulation expected to cost Paddy Power owner Flutter over €100m
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