Private sector workers to be allowed to work until 66 under new legislation
Bill will remove requirement for workers to retire at 65, one year before eligibility for State pension
Work
Will I lose out on UK pension because I didn’t live there for three consecutive years?
Incorrect guidance from HMRC has led to confusion on rules for buying back national insurance to boost UK state pension
‘Management aren’t open to it’: Why remote working rates are lower in Northern Ireland
Economist warns the lack of work-from-home opportunities in the North could affect recruitment and retention of staff
Customer feedback surveys are out of control
Demands for customer feedback have gone from bad to out of control
‘The best retirement plan is to buy a house. Unfortunately, I don’t own one’
Me & My Money: David Brophy, conductor and pianist
An Irishman in Geneva. ‘Life here is gentler, but I miss things about Ireland ... fresh air, smiles’
Wild Geese: John Molloy
Work dispute adjudicators consider their own industrial action
External adjudicators angry at email from WRC director-general threatening to cut their case load and earnings
Are you a waffler, a bore or a sharp shooter? How to improve your workplace communication
Adjusting our language based on our audience and the purpose of the conversation or presentation is key to engagement
My workplace grievance was rejected and I’ve been out sick with stress for more than a year
Work Q&A: Employers are legally obliged to investigate workplace complaints, but the process ‘can cause a lot of suffering to all parties’
Women, take control to ensure you have enough income in retirement
Part-time work, caring commitments and the gender pay gap mean women are at a big disadvantage when it comes to pension income
Will I lose out on UK pension because of UK revenue delays?
Key thing for those who worked in UK is to get your expression of interest in ahead of April 5th deadline
How to spot a low performer at work
It’s a lot harder than it should be despite decades of corporate effort
US companies drop DEI from annual reports as Trump targets corporate values
Federal investigation of initiatives is bosses’ ‘number one’ worry as Trump attacks ‘immoral discrimination’
The Irishman who helped build Dubai: ‘The metro was our big break’
Wild Geese: John O’Kelly owns an architectural steel company in Dubai, which is currently building the Ugandan parliament building
UK state pension deadline softened amid last minute rush
Irish people who worked in the UK can purchase up to 17 years of national insurance to cover gaps since 2006 if they apply by April 5th
‘Career paths are different for everyone. You don’t need it all figured out’: LinkedIn’s CEO on making it at work
Ryan Roslansky recently opened the professional networking platform’s new offices in Dublin
Many firms lack domestic abuse policy despite legal entitlement, survey finds
Legislative changes which came into effect in November 2023 and provided for victims of domestic abuse
Self-employed: How to survive and thrive in the professional gig economy
Flexibility and independence are upsides of self-employment but make sure it does not come at too high a price
‘You need to not go to work tomorrow’: The words that brought a GP’s career to an abrupt halt
Dr Hilton Koppe now runs workshops to help health workers to deal with trauma
I met my younger self for coffee – and this is the financial advice I gave
Given what they know now, some top financial experts offer advice to younger people on making key financial decisions
What will it cost me to buy back UK national insurance?
How much it will cost depends on your personal circumstances but you will need to be no older than 72 at this point, or 70 for a woman
The sobering new state of feminism
Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not
‘The Portuguese are very like the Irish in many ways’: the Tipperary man in charge of Denis O’Brien’s luxury Algarve resort
Wild Geese: Sean Moriarty runs Quinta do Lago resort
Don’t neglect the human cost of growing your business
High-growth companies are often so excited about the opportunity, they wonder: why isn’t everyone else?
TikTok planning to cut up to 300 Dublin jobs, Government told
The move will see as much as 10% of company’s Irish workforce let go
I applied for a senior role but was offered a junior one. I feel undervalued
Work Q&A: I recently started a new role at a financial services company that insisted I take a lower position than I interviewed for
What did you do last week? Don’t bother telling Elon Musk. He doesn’t care
Understand that Elon Musk isn’t the first boss to ask staff to list top five things at work, just the worst
‘Investing in a diploma in teaching IT skills was the catalyst that transformed my career’
Me & My Money: Lisa O’Connell, founder and owner, Forus Training
Salesforce to cut about 50 jobs in Dublin as part of global initiative
Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke received a collective redundancy notification from the software company on February 4th
How to handle a bad boss: Micromanaging, gaslighting and information hoarding
There’s a clear correlation between an employee’s effort and motivation and their relationship with the boss
Is it better to get paid weekly or monthly?
You may have to work four extra days for the same monthly pay cheque depending on the day the month starts on or payday falls
DPP directs no prosecution from Garda inquiry into controversial Davy bond deal
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
I’ve enjoyed the benefits of sabbatical leave. It’s deeply misunderstood by employers
Not as many hard-charging banks as you might think
‘Last time I tried to park a car in Dublin, I couldn’t get over it’
Wild Geese: Progression with BNY and frequent travelling to the US led Alan Flanagan and his family to move to New Jersey in 2016
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