Bringing staff back to office more often will hurt productivity, union conference hears
Leadership of Civil Service union instructed to resist changes to current arrangement
Work
Gen Z is leading the charge back to the office
Data shows younger staff – more than baby boomers – crave the connection and routine of in-person work
Gender pay gap: Women seethe quietly with rage at performative nonsense
Workers tend to be most interested in organisations that help them advance, pay properly and treat people fairly
Gender pay gap: Ireland’s worst offenders in 2024 on hourly pay
Construction companies made up eight of the 15 companies with the lowest representation of women in the top 25 per cent of earners
The AI arms race in hiring is a huge mess for everyone
Companies were using automated screening earlier, but applicants’ adoption of the tools is now causing problems
Why most families can’t afford to take paternity leave
Even though parental leave has personal, family and social benefits, only half of fathers take their two-week entitlement
Growth in Irish services sector is subdued
AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April
‘It’s a stunning setting for any cafe, but this one has extra-special credentials’
At Dún Laoghaire’s Happy Out cafe it’s all about elevating expectations around young adults with Down syndrome – as well as good coffee, of course
Auto-enrolment window still tight despite three-month deferral, says Mercer
Benefits specialist urges companies to make strategic decisions early and engage with staff to ensure success of workplace pension scheme
Why the ECB is telling staff it’s time to move
European Central Bank wants employees to swap roles at a faster pace
An Irishwoman in Portugal: ‘Blue skies, bilingual children and a flight home in three hours’
Wild Geese: Amy Kerins lives in Vilamoura in the Algarve
Delay in minimum wage could lead to industrial action, unions warn
National Youth Council of Ireland seeks end to sub-minimum rates paid to workers under 20
‘Incivility is a bug’: Bad manners at work are bad for the bottom line
Performance, such as ability to take in details and make appropriate decisions, suffers in people who are the target of incivility
Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs
Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory
Pfizer’s Irish staff fear for jobs as drugmaker seeks another €1.5bn in cuts
Pharma giant now looking for $7.7bn in annual savings by 2027 as it grapples with falling post-Covid sales and lack of new blockbusters
Work abroad can help boost your Irish state pension
How foreign social insurance contributions are factored into your Irish State pension calculation depends on where you worked
‘No one should have to risk their life to earn a living’: Remembering those killed or injured at work
Minister joins union and industry representatives at ceremony in Dublin to mark Workers’ Memorial Day
Have you got a shouty, negative boss? You’re not the only one
Shouty leadership is in vogue but smart executives do something far more effective
Intel staff uncertain how job cuts will affect Irish plant
New chief executive says cuts will start in the current quarter as beleaguered chipmaker looks to refocus on strengths
Discrimination complaints against businesses rise substantially
Over 5,000 business inspections took place in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wages
Catching knives: how to manage your team in the madness of the current era
Forget management acronym Vuca; we’ve entered the era of Chaos. How can you help your team survive the madness?
Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff
IDA Ireland engaging with Leixlip-based company following reports
Job postings increase but tariffs could lead to sharp slowdown in growth, report finds
‘Cautious optimism’ that an agreement can be reached as EU leaders hope for dialogue with the US
Why Jamie Dimon is right about meetings
The JPMorgan boss struck a nerve but plenty of workers share his frustration with endless discussion
‘There is so much to do here especially in the summer when there are festivals and open-air cinemas in the Plaza España’
Wild Geese: Lauren McNicholl moved to Madrid five years ago and is possibly the only Irish woman tailor in Spain
Ireland now: anxious, jumpy and no country for young men or women
Despite full employment, a new survey suggests Irish people are increasingly concerned about the economic outlook
Wealth gap tensions: ‘My friends don’t have to budget like me. A round of cocktails scares the s**t out of me’
We’re reluctant to discuss it, but wealth disparity an cause serious tension in relationships
How to move job, move country and find a new social scene
Relocating for work can be exciting – but once the novelty wears off, how can you avoid the loneliness trap?
Trump tariff chaos being used as ‘cover’ to erode worker rights in Ireland, unions claim
Ictu leader says Government action plan is ‘ruse’ to justify reneging on previous commitments
New research highlights wealth divide between North and South
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Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies
Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office
Trump proves the assumption that a good businessperson will automatically be a good politician is flawed
Are the tools of business – decisiveness, negotiation, branding, disruption – effective in the messier, more layered world of politics?
The Irish man who bought a home in the US after winning $100,000 on NFL fantasy football
Wild Geese: Conor O’Driscoll lives in Columbus, Ohio
Irish households saved nearly half a billion euros per week shows CSO
Households invested more than half of their savings into long-term assets such as housing.
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