Auto-enrolment needs to be more user-friendly for bosses and workers, recruitment firm says
Excel calls for three-month hiatus on enrolling seasonal and temporary staff in new mandatory workplace pensions scheme
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The brutal and unacceptable truth about lay-offs in today’s working world
Dismissing people by email or phone is still distressingly common and needs to stop
‘For Germans, everything is forbidden unless it allowed,’ in contrast to the Irish
Wild Geese: Property investment specialist and entrepreneur Adrian O’Sullivan lives in Berlin, Germany
How to make the most of your financial power at every life and career stage
Women need to prioritise themselves and not feel guilty about creating a longer-term strategy for their financial future
Growth in Irish services sector rebounds slightly against euro zone decline
Trade disruption fears continue to harm sectoral optimism levels
Bust-ups and burnout: Let our experts help you deal with workplace conflict
Readers prove keen to know how their peers approach combustible scenarios, and how they deal with issues related to blame
Kenny Jacobs’ €374,830 salary is a soft target; the problem lies elsewhere
The justification offered for chief executive salaries is a chain of relativities leading back to Elon Musk, Tim Cook and the other titans jostling for the title of the world’s highest paid CEO
New spying claims emerge in Silicon Valley corporate espionage scandal with Irish twist
HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another
Job numbers in occupations exposed to AI up 94% in Ireland since 2019
Technology is making workers better able to command higher wage premiums, according to a new report from PwC
Does it matter if Elon Musk won’t work 40 hours a week at Tesla?
For investors, the key is not how many hours he works but how many people still believe the story
Eamon Ryan backed higher pay and bonuses to attract best CEOs to commercial State bodies
Former minister told pay-review group that fixed-term contracts also limited pool of candidates
My first job: How much will I earn – and will I be taxed?
You most likely won’t pay tax, provided you follow our steps. And if you do get hit with emergency tax, here’s how to claim it back
‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude?
Rejecting ditherers can seem abrupt. But in our overloaded age, taking up valuable time is also an affront
ESB board had ‘significant concern’ that €318,000 salary was not sufficient for chief executive post
Department of Environment told top-level pay review group ESB chief executive role should be competitively remunerated
One in four SMEs is losing employees due to housing crisis, says accountancy body
Tax incentives are needed to stimulate ‘development of flats, student accommodation and independent living facilities’
Public sector union calls for non-members benefiting from salary deals to be forced to pay dues
Fórsa says ‘free-riding’ is a growing problem for trade unions
Ireland’s young adults on the future: ‘We are lost, forgotten about, no prospects’
From the housing crisis and precarious work to putting off big life decisions such as marriage and children, four people aged 19-37 are wary of what’s ahead
Lack of skills, badly formatted applications: survey reveals why job candidates are rejected
Unexplained gaps in employment also a factor, IrishJobs survey finds
Average pay has passed €1,000 a week. The figure offers some key messages about where the economy is and how households are doing
An increase in well-paid, permanent jobs in some sectors has pushed up average earnings
‘Nowhere to hide’: Why more chief executives are fronting videos
Executives are filming themselves for social media as a way to talk directly to staff, customers and shareholders
Skills gaps and mismatches are ‘eroding the competitiveness of Irish industry’, says Ibec
Separately, a new report calls for green innovation tax credit to encourage greater investment by business in research and innovation
US health insurer Carelon closes Irish operation with loss of 300 jobs
Limerick-based Carelon Global Solutions is part of Elevance Health and was adding 50% to staff numbers only last year
Workcations: Enjoy better weather and lower expenses without using up your annual leave
Workcations that allow you to spend some time abroad, possibly with lower living costs, are becoming increasingly popular
Average weekly earnings of Irish workers surpass €1,000 for first time
CSO data show wages grew at an annualised rate of 5.6 per cent in first quarter
How Irish workers feel about their jobs laid bare by new survey
Aon survey argues that companies might benefit from personalising work benefits to employees at different stages of their careers
Would you work 32 hours over seven days?
One boss thinks giving staff freedom to organise work over seven days might be better than the ‘traditional’ four-day week
Will starting a pension now exclude daughter from availing of auto-enrolment?
State’s mandatory workplace pension scheme has been plagued by delays; meanwhile, everyone is moving closer to retirement
‘We’re an Irish-Canadian-French household. I’m finally getting some return on my Leaving Cert French’
Wild Geese: Ruairí Doyle, Vancouver
Worker has employment claims thrown out because she turned up 30 minutes late to hearing
Employer’s representative and two witnesses were present
Which of these four types of leader are you and why will it help you to know?
Recognising what category you fall into will help as you set about becoming a leader of people
Trinity student suffered months of sexual harassment from older staff member at Spilt Milk ice cream parlour, WRC hears
Claimant quit after hearing owner told another staff member alleged harasser had made a remark about her ‘flirting’
Accenture to promote 50,000 staff after six-month delay
Dublin-based consulting giant seeking to boost morale
I bought shares in the company I worked for but how do I figure out any tax liability
Bank of Ireland staff were allowed to buy shares in lieu of bonuses back in the 1980s and 1990s
From berets to top hats, the Tallaght man who stays motivated by his passion for preserving an ancient craft
Wild Geese: Mark Saunders, Chinon, France
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