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Tuesday 6 December 2022
Employers will soon be required to pay their staff when too sick to work.
Tánaiste confirmed to The Journal that the finance minister is working on the Budget proposal.
A worker in Ireland earning a very modest wage must pay market prices for essential services, writes Dr Laura Bambrick.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said indexing the tax bands further is needed now more than ever.
New law to help those laid off due to Covid restrictions receive a special payment of up to €1,860 was also approved today.
The Data Protection Commission said the processing of vaccine data by employers likely represents “unnecessary and excessive data collection”.
The right to disconnect gives employees the right to switch off from work outside of normal working hours,
This year a legally admissible code of practice on the right to disconnect from work – covering phone calls, emails and switch-off time – will be introduced.
As vaccinations continue, employers need to consider the rights of employees when looking at the health of their teams and any return to the workplace writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Arlene Vithaldas, head of the UCC Academy says it’s time to unwind our old-world view of a workplace that includes a long commute to expensive offices.
Sinn Féin says workers are being penalised in some cases.
The government announced Covid-19 income support measures last week.
Jason O’Sullivan says now is a time of major change, and businesses must try to adapt.
Businesses are being encouraged to develop contingency plans if a number of people from their workplace fall sick in the coming days and weeks.
Over 3,000 people will be eligible for the new scheme which will allow asylum seekers take up temporary and permanent positions.
The ISME said many businesses can not afford to pay staff if they do not come to work.
During Storm Ophelia’s red alert there was confusion as to whether people should go to work or remain at home.
“We have to take a wider societal view and not think of rearing children as something best done in one’s spare time, preferably by women,” Deirdre Clune said.
Disciplinary issues account for the single greatest cause of disputes at 37%.
Meanwhile, just 3% of Irish exporters have a Brexit plan in place, according to a new survey.
New campaign to highlight employer’s responsibility to workers who drive.
A new workplace saving scheme may be introduced to encourage people to save for retirement.
Businesses are increasingly viewing the homeless crisis in Ireland as an obstacle to economic growth.
The new GradIreland survey on graduate salaries and recruitment trends has found that lack of communication skills is a real concern for employers, writes Ruairi Kavanagh.
The contingency framework will monitor issues as negotiations about Britain’s EU membership continue.
There’s a problem with work relationships. We nurture them and expect them to be like our personal ones. But they’re not and can never be, writes Karen Frampton.
Full benefit comes after 43 years of contributions.
We are not the ones that employers need to be worried about. They need to be conscious of their existing employees who are struggling with their mental health but are afraid to say so for fear of discrimination, writes Miriam Dowling.
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Last night Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was confident this provision would be included in the Family Leave Bill.
January is the time of year when most employees have a performance appraisal with their manager – but what are the benefits and potential pitfalls facing the employer?
A new charter for employers has been launched by the Tánaiste Joan Burton today.
Expectations of workers and employers vary and firms need to gauge what to offer candidates in high demand areas like tech and engineering.
The labour relations process had been described as “difficult to comprehend.”
NEW RESEARCH FROM the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has revealed that the average person expects to spend close to €1,200 on Christmas this year.
It’s an increase of 20% on the expected spend among consumers last year, while households with children are due to spend close to €1,600, an increase of around €200.
Price increases were cited by 73% of consumers as the reason for increased spending this year, while a want to ‘make Christmas extra special this year’ was also a key reason for 42% of shoppers.
So today we want to know: How much do you plan on spending for Christmas this year?
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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