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Thursday 22 October 2020
The Tánaiste has said the government is looking at providing people with the legal right to request remote working.
If people can seek alternative work, they should seek it, says Micheál Martin.
The July Jobs Stimulus Plan will be unveiled in the next two weeks.
The number of people in receipt of Covid-related payments is decreasing as more businesses start to reopen.
The court voted that Title VII, that bars job discrimination because of sex, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.
The government has been asked to conduct research into the issue.
Strict new coronavirus measures have come into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Employment levels were down to 1.75 million people by the end of April.
However, the finance minister said Ireland will rebuild its economy.
More than 700 university students answered a new survey about the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Cabinet subcommittee will discuss proposals for worker supports on Monday.
The Garda National Immigration Bureau searched premises in Dublin and Meath in recent weeks.
Overall, the country’s economic growth has been described as “broadly positive”.
Leo Varadkar says the rules were changed to allow asylum seekers to work, therefore they should be allowed to drive to that workplace.
Research has also revealed workers between the age of 55 and 64 are almost twice as likely than younger workers to experience a workplace fatality.
A number of organisations have come together in support of the idea, saying productivity levels could be maintained or even increased.
Law is the best paid sector, according to new research.
It could empower Irish workers, but is it really the best solution for the country’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens?
How likely is the idea to work here? We discuss the pros and cons in episode five of Ireland 2029.
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
The Agora Companies is a consortium of more than 40 media companies around the world.
There are pros and cons.
Welcome to TheJournal.ie’s 10-week podcast series, Ireland 2029.
Over 226,851 people have engaged with the government’s JobPath service in the last four years.
The move will see the company’s Irish workforce expand by two thirds.
The branch manager asked the man, who had years of experience in a similar role, how he would manage to do the warehouse job safely.
Industry experts say execs are looking for skills to help them hang on to staff.
Zero-hour contracts are banned in most circumstances from today.
Workhuman also announced a €4 million investment into its headquarters in Dublin.
The fresh produce employee took a case against his former employer to the Labour Court this week.
Private companies operating JobPath get over €3k for every jobseeker that makes it through the scheme
More than half of employers expect to lose employees this year.
The Taoiseach has said many professions could be affected, meaning people will need to upskill and retrain.
This group is also over two and a half times more likely to experience discrimination when in employment when compared to white Irish people.
The minister described it as one of the most significant changes ‘in a generation’.
61,900 additional people entered employment in 2017, according to the latest National Skills Bulletin.
I thought my life was as good as over when I became disabled and lost my business, but studying at the National Learning Network changed everything, writes Keith Murphy.
Employees in the health sector and public administration experience the highest levels of job stress.
The budding industry is crying out for talent.
Social welfare fraud totalled €38.4 million in 2017, down from €41 million in 2016.
A number of categories like shop assistants, actors and journalists will have their flat-rate expenses withdrawn from 1 January.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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