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Saturday 31 October 2020
New research found the local drug economy – unlike precarious work – recruits young people by incentivising and enticing them.
‘If and when’ contracts and other insecure forms of employment are becoming the norm in some industries, we need regulation to make all work decent, writes Marie Sherlock.
The union has disputed the claim of a 65% increase in wages in the last four years, as its members’ contracts currently stipulate an hourly wage of €12.50.
While health inequalities affect people of different backgrounds, those who have precarious jobs are in especially difficult situations, writes Sinead Pembroke.
Last year, 7% of the Republic of Ireland workforce was working in temporary unemployment.
Too many young people are not only struggling to find work, but work that gives them a decent salary and quality of life, writes James Doorley.
WELL, IT’S HALLOWEEN, the spookiest day of the year.
Among many traditions for Oíche Shamhna is the barmbrack.
There was a bit of chatter on social media yesterday about how the loaves should be cut after a woman posted a photo of a “crime scene” in which her husband had cut the barmbrack into triangular slices, as you would with a birthday cake.
So, today we want to know… What’s the correct way to slice a barmbrack?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
Windy; rain and drizzle this morning
Max: 12 °C
Min: 8 °C
Very windy; cloudy with a little rain
Max: 12 °C
Min: 8 °C
Rather cloudy, a little rain; windy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 5 °C
