# Workers

Last year

2022

# Jobseekers

Government woos 1,200 Spaniards for 'hard-to-fill' jobs but housing problems glossed over

Hostels have become a common fallback option for workers who can’t find long-term housing.

52.1k

Nov 29th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Study

One in every five low paid workers in Ireland is aged over 50, report finds

Of the 420,000 low paid workers in Ireland, approximately 80,000 individuals are aged over 50.

9.0k

Nov 25th 2022, 7:50 AM

# Pension

Pension age to remain at 66 under new proposals to be announced next month

It’s at odds with the recommendations of the Pension Commission report published last October.

19.1k

Updated

Jul 23rd 2022, 2:28 PM

# st brigid's day

New public holiday could cost Exchequer between €220m and €300m, says Varadkar

The first St. Brigid’s day public holiday will be Monday 6th February 2023.

32.9k

Jul 20th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Sick Pay

New sick pay law to guarantee all workers three days paid sick leave once commenced

This is the first time Ireland has had a statutory sick pay scheme.

23.8k

Jul 13th 2022, 5:33 PM

# Cost of Living

Survey places Dublin among most expensive cities for international workers

Mercer’s 2022 Cost of Living Survey launched ranked Hong Kong as the most expensive city for expatriates.

15.2k

Jun 29th 2022, 10:19 AM

# budget 2023

Moving income tax credits and bands will improve take-home pay, says Donohoe

The finance minister says Government will use indexation to up peoples’ take-home pay.

26.9k

Jun 15th 2022, 3:29 PM

# rising inflation

McGrath gives the green light to exploratory talks on public service pay

The talks will centre around the pay for 350,000 people who work in the public sector.

18.9k

May 6th 2022, 5:21 PM

# ESRI

Minimum wage rise leads to less hours in some cases - but workers still benefit overall

Following recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, the Irish minimum wage has increased on a yearly basis from 2016 onwards.

20.3k

Jan 12th 2022, 7:17 AM

All time

US President Biden slams Kellogg's for replacing workers who are on strike

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union rejected the company’s latest contract offer.

39.0k

Dec 11th 2021, 12:45 PM

# Workers

ICTU asks government to continue full PUP rate for workers in unopened sectors

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions outlined concerns it has for workers and workplaces ahead of next week’s reopening plans.

12.2k

Aug 26th 2021, 2:19 PM

# Bank Holiday

Calls for three extra bank holidays in February, September and November

People Before Profit said the government should support their Bill that will see three extra bank holidays established.

54.8k

Jul 30th 2021, 12:38 PM

# Working Conditions

Bezos attracts criticism for thanking Amazon workers after space flight

The company is facing increasing pressure to improve working conditions.

29.6k

Jul 21st 2021, 9:46 AM

# Dublin Port

Workers agree to suspend strike at Dublin Port for talks with company about pay and safety

72 hours of work stoppages were due to commence from Monday.

13.1k

Jul 17th 2021, 8:00 AM

# on the picket

'An epic journey': Three former Debenhams workers on picketing during a pandemic

Their picketing days are over but they are determined to keep fighting for workers’ protections.

11.4k

May 22nd 2021, 6:00 AM

# Switching off

'Right to disconnect' code for workers comes into effect from today

The right to disconnect gives employees the right to switch off from work outside of normal working hours,

69.3k

Apr 1st 2021, 6:15 AM

# work from home

Taoiseach: 'It is time to go back to remote working. We know it works'

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said there has been a slow creep back to the offices.

82.8k

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Oct 14th 2020, 11:12 PM

# Redundancy

Taoiseach slams ‘shabby, shoddy and unacceptable’ treatment of Debenhams workers

The dispute has lasted more than 150 days.

20.7k

Sep 8th 2020, 4:42 PM

# Protests

Liquidator withdraws negotiated deal after Debenhams workers occupy stores in Dublin and Cork

Workers at Henry Street store were arrested this morning.

68.2k

130

Updated

Sep 8th 2020, 10:40 AM

# pandemic

PUP claims drop further as 1,500 education employees return to work

Claims are down 63% since the peak on 5 May.

25.8k

Sep 7th 2020, 5:45 PM

# clusters

Meat plant workers have a choice between going to work with Covid symptoms or not getting paid, Dáil told

Alan Kelly TD said we can’t have a situation where workers are going into meat plants having taken paracetamol or Calpol to hide their temperature.

29.1k

Sep 2nd 2020, 5:49 PM

# meat factories

Union calls for 'blanket testing' in meat factories as concern grows over recent clusters

Siptu said it is possible some workers have symptoms but are not getting testing over a fear of losing income.

28.2k

Aug 7th 2020, 9:05 AM

# Protest

Thousands of US workers walk out in 'Strike for Black Lives'

Employees from a broad range of industries briefly walked off their jobs in a call to end “systemic racism”.

24.6k

Jul 21st 2020, 10:30 AM

# boo hoo

Boohoo launches investigation into claims staff were being paid well below minimum wage

The Sunday Times last weekend reported that staff at a warehouse in England were paid as little as £3.50 per hour.

44.2k

Jul 8th 2020, 12:43 PM

# LGBT

US Supreme Court rules law protects LGBT workers from discrimination

The court voted that Title VII, that bars job discrimination because of sex, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.

10.1k

Jun 15th 2020, 8:01 PM

# Workers

Unions agree additional protections for workers with Construction Industry Federation

The agreement between the Trade Union Federation and the CIF was signed today.

12.5k

May 21st 2020, 1:01 PM

# Bord na Móna

Bord na Móna employees will continue to turn up for work every day despite attempted lay-offs

Last week it was confirmed that up to 230 workers were to be removed from the company’s payroll.

17.1k

Apr 30th 2020, 4:50 PM

# protection

Concern over how physical distancing in workplaces will be 'policed' once restrictions are eased

Unions are monitoring the situation but they say enforcement resources need to be increased.

33.4k

Apr 28th 2020, 12:05 AM

# essential service

Most construction work will stop unless essential to pandemic, Harris says

Construction will not be on the list of essential non-retail services due to be published today, Harris confirmed.

63.6k

Mar 28th 2020, 1:38 PM

# Coronavirus

What the new Covid-19 government measures mean for workers

People are being advised to work from home if possible from 6pm today.

53.8k

Mar 12th 2020, 1:14 PM

# Coronavirus

ICTU says employers should pay staff who are directed to self-isolate because of Covid-19

The organisation says there has been “considerable public debate” on the issue in recent days.

17.5k

Mar 3rd 2020, 8:11 PM

# taxman

Plans to increase the higher rate tax band to €50,000 would cost €2.3bn, says Government tax group

The paper warns that further reductions in the USC could lead to a “narrowing of the tax base”.

19.7k

Jul 18th 2019, 11:51 AM

# The Agora Companies

Global publishing group announces more than 130 new jobs in Waterford

The Agora Companies is a consortium of more than 40 media companies around the world.

7.1k

Jul 18th 2019, 9:20 AM

# Bangladesh

'This piece of cloth is bathed in my blood, sweat and dignity': The fight to improve the lives of garment workers

The majority of Irish people care about the conditions of the factories where their clothes are made.

13.3k

Jun 11th 2019, 6:20 AM

Voices

Opinion: The Limerick Soviet of 1919 is part of a hidden history of Ireland

This battle was part of a momentous ‘Game of Thrones’ to decide who would rule Ireland: British imperialism, Irish capitalism or the working class, writes Cian Prendiville.

23.5k

Apr 8th 2019, 6:20 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.

39.8k

Feb 21st 2019, 7:59 AM

# Out of office

Social Protection Department gives older age of workers as reason why it's near top of sick leave list

The secretary general of the department said 3,000 staff members are over 55.

17.5k

Dec 3rd 2018, 6:15 AM

# workers rights

Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review

PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.

9.2k

Oct 2nd 2018, 7:00 AM

# snochia moseley

Woman who shot dead three people in Maryland had history of mental illness, police say

Four people, including the shooter, died following the incident in Aberdeen, Maryland, yesterday morning.

32.4k

Updated

Sep 21st 2018, 10:41 PM

# budget 2019

Workers across all salary levels paying more tax than they did 10 years ago

The net pay of single income earners on €35,000 is down 3% or €964 compared to 2008.

29.6k

Sep 18th 2018, 7:21 AM