<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-business-work/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:28:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Quarter of women on maternity leave got no top-up pay from employer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/19/quarter-of-women-on-maternity-leave-got-no-top-up-pay-from-employer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/19/quarter-of-women-on-maternity-leave-got-no-top-up-pay-from-employer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO figures highlight stark difference between the treatment of women working in the public and private sectors]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:45:25 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FK4C7LQNX5BK5KJO5S7TZI3Y5Q.jpg?auth=2285a4fcd0d997c65f0ee79a474496582e756835ffd0c808e030eefb4e57af32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than half of women working in the private sector when they took maternity leave suffered some loss of income. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Close-up on a midwife listening to the heartbeat of an unborn baby Getty]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillian Anderson may not be disappearing from work but many women in Ireland are]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/18/gillian-anderson-may-not-be-disappearing-from-work-but-many-women-in-ireland-are/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/18/gillian-anderson-may-not-be-disappearing-from-work-but-many-women-in-ireland-are/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Invisible women syndrome’ is a reality in the workplace, particularly for those over 50]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O6W4L7WGHK6U2H4BMLJOUHNCM.jpg?auth=31e6c69180b595eed2ad429e2006e890e38759ea228e97d3e861c45b0a2d107a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Anderson: At 57, the actor bucks the trend in an industry known for 'disappearing' women in leading roles after they turn 30. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[World premiere The Crown Season 5, London, United Kingdom - 08 Nov 2022]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m ready to start a family but my job situation is really getting in the way]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/17/im-ready-to-start-a-family-but-my-job-situation-is-really-getting-in-the-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/17/im-ready-to-start-a-family-but-my-job-situation-is-really-getting-in-the-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I do not want to put myself in a difficult financial position to have a child, but I’m also afraid that if I wait too long I’ll miss my chance at becoming a parent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YA5RII66GBCKDPRWV4CTZAN3YY.jpg?auth=f092d946b6ac621f247a93945b42054120a80e3f660564a21a630ca3edb05f7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I’m not sure if I’m hampering my chances of being offered a permanent contract if I get pregnant during my temporary one. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Work Q&A]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siptu members at Castolin Eutectic to take industrial action over redundancy terms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/16/siptu-members-to-strike-at-castolin-eutectic-over-redundancy-terms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/16/siptu-members-to-strike-at-castolin-eutectic-over-redundancy-terms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company says it would not implement the provisions recommended by Labour Court]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:29:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66J3YC5XUL3ZRR4T4VJDQC3ZU.jpg?auth=7bbfa545048de06ec977c904b729378f0173cbd6e0ad6dec907e92f8b99839eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘The company cannot be allowed to ignore the Labour Court,’ said Siptu organiser Richie Elliott.  Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will history judge today’s chief executives?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/15/how-will-history-judge-todays-chief-executives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/15/how-will-history-judge-todays-chief-executives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leading through the AI storm is shaping up to be a test for the ages]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3FQE52IO5ECBFSPE5NJD3EZQY.jpg?auth=2a1d79189900e52214584a99de4e2c1bf1370bf458cc57de189586915eb08b40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers' fear: 'We all say we’re using AI for 'growth' but in reality we’re using it for productivity and to lose jobs,' one top executive said.' Photograph: Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Protesters are holding placards against Artificial]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accountant who says employer ‘laughed’ when she asked about redundancy package wins €25,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/12/accountant-who-says-employer-laughed-when-she-asked-about-redundancy-package-wins-25000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/12/accountant-who-says-employer-laughed-when-she-asked-about-redundancy-package-wins-25000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arcades business was profitable when she was let go, accountant tells WRC as managing director says it was facing ‘extreme financial difficulties’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:24:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZRGVWTTYBVCYDFBM33UJIWRCY4.jpg?auth=02a66ecc48c3da2b1ab82ba12622315e62ec0e82440c6dc63c431b966618ebe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arcade business financial controller, who says employer ‘laughed’ when she asked about redundancy package, wins €25,000. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Closeup of teenagers playing retro arcade video game]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Imgorthand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As I was saying’: Interruptions at work cost organisations more than they might think]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/11/work-interrupted-costs-organisations-more-than-they-might-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/11/work-interrupted-costs-organisations-more-than-they-might-think/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women and employees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are interrupted more frequently, study finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUCL6LBOCJBDRHRQMZBD7SQHHY.jpg?auth=8219f48d78ee534dcb2915691f1282886e9bd18d517be55fec44a62af6b53e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Interruptions in meetings at work indicate a culture that is not respectful of all employees. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[workplace interruptions]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m unemployed and in my 50s. How can I upskill for a career in AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/10/im-unemployed-how-can-i-upskill-for-career-progression-particularly-in-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/10/im-unemployed-how-can-i-upskill-for-career-progression-particularly-in-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Are there short courses that won’t break the bank? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGP3X4YBCZFTHD4FUTVJRXH3G4.jpg?auth=89c4613fd79ae14ba89fb4db4d22a3fe488055125df879aba6f1668973e36ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employers increasingly see AI skills as a basic requirement in the workplace. Illustration: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Smart AI technology system for human resource management.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Midnight Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish workers get stronger rights to recover money owed by employers who ceased trading]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/08/workers-get-stronger-rights-to-secure-payment-when-left-short-by-former-employers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/08/workers-get-stronger-rights-to-secure-payment-when-left-short-by-former-employers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Claims through the Insolvency Payments Scheme are limited to eight weeks for arrears of wages, holiday pay, sick pay and minimum notice payment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:04:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XN6V6MXJNZHKPMXJJ63MY6OBIQ.jpg?auth=a3b1ae6280bcfc3fb396dca5be0d2215f8fcc3ac5a3070989194f7e1dc1095d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers left out of pocket by former employers who have since gone out of business can access payment under new legislation. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[euro banknotes]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">riderfoot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should be getting better at AI by now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/08/we-should-be-getting-better-at-ai-by-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/08/we-should-be-getting-better-at-ai-by-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From cancelled novels to legal fines, the scale of blunders only halfway through the year suggests the opposite  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TCMNFH73PFEJJPXOSY6TAWQKY4.jpg?auth=faeb1a30ab33509f97cbe77613a43908bcc6ff4e8bed0fef3459a865399d2e1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI blunders have embarrassed businessmen, authors and litigants among others. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AI chatbot - Artificial Intelligence digital concept]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vertigo3d</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Irishwoman in Milan: `My early job interviews were mostly silent because of the language problem’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/07/my-early-job-interviews-were-mostly-silent-because-of-the-language-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/07/my-early-job-interviews-were-mostly-silent-because-of-the-language-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Marie Dermody, Milan]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZT5SWKVOJDHHJNNEJSNXKXSC4.jpeg?auth=2f6936aad4b7f8d11541d6d1bfb0121b6c38d93b70a1928eb2a7070b4d95709f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marie Dermody: I had heard so much about Milan and wanted to be somewhere completely new ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Marie Dermody: ]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix’s Reed Hastings: An icon of good leadership and bad governance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/05/netflixs-reed-hastings-an-icon-of-good-leadership-and-bad-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/05/netflixs-reed-hastings-an-icon-of-good-leadership-and-bad-governance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Streamer’s co-founder steps away as his progeny faces its biggest challenge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUVDI5DOPIH5CKWTAH5A47X5CM.jpg?auth=62cfe62911e5cb1e28949e8e5981f732996e85b660cbc178f3c6eef8207a0779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reed Hastings is preparing to step down as chairman of Netflix, a company he co-founded in 1997. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company has to pay ex-CFO €60k after  failure to explain redundancy, WRC rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/wrc-orders-company-to-pay-ex-cfo-60k-after-failure-to-explain-redundancy-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/wrc-orders-company-to-pay-ex-cfo-60k-after-failure-to-explain-redundancy-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Unreasonable’ failure by Horizon Controls to explain decision to let her go ‘undoubtedly caused difficulty’ in search for new job]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:05 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66J3YC5XUL3ZRR4T4VJDQC3ZU.jpg?auth=7bbfa545048de06ec977c904b729378f0173cbd6e0ad6dec907e92f8b99839eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A company executive has been awarded full losses of €60,000 after spending six months out of work. Photograph: Colin Keegan / Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survivor wonders can she keep getting invalidity pension when her maternity benefit starts?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/can-i-keep-receiving-my-invalidity-pension-when-my-maternity-benefit-starts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/03/can-i-keep-receiving-my-invalidity-pension-when-my-maternity-benefit-starts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I’m recovering from breast cancer treatment and expecting in July. Can I keep receiving both payments?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S55QWVVZOBG3JJPAME2W3M7R5M.jpg?auth=b1a896d279949f6010dabf1e16ad42de6dd79dcc59275873180e4cda00dbb273&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I know I am entitled to maternity leave from my employer but I’m wondering if my invalidity pension can continue?' Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[work questions]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The month of error and overwhelm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/01/the-month-of-error-and-overwhelm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/01/the-month-of-error-and-overwhelm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From international business events to school recitals, June schedules pile on more than we can handle]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J77YAIGNTRG35NSMKO4YGG4P4A.jpg?auth=4a9b7a7b002fc83ef41749a1e11fefddbf340dac7352a55709b6dc19c9c607cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research shows that office workers tend to make more mistakes in the afternoon, especially on Fridays. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noko LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-is-to-blame-for-weak-junior-hiring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-is-to-blame-for-weak-junior-hiring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Burn-Murdoch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2R656GQWUVAS5GXMT7TYPNOBYI.jpg?auth=7ea107fd938720b9d785174decfa128443bbfcda825353e9e917497dffd66f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graduates and other new entrants to the world of work have had a rough few years. A cool labour market for everyone has been icy for the youngest, with hiring of junior workers lagging the more experienced across a wide range of countries. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Colleagues having meeting in boardroom, businessman giving speech, blurred photo]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prostock-Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The maddest job’: How competitive video games led one Wicklow native to Norway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/wild-geese-heroic-esports-wicklow-sam-molloy-computer-gaming-norway-oslo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/31/wild-geese-heroic-esports-wicklow-sam-molloy-computer-gaming-norway-oslo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Sam Molloy runs the commercial wing of esports group Heroic in Oslo]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UI7UC52YXVGHXOTB4UMKZCYQWQ.jpeg?auth=0cfd5181eda74a7468170e2309eebc33c83bec193ce6d6cc6db46154518f26a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Esports company Heroic's commercial manager Sam Molloy: 'To a lot of Norwegians, just chatting to strangers is abnormal']]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Wicklow native Sam Molloy is head of commercial as Norwegian esports team Heroic.]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired worker fails in claim that his pension fund income was taxed twice over ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/29/retired-worker-fails-in-claim-that-his-pension-fund-income-was-taxed-twice-over/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/29/retired-worker-fails-in-claim-that-his-pension-fund-income-was-taxed-twice-over/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenue argued retiree had shown no error in how chargeable excess tax was applied on pension over standard fund threshold]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WINERJRAAZYWY3M5K3FDXCA6PQ.jpg?auth=695828ad1c431d22f5fcfb9913ecd3380b0943402f739f09bb179555da0b8d66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue has won a case over alleged double taxation of a pension fund. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FILE PHOTO Maps showing which areas will be subject to the new Residential Zoned Land Tax have been published. The tax is intended to encourage landowners to use existing planning permission to build housing END ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/29/the-great-ai-job-displacement-were-not-talking-in-sci-fi-its-happening-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/29/the-great-ai-job-displacement-were-not-talking-in-sci-fi-its-happening-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs market]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCUV7XYS6NAWBLBY6MJC5LZ3LA.jpg?auth=59af6e6a5fdef1e76a336d618898c5b3d68567eeaa5a330767fcc8235af0020c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recent job losses in tech in Ireland, including at Meta, have brought home the reality of AI to some in a sector where employment fell by just over 20,000 jobs in the year to March. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Massive downsizing due to artificial intelligence!]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the jobs AI won’t be coming for?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/28/the-safe-zone-is-near-the-poverty-zone-when-it-comes-to-jobs-most-immune-to-the-ai-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/28/the-safe-zone-is-near-the-poverty-zone-when-it-comes-to-jobs-most-immune-to-the-ai-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job losses]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOYOCSIS55B45EOBTOT7UZSCIE.jpg?auth=45c65b484f097c79056d0e9032b142a4e07141bb644fc06d74d443042edc1f4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Well-paid jobs in finance are among those most likely to be impacted by the advance of AI in the workplace. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Female Stock Exchange Broker Having Phone Call, Soaking Financial Loss, Monitoring Exchange Market Charts]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EvgeniyShkolenko</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>