<?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, 18 May 2026 03:13:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Pizza chef alleged to have made ‘creepy’ comments to girls as young as 12 loses unfair dismissal claim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/13/pizza-chef-sacked-for-inappropriate-text-to-16-year-old-girl-loses-dismissal-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/13/pizza-chef-sacked-for-inappropriate-text-to-16-year-old-girl-loses-dismissal-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Messages sent to her included one about how he could ‘wait another two years’ to be her boyfriend]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Syed Saeed Akhtar was dismissed for gross misconduct, the Workplace Relations Commission heard. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talk of career progression has ceased since I announced my pregnancy. What should I do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/13/talk-of-career-progression-has-ceased-since-i-announced-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/13/talk-of-career-progression-has-ceased-since-i-announced-my-pregnancy-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I feel like it’s unreasonable for me to ask them to revisit and reinstate a new plan ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OUZAE4K4ZCCHNTCAH5EG2AO4Q.jpg?auth=4196be07ff7e945a8f4c7336fab4733b8f303ade182715c0ef5cc208bf4fa1e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver-run Irish taxi apps aim to challenge the dominance of the market’s big players]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/11/driver-run-irish-taxi-apps-aim-to-challenge-the-dominance-of-the-markets-big-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/11/driver-run-irish-taxi-apps-aim-to-challenge-the-dominance-of-the-markets-big-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tap a Taxi and Hola Taxi offer drivers a service at a fraction of the commissions charged by Freenow which can run to 25% of fares  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIKQJUQ3JNEHLN7NYKRIS567AY.JPG?auth=c19a99180feb9dd1e7a3cc94799ef4691ae5585128f74c372293c9af6662adaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Con Greahan and David Knox of Tap a Taxi, which is looking to compete with Freenow and Uber. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Con Greahan  & David Knox of Tapataxi]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Tipperary to Kentucky: The Irish man plotting equine bloodlines at Coolmore’s US operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/10/plotting-equine-bloodlines-of-the-future-at-coolmores-us-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/10/plotting-equine-bloodlines-of-the-future-at-coolmores-us-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Adrian Mansergh-Wallace works for Coolmore’s operation based in Kentucky]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S26QZGLU4JFYXGSE2QZRI6YSXE.jpg?auth=7fb263acaec6a64c18a5c63a5d06bbd73894fa9263c4317fe0d9d3830a37ece3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adrian Mansergh-Wallace: 'Americans have a great can-do attitude and are generally very accepting of new people.']]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Adrian Mansergh-Wallace: Coolmore, Kentucky ]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior public sector managers say pay must be competitive to ensure recruitment ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/08/senior-public-sector-managers-say-pay-must-be-competitive-to-ensure-recruitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/08/senior-public-sector-managers-say-pay-must-be-competitive-to-ensure-recruitment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants conference hears public sector pay deal must take account of inflation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:33:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBXARZWUBVB5DCJNQL3FPWL64Y.jpg?auth=89b331b1357885b1c1dd9f4d543344492874b9634c99c549aa70a6071fd0c5da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants general secretary Ciarán Rohan: 'Pay has to reflect responsibility.' Photograph: John McElroy]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ciaran Rohan at the AHCPS delegate conference in Dublin on Friday.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOHN MCELROY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more ‘summer Fridays’: Welcome to the Great Hunkering Down in the jobs market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/08/welcome-to-the-great-hunkering-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/08/welcome-to-the-great-hunkering-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why aren’t more people quitting their jobs?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IDB5UWCGBCDZM32FDOTPBQ2YI.jpg?auth=94a31962e6315aac5ca52da347c56b509406d2644912226afb845ece5145faaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'quit rate' among employees has fallen dramatically in the past couple of years. Photograph: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The 'quit rate' among employees has fallen dramatically in the past couple of years. Photograph]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of artificial intelligence among senior civil servants ‘increasingly common’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/07/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/07/use-of-artificial-intelligence-among-senior-civil-servants-increasingly-common/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants to debate several motions at conference on Friday ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:55:56 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6G6CZ2VCTBANBAGC62WADQBLKE.jpg?auth=f9d8db82b28020faa094caa11b20bbfed5615721385b61f5c314bcfade1feca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants aims to prohibit individual departments from making changes to the work-from-home policy. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Man eating breakfast whilst on laptop]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Paget</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta contractor Covalen accused of rushing lay-offs to avoid redundancy payments   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/07/meta-contractor-covalen-accused-of-rushing-lay-offs-to-avoid-redundancy-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/07/meta-contractor-covalen-accused-of-rushing-lay-offs-to-avoid-redundancy-payments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Staff at CPL subsidiary told last week that more than a third of jobs at Sandyford headquarters were to go]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNXMM3AMLRD2LHHYWX2V22CRKU.JPG?auth=390662f1b72b4db9d47e106edd67226740529a1e301ac87a9a2b6454c5288cdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Covalen workers outside the Dáil on Thursday after it emerged that 720 of them are due to lose their jobs. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Post staff vote to accept pay increase worth 5% over two years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/06/an-post-staff-vote-to-accept-pay-increase-worth-5-over-two-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/06/an-post-staff-vote-to-accept-pay-increase-worth-5-over-two-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The increases are to be paid in three instalments with the first 2 per cent effective from January of this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UOQ757N6XZDTDM6SZ7V2WOGN6Q.jpg?auth=f297d9b04c5baebf0d870f833d6cb829ed67cff64632d7e4c6f48d14bbb795db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pensionable pay will also increase although that is subject to a cap of 2 per cent per year under the terms of a long-standing pensions accord. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[An Post stock pic]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My redundancy was fraught with error. Can I seek compensation?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/06/my-redundancy-was-fraught-with-error-can-i-seek-compensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/06/my-redundancy-was-fraught-with-error-can-i-seek-compensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: A series of avoidable process gaps resulted in incorrect tax treatment, confusion and extensive follow-up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVAQHKO3VBGNFLQLFEAVZ7BCNI.jpg?auth=ff0f09084960dd8d00590767d2f8e9dc0e7d5ce83fcc6613c88fd02b9260644b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A worker left out of pocket incorrectly during redundancy wants to know whether they are entitled to compensation. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Work]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus denies flight attendant’s trade union position influenced decision on dismissal – WRC ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/05/aer-lingus-denies-flight-attendants-trade-union-position-influenced-decision-on-dismissal-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/05/aer-lingus-denies-flight-attendants-trade-union-position-influenced-decision-on-dismissal-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dismissal followed alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet for up to 45 minutes after take-off]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:16:42 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWUDTESOERAPDNAOZ7BVF2QPFI.jpg?auth=728d91bbe3106187da8d7b9a011694a1561c94e4434fe0ac0a66450a4a4eda17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Aer Lingus flight attendant is challenging his dismissal for gross misconduct over his alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 















]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AIRCRAFT.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Irish companies say AI won’t hit their staff numbers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/02/most-irish-companies-say-ai-wont-hit-their-staff-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/05/02/most-irish-companies-say-ai-wont-hit-their-staff-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Use of AI in job interviews becoming a greater flashpoint]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB7LQ6D5UBFL5BJYU6S4A7ETUY.jpg?auth=171cf2949f1017f9429e5ac7b2bd413911f8b3af893f517737a02311b3042b83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than a third of the Irish respondents to the Glandore survey had been interviewed at least once by AI and of those 21 per cent said they realised it would be used only after the process had been deployed. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Office workers replaced by AI.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peterhowell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for flexible working: ‘We lose one-third of women in their child-rearing years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/30/the-case-for-flexible-working-we-lose-one-third-of-women-in-their-child-rearing-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/30/the-case-for-flexible-working-we-lose-one-third-of-women-in-their-child-rearing-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many professionals want part-time, well-paid work but it’s as rare as hen’s teeth as firms fail to adapt to new ways of working]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVCADRNQ5NG5PIR2ZFQO5AYDL4.jpg?auth=ae53a0fe0db9f87c8c6a42748b60a13a58b7795b337a57f58268c7da209f8968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Increasingly, highly skilled professionals are leaving rigidly structured jobs for situations that offer more flexible work options to suit their life and responsibilities. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Working From Home]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">borchee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am on maternity leave and considering resigning. Do I need to repay my employer?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/29/i-am-on-maternity-leave-but-considering-moving-jobs-do-i-need-to-repay-my-employer-if-i-dont-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/29/i-am-on-maternity-leave-but-considering-moving-jobs-do-i-need-to-repay-my-employer-if-i-dont-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I have taken two consecutive maternity leaves and received my full pay for the 26 weeks during both]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BKSQSYPUJFBPHSDEH4M4GX4ZI.jpg?auth=5aebfb7b10705285fd7e4e5259fd8c2e1ef6699875dba3af7e96d16493d50dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although an employment contract may not contain any clawback stipulations of a maternity leave top-up, such conditions may be detailed elsewhere. Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI in the workplace: ‘AI is probably an easy scapegoat, almost a victimless crime’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/27/ai-in-the-workplace-ai-is-probably-an-easy-scapegoat-almost-a-victimless-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/27/ai-in-the-workplace-ai-is-probably-an-easy-scapegoat-almost-a-victimless-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers need to engage more with their staff when deploying AI, says the chair of the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42TVNKVB5BF6RCVPZS4IYMNJ3M.JPG?auth=49ff5fcc5de30aaba48f9762adf50cc3bffd6fb2d2a24c31ae389ff7b2d8b07f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon at the CIPD conference in the RDS.
Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Navan to Valencia: ‘They refer to the Irish here as the Latins of the north’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/26/from-navan-to-valencia-they-refer-to-the-irish-here-as-the-latins-of-the-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/26/from-navan-to-valencia-they-refer-to-the-irish-here-as-the-latins-of-the-north/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Martin Hayes is a lawyer in the Spanish city]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L65QTDV6VNF3PBIKU2KJKZWWRI.jpg?auth=b032ba05f53173a09f06255e4d39a4a9f5a4659bde6800fd1b7f55bcc7687547&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish solicitor Martin Hayes also helps farm olives on his wife's family farm]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Martin Hayes Wild Geese Valencia Spain]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG and EY demote partners in end of job-for-life model in UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/24/kpmg-and-ey-demote-partners-in-end-of-job-for-life-model-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/24/kpmg-and-ey-demote-partners-in-end-of-job-for-life-model-in-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellesheva Kissin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move is a departure from the practice of simply asking underperforming senior partners to retire]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:57:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAMHMYJFWZA5TIE4BNH74SJWXE.jpg?auth=6f550d07f828d248829aac1088049d3bd940936e16ee861211ac637bf19d09e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KPMG and EY have removed members of their equity partnership in the UK and instead offered them “salaried partner” roles.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Accountant KPMG]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">justhavealook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brain fry’, the workplace side-effect of too much technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/brain-fry-the-workplace-side-effect-of-too-much-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ideas behind the Gen Z concept of ‘grannycore’ can help with mental fatigue from too much screen time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLLKMWEGYNABROZV4BSDWGLYFA.jpg?auth=acc13cd4aecaf0d3b887ebc2973b93d279b78f0a982241919c0f84800d028d23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denny Farrell (eft), Erin Keogh (centre) and Maureen Lewis knitting at This is Knit in the Powerscourt Town Centre, in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[KNITTING]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers running out of time as changes on pay transparency and retirement loom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/23/employers-running-out-of-time-as-changes-on-pay-transparency-and-retirement-loom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in five employers says rules on pay policies are an unnecessary burden but if companies have been even handed to date, they’re shouldn’t be]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H3NOAZBZBDULOZOUDZU5G45YQ.jpg?auth=d173a25c0e23af10ae56713a9d2324b22c7ebcb452a7eec15abc89f1ac2bc312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Companies that have been even-handed on pay have little to fear from incoming pay transparency directive. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[wallet with euro bank notes payday bills]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alihan Usullu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxes on wages hit 10-year high across OECD countries but Ireland bucking the trend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/04/22/taxes-on-wages-hit-decade-high-across-oecd-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valentina Romei, Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report says governments are tapping labour income as ‘easy’ revenue raiser but risk undermining incentives to work and hire]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:29:52 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMC7JCUHXPVCAMKAD75JUADZWE.jpg?auth=b7adf93e78cec08511d9a0cc092fcdc3291bce5d3409b255d02c4b7164928de2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tax rates on wages have reached their highest level in almost a decade across rich countries, according to the OECD. Photograph: Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[FRANCE-ECONOMY-FINANCE-INFLATION-MARKET-ILLUSTRATION-VERSAILLES]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henrique Campos</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>