Pay agreement covering housing and childcare proposed in industrial talks
Such an agreement could trade pay restraint from unions for tax cuts and better services
Company to pay €45k to manager made redundant during lockdown
Redundancies should have been treated in way that reflected ‘extraordinary times’
Grounds for denying remote working to staff may be reduced
Government examining how best to bolster employees’ right of appeal in draft law
‘Lazy’ Sodexo unfairly dismissed two night shift workers
Catering giant opted for ‘tick-box’ exercise rather than try to avoid dismissals, WRC rules
ECB needs to act on interest rates, Central Bank governor says
Makhlouf adds voice to growing clamour for July ECB rate hike
Timber homes could help alleviate housing crisis, say foresters
Greenhouse gas emissions could also be cut by move to timber homes, industry body says
Vaccine activists accuse Big Pharma of relying on public money
Waiving patent rights may have chilling effect on medicine development, industry warns
Irish beer production slumped in 2021 but recovery under way
Ibec report shows drink sector started to recover when pubs reopened last summer
Irish hotel industry's impressive renaissance complicated by ‘distorted’ market
Agenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugees
Workplace death of Castlebar man left ‘hole’ in family’s heart
Ceremony held to remember those who died in workplace accidents
Ibec slashes growth forecasts for Irish economy in face of Ukraine crisis
Business and consumer sentiment falls again
Energy cost inflation must be eased on manufacturing now
Manufacturing is a clear driver of Ireland’s economic success
Worker leave rights will add to expenses, business lobby claims
Isme says impact of flexible work entitlements on staff costs ‘conveniently ignored’
Paddy Power tells WRC retail business down up to 30% since pandemic
Bookmaker defending pay claim from retail manager
Davy must pay €20,000 for resignation ultimatum 10 days after epilepsy diagnosis
Workplace Relations Commission finds illness ‘significant’ in HR manager’s approach
Why are Irish gas and electricity prices going up?
Cliff Taylor: Ukraine war has intensified existing pressures – and further price rises may lie ahead
Fuel price rises crystallise mounting difficulties facing Coalition
Siptu and Ibec lose no time in setting out stall in wake of escalating cost of living increases
Cliff Taylor: Energy security now central to economic planning
Getting it right requires facing up to trade-offs to deliver long-term projects
Firms and jobs will be lost without help on energy costs, Ibec says
Business lobby group writes to Taoiseach asking for urgent assistance for firms
Covid hit some incomes, this crisis will hit everyone’s
The inflation rate could approach 9 per cent, with a big shock to the cost of living
Irish aircraft-leasing firms to sever agreements with Russian airlines
All EU-based lessors have until March 28th to terminate existing contracts
Government should have consulted more on ‘useless’ remote work Bill, Oireachtas hears
Tánaiste has ‘listening ear’ and consultation conducted in ‘usual way’, says Department
Preparations ramped up to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugees
Inside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wanting
Employers’ group says law on right to request remote working ‘premature’
Oireachtas committee will also hear from unions as part of pre-legislative scrutiny process
Ukraine crisis poses threat to Ireland’s €4.5bn trade with Russia
Ibec warns biggest impact could come indirectly through higher commodity prices
Businesses warn most industries now suffering damaging staff shortages
Foreign workers are quitting the State because of high prices or not coming at all because of work visa issues
Cliff Taylor: Ireland now in the grip of an unexpected jobs boom
Key political challenge will be to use fruits of recovery wisely and effectively
Spar-owner BWG increased sales by 7% in four-month period to end of January
Irish retail group’s South African parent hails its ‘impressive’ performance
Trade unions to press for significant pay increases amid rising living costs
Employers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raise
Jennifer O’Connell: Is making everyone equally unhappy the plan?
One good news initiative after another failed to cheer a disgruntled public. Until housing is fixed, nothing is fixed
Hospital failed to pay engineer who kept life-saving equipment running
Beaumont claimed no money owed despite paying Gareth Enright’s colleagues on back of HSE circular
Calls for a blanket right to work from home ‘not realistic’, says Varadkar
Tánaiste says he is willing to change remote working Bill to make it ‘fit for purpose’
Businesses that cannot afford sick pay should be exempt - committee
Report set to be published on Wednesday but a draft copy of its findings seen by The Irish Times
Ibec group says Central Bank’s mortgage rules need to be replaced
Body representing property says a generation is being shut out of home ownership
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