Richard Eardley

Some 79% of employers expect business to increase in 2017 and 84% plan to recruit

Small businesses feel they don’t have ability or resources to compete with bigger firms

Despite appeal of LinkedIn and in-house staff hiring, business is booming for Irish recruitment agencies

New jobs come on back of rebound in the Irish economy

Pay rises back on the agenda as workers seek to reverse drop in living standards

Survey shows improving economy will see 76% of companies increase workforce in 2015

Irish Water staff are flush with their ‘performance- related awards’, but the practice is quite common

Agency predicts shortage by end of year