Calleary blocks employers looking to sidestep pension auto-enrolment for their workers
Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole
Work
Two thirds of businesses found it difficult to source staff this year
Report highlights ‘sustained pressure’ as Ireland moves into 2026, pointing to rising employment costs
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An Irish man in Paris: ‘When you live here it feels like no more your city: a mistress but never a partner’
Wild Geese: Patrick Scallon, Paris
Foreign direct investment into Ireland hits record level despite US tariffs, says IDA
Agency says it supported 323 investments in 2025, with employment in its client companies rising to 312,400
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Small company rescue applications down 23% in 2025, but ‘headwinds’ loom in 2026
Pension auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases will heighten ‘financial distress’ early next year, says Azets Ireland
Accountant cut after nearly 18 years was ‘laughed at’ when she asked about redundancy payment, WRC hears
Employee had worked for bingo hall operator for nearly 18 years
Businesses operating in economy rises above 400,000 for first time
CSO figures show number of active enterprises in Republic rose by 3% to 401,359 in 2023
What to wear for a flight? It makes sense to look smart
But not because of anything to do with the US transport secretary’s campaign to civilise air travel
What happens when an AI joins the board of directors?
Are such things a gimmick or an indispensable tool for company strategy and decision-making?
Veteran Irish executive says finding out she was being demoted in company newsletter was ‘pretty stressful’
WRC hears veteran executive was unfairly dismissed from €275,000 job at arm of multinational group Lionbridge
Manners maketh the colleague: be polite, it is much better for all of us
Rude colleagues hurt themselves as much as those condemned to work with them
Tesco to face €3.5m bill for staff signing up to auto-enrolment pension
Roughly one third of staff will join My Future Fund, another third fall outside parameters and final group are with in-house scheme
Live register total falls as labour market remains strong
While register is not an accurate measure of unemployment, it does track employment trends
Should you ever work for free? Yes, but go in with your eyes open
Offers of amazing opportunities are legion these days, but they are almost always unpaid. Do not let your ego lead your head
Irish services sector sees fastest rise in activity in more than three years
Financial services drove the growth amid a rise in demand for exports but employment falls in tech, media and telecoms sector
What are your leave options from work if illness strikes your household this winter?
Force majeure, medical leave, compassionate leave: employees should familiarise themselves with their rights to ensure they follow the rules and, if possible, are not left out of pocket
Ireland ‘lags rest of world’ on artificial intelligence in workplace
Study from PwC calls on firms to move beyond pilot programmes and roll out wider use of new technology
Builder hit with €16,940 bill after failing to pay plasterer agreed industry rate
Worker noticed discrepancy between what he was getting paid and what the Revenue Commissioners were told he had been paid
Meta’s ‘optional’ AI chatbot that you can’t disable
If I wanted your tedious advice on how to do the simplest thing online, I would have asked for it
Opportunity beckons in east Africa says Kildare woman based there for 20 years
Wild Geese: Julie Orr, Kenya
AI creating a jobs drought for young people, and it will only get worse, recruiter warns
James Reed warned vacancies ‘haven’t even hit rock bottom yet’, but impact is being felt
Burnout by design: what can you do to avoid it?
Focus on relentless growth may seem good for the bottom line, but it can be self-defeating
‘The intention of the directive is not to compel companies to share commercially sensitive information’
Ibec is pushing back on pay transparency plans to mandate salary disclosure in job ads, lobbying to allow businesses share pay with candidates privately
Ballymaloe Cookery School employee pulled up for being ‘persistently late’ loses WRC claim
Worker pulled up by management for being ‘persistently late’
Winklevoss crypto exchange moved to Malta after compliance concerns, WRC hears
Gemini’s EU head of compliance tells hearing he warned company seeking Irish authorisation its procedures breached incoming EU law
Profits at Facebook parent Meta Ireland surge 57% to €2.9bn
Staff numbers down by 20% with employees averaging €147,959 in salary before share-based pay and other benefits
Weekly pay growth continues to outpace inflation in third quarter
Information and communication workers remain the highest paid workers in the State
Asba Meats’ owner visited woman worker’s home looking for ‘massage’, WRC told
‘Profoundly troubling’ that businessman exploited financial vulnerability of part-time employee, says adjudicator
Auto-enrolment to cost small business average of €25,000, says recruiter
Majority of workers expect to stick with My Future Fund even though many are unsure whether it really will deliver financial security in retirement
The wretched business of smart casual
The world’s most confusing dress code is even worse in the steamy Cop30 tropics
Health sectors seek work-permit changes to allow more non-European staff
Department of Enterprise looking at rule governing work permits following concerns raised by nursing home sector
John FitzGerald: Curbing skilled immigration from outside the EU would be a serious mistake
Calls to reduce such immigration to ease pressures on infrastructure would only makes things worse
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