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Will Covid make the jobs market more unfair?
- Economy
- August 28, 2020, 05:25
The Irish labour market tends to amplify economic shocks. That’s been observed through several recent recessions. The reason is that 70 per cent of t(...)

Pandemic has shown how ‘undervalued’ frontline workers were – Higgins
- Social Affairs
- July 8, 2020, 16:10
Covid-19 has illustrated how, for the last four decades, frontline workers and those providing essential services have been “undervalued”, President M(...)

We must prepare for the changes in employment that will follow Covid-19
- Opinion
- May 28, 2020, 01:33
In the months and years ahead, as Ireland emerges from the Covid-19 lockdown, many people will potentially lose their jobs or see the nature of their (...)

Some 2.7bn workers impacted by Covid-19 restrictions globally
- Economy
- April 7, 2020, 17:08
More than four out of five people in the global workforce are currently affected by full or partial workplace closures arising to the Covid-19 outbrea(...)

Plastic-free periods: good for you and the environment
- Life & Style
- October 21, 2019, 06:05
Ever thought about the plastic content of your tampon or sanitary towel? It wasn’t the first thing on my list, I’ll have to admit, when I started writ(...)
![Kailash Satyarthi: “Eradication of trafficking, forced [child] labour, bonded labour is supposed to be accomplished by 2025 and unfortunately it seems that the world is failing again its children.” Photograph: Money Sharma Kailash Satyarthi: “Eradication of trafficking, forced [child] labour, bonded labour is supposed to be accomplished by 2025 and unfortunately it seems that the world is failing again its children.” Photograph: Money Sharma](/polopoly_fs/1.4021532.1568751329!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
Rights activist calls for child protection from online threats
- Irish News
- September 17, 2019, 21:15
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi has met Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to seek support for a UN convention combating international child exploitati(...)

Longer working lives set to become blend of high touch and high tech
- Sponsored
- April 18, 2019, 02:53
Increased longevity, pressure on the pensions system, and the changing nature of employment are combining to create a profoundly different career land(...)

Irish patent judge must be reinstated in Munich job
- Irish News
- December 7, 2017, 19:17
An Irish judge at the European Patent Organisation (EPO) who was accused by his employers of bringing weapons and Nazi memorabilia to work has won a c(...)

Seanad passes Bill providing collective pay bargaining for self-employed
- Oireachtas
- November 10, 2016, 20:17
A Labour Private Member’s Bill allowing for self-employed people to collectively pay bargain with employers was passed by the Seanad. Party spokesma(...)

Brexit’s economic impact on show this week
- Economy
- August 14, 2016, 17:57
Weaker demand, slower growth, faster inflation - that’s the UK economy that the Bank of England sees in its crystal ball after the nation voted for Br(...)