Friday Round Up in Ireland 15/03/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 15/03/2024 This week's top 5: MEPs approve world's first comprehensive AI law New EU gig economy laws saved from oblivion by Belgian compromise CSO Gender Equality Hub shows 'a man's world that men are making a mess of’. Workers in Ireland in line for biggest pay hike in a decade, Central Bank says. First ad...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 08/03/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 08/03/2024 This week's top 5: New Code of Practice for Right to Request Flexible Working and Right to Request Remote Working International Women's Day Garda civilian analyst alleges bullying and harassment Committee to hear bid to upgrade status for gig-economy workers ‘torpedoed’ 5 common mistakes employers...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 01/03/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 01/03/2024 This week's top 5: Workday accused of AI discrimination against applicants Annual Employment Survey 2023 Work permits rise amid demand for migrant workers to fill skill gaps Enoch Burke has been paid €72,000 for teaching role since his suspension 18 months ago How to balance annual leave requests ...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 23/02/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 23/02/2024 This week's top 5: What impact is AI having on cybersecurity? One in five neurodivergent staff experience discrimination Irish workers reveal their ideal number of WFH days CIPD-led over-50s report calls for all job ads to promote flexible working New Irish app helps women track symptoms of menopa...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 16/02/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 15/02/2024 This week's top 5: 75% of employers lack AI protocols for internal communicators Pay bargaining guidance for unions in the private sector Can you tell if a prospective workplace is toxic? CAI outlines steps to make working parents €4,500 a year better off One in five HR professionals expect signif...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 09/02/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 09/02/2024 This week's top 5: Draft remote working code completed by WRC Ireland's best towns for work-life balance Irish firms are to spend on average over €400k on AI this year Tech sector contracts further as layoffs continue into 2024 Immigration and its growing role in the Irish labour force And in oth...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 02/02/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 02/02/2024 This week's top 5: Tubridy leads list of top ten on-air earners for 2022 'They’re treating sick leave as extra holidays’ Public sector workers to get 10.25% pay rise after agreement reached with unions The importance of managers: Why they (really) matter How compassion could save your strained rel...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 26/01/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 26/01/2024 This week's top 5: Is employment law ready for AI? IBEC call for a halt in employment improvements wrong and shameful ‘Accidental entrepreneurs’: Gen Zers don’t want to be side hustlers – but there are no jobs A tribunal has thrown out claims of racist discrimination taken by a homeless academic w...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 19/01/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 19/01/2024 This week's top 5: Nearly 50% of chief executives believe ‘AI and climate crisis’ will derail firms within 10 years GDPR data shows Ireland is ‘the world’s data police’ Cost increases will see 1,000 small businesses close this year NI Strikes Competent jerks have a shelf life in the office And in...

Friday Round Up in Ireland 12/01/2024

Posted in: Fortnightly Review of Recent Employment Developments on 12/01/2024 This week's top 5: 62 Extensions of service granted in the Garda to address staff shortages in 2023 Increased job seeker benefits to be introduced 32% of financial compliance experts said large public and private sector organisations have “questionable” practices ChatGPT 'Team' upgrade announced S...