Author: Colin Gleeson

Employers to slow job creation to a crawl as inflation bites

Irish employers are planning to slow their hiring intentions to a crawl in the fourth quarter of the year with confidence on the floor due to inflationary and macroeconomic concerns. According to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, employers of all sizes plan to slow hiring considerably, lowering the national hiring outlook to 28 per… Continue reading Employers to slow job creation to a crawl as inflation bites

More than one in three employers hiring for fully remote roles, research shows

More than a third of Irish employers are planning to hire for fully remote roles, with two-thirds of these suggesting this is an entirely new policy, according to new research from recruitment specialist Hays Ireland. The data also shows that one in five hiring employers is currently offering signing-on bonuses to new employees. And against… Continue reading More than one in three employers hiring for fully remote roles, research shows

Irish economy set to generate 167,000 jobs over next two years

PHOTO: Mark Cassidy, director of economics and statistics at the Central Bank of Ireland  Up to 167,000 jobs could be created in the Irish economy over the next two years as it shrugs off the effects of the pandemic and consumer spending returns to more normal levels, the Central Bank has said. In its latest… Continue reading Irish economy set to generate 167,000 jobs over next two years

Local Enterprise Office firms added almost 3,000 jobs last year

Companies supported by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) recorded a net job increase of almost 3,000 jobs last year following a heavy loss the year before, according to their annual results published last Monday (17th January 2022). LEO supported companies created 7,440 jobs in 2021, which was up more than a third from the 5,585 that… Continue reading Local Enterprise Office firms added almost 3,000 jobs last year