Ministers are to sign off on an 80c increase to the minimum wage bringing it to €11.30 per hour from January. Test <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/cy95AVENxJs” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is also expected to recommend that the Living Wage, which is not mandatory,… Continue reading Ministers to approve 80c minimum wage increase from January
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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
Cork educational business to create 40 new jobs
Pictured: T.J. Hegarty, founder of Breakthrough Maths Breakthrough Maths, a maths teaching school operated out of Cork, announced plans to create 40 new jobs and expand into the UK. The goals are part of a three-year plan for the educational business but the expansion in the UK market is expected to happen later this year.… Continue reading Cork educational business to create 40 new jobs
Unemployment falls to 4.7% as labour market tightens
The Republic’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 per cent in May, a rate not seen since before the pandemic, as the labour market continues to tighten. The headline rate was down from 4.8 per cent in April and down from 6.9 per cent in May of last year. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO),… Continue reading Unemployment falls to 4.7% as labour market tightens
Labour force breaks 2.5m barrier for first time
The Republic’s labour force broke the 2.5 million barrier for the first time in the State’s history in the opening three months of 2022, say statisticians. The Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2022 shows that the number of adults at work grew 275,000, or 12.3 per cent, to… Continue reading Labour force breaks 2.5m barrier for first time
Ryanair announces 200 new jobs for Shannon Airport in €10m maintenance investment
Ryanair is to create 200 jobs in the mid-west with the opening of a heavy maintenance facility at Shannon Airport. The facility was opened on Wednesday and is the result of a €10m investment. The “high-skill” jobs it will create include licensed engineers, mechanics, and support staff. It has been described as a “state-of-the-art three-bay… Continue reading Ryanair announces 200 new jobs for Shannon Airport in €10m maintenance investment