Ingrid Miley

Industry and Employment Correspondent

Debenhams workers have been picketing the Irish stores for over 290 days

Little hope for more funds for Debenhams redundancies

The £55m purchase by fashion retailer Boohoo of Debenhams' online business will have no implications for the liquidation of Debenhams' Irish operations or for redundancy payments of former employees, the Mandate trade union has been told by Irish liquidators KPMG.

Business • 25 Jan 21

The HSE said it was extremely concerned about the number of patients and healthcare workers being affected by the spread of Covid-19 infection in hospitals

HSE defends safety measures for healthcare workers

The Health Service Executive has defended its record on safety measures to protect staff from contracting Covid-19 after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation yesterday claimed infection rates of healthcare workers in hospitals were "out of control".

Health • 22 Jan 21

The ODCE's Director of Corporate Enforcement Ian Drennan said that under the current custody regulations, only Gardaí have the power to interview persons arrested for questioning.

ODCE wants Garda powers for white collar crime probes

Staff of the planned Corporate Enforcement Agency to tackle white collar crime would be more effective if they had Garda powers to interview suspects, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise Trade and Employment heard today.

Business • 22 Jan 21

It had been hoped that jobs in the 14 Irish-based stores and other concessions could be saved if they were sold as part of the UK rescue operation

490 Arcadia jobs in Ireland still under threat

490 Irish-based retail jobs in companies including Topshop remain in serious jeopardy after fashion retailer Next withdrew from negotiations to purchase the collapsed Arcadia Group.

Business • 22 Jan 21

Paschal Donohoe said there would be no 'cliff-edge' to the Subsidy scheme

EWSS could cost €3.7bn if continued beyond March

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme would cost an extra €3.7 billion if extended beyond March to the end of this year, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed.

Business • 21 Jan 21

The Dáil heard that student nurses did not feel respected or valued for their work

Calls for 'fair and reasonable' pay for student nurses

The Government has been strongly criticised for refusing to pay student nurses and midwives, while sanctioning an €81,000 per year increase for the next Secretary-General of the Department of Health.

Ireland • 20 Jan 21

RTÉ publishes list of top on-air earners for 2017-2019

RTÉ has published the earnings of its top ten earners for 2017, 2018 and 2019, and noted that it has cut the pay of its highest earning presenters by 15% in 2020.

Ireland • 30 Jun 23

The proposed Pandemic Placement Grant would cost around €5.4 million if backdated to September

Cabinet to consider pay proposals for student nurses

The cabinet will tomorrow consider Department of Health proposals to pay student nurses and midwives €100 per week for clinical placements during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health • 18 Jan 21

A total of 460,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week

PUP numbers jump by over 15% in the last week

Some 460,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week - an increase of over 15% in the last seven days, according to the Department of Social Protection.

Business • 18 Jan 21

The Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris

New resource for those wishing to upskill or retrain

The Government has launched a new online "one stop shop" for people seeking to retrain or acquire new skills, including options that allow unemployed people to retain their social welfare benefits while undertaking courses.

Business • 18 Jan 21