Ingrid Miley

Industry and Employment Correspondent

Around 4,500 student nurses will receive a new Pandemic Placement Grant when they are on hospital placements

4,500 student nurses to get new grant during placements

Around 4,500 student nurses are set to receive a new Pandemic Placement Grant worth €100 per week when they are on hospital placements following allegations of exploitation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus • 04 Jan 21

Healthcare workers 'extremely fearful' they will not have numbers needed to fight the pandemic

SIPTU calls on HSE to fast track healthcare recruitment

SIPTU has urged the HSE to fast track recruitment of up to 16,000 promised healthcare staff to assist in the battle against Covid-19.

Health • 04 Jan 21

Three days of strike action were planned for later this month (Getty Images)

Public health doctors in Covid battle defer strike

Public health doctors who are central to the battle against Covid-19 have deferred strike action planned for later this month because of the "rapid and escalating" incidence of the virus.

Coronavirus • 04 Jan 21

People urged to reduce social contacts to a minimum

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn has urged the public to reduce contacts to a minimum as the number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to soar.

Coronavirus • 04 Jan 21

How an invisible microbe wreaked unemployment havoc

As 2020 draws to a close, literally hundreds of thousands of workers are facing joblessness, financial uncertainty and fear for the future.

2020 in Review • 29 Dec 20

The WRC made the maximun award equivalent to two years' salary

Defence Forces ordered to pay out over discrimination

The Defence Forces have been ordered to pay a former female Air Corps Captain almost €118,000, plus seven years' interest, in compensation for discrimination on grounds related to pregnancy and maternity.

Ireland • 22 Dec 20

The Dept said it wants to ensure that those who require and are eligible for PUP income support will receive it as quickly as possible

New PUP arrangements for people hit by latest curbs

The Department of Social Protection has unveiled special arrangements for people who lose their jobs between now and the New Year to claim the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.

Business • 22 Dec 20

The former Debenhams employees will vote on the Foley proposals in the coming weeks

Shop stewards reject plan to resolve Debenhams dispute

Shop stewards for former Debenhams employees are to recommend rejection of proposals aimed at resolving their long-running dispute over redundancy payments.

Ireland • 21 Dec 20

The total cost of this week's payment and next week's advanced payment is €160m

Pandemic Unemployment Payments down by 28,500 in 7 days

Almost 277,700 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week - a fall of just over 28,500 from last week's figure of 306,220, according to the latest figures from the Department of Social Protection.

Business • 21 Dec 20

Mediator Kevin Foley says he is satisfied all parties approached the process in good faith

€3m training and upskilling fund for Debenhams workers

The Government is to establish a €3 million training, upskilling and business start-up fund to assist the former Debenhams workers who lost their jobs when the company's Irish operation went into liquidation last year with the loss of around 1,200 jobs.

Business • 15 Dec 20