Ingrid Miley

Industry and Employment Correspondent

Minister Simon Harris was addressing the TUI annual conference online

More integrated third level sector required - Harris

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has warned that the lack of a fully integrated third level sector has fostered inequality, elitism, skills shortages, stress on students and high drop-out rates from higher education.

Education • 06 Apr 21

Employers, unions and lawyers are grappling with thorny issues around vaccination

Mandatory vaccination - a thorny issue for employers

From the United States to Israel, from Australia to Ireland - most agree that a rapid rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination is the key to reopening the economy.

Business • 05 Apr 21

SIPTU has written to Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys

SIPTU urges minister to keep community-led job services

SIPTU has expressed fears that a new government tender for the expansion of employment services could threaten the jobs of up to 300 members working in community-based Local Employment Services offices.

Ireland • 05 Apr 21

The Code of Practice includes a duty to respect another person's right to disconnect from work

Enhanced rights for employees to disconnect from work

From today, employees have enhanced rights to disconnect from work outside normal working hours, under a new Code of Practice published by the Government.

Business • 01 Apr 21

37 employees at the Rehab Enterprises logistics operation in Raheen learned earlier this year that the business would be closing

Rehab defends record in supporting Limerick workers

The Rehab Group has rejected claims by SIPTU that it was pressurising vulnerable workers in a Limerick subsidiary by threatening to withhold certain redundancy payments unless they sign away their right to a Labour Court hearing in pursuit of disputed entitlements.

Ireland • 31 Mar 21

This week's reduction in PUP claims was seen in all sectors

Numbers on PUP drop by almost 6,300 in the last week

Over 443,000 will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week, a reduction of almost 6,300 over the last week, according to the latest figures from the Department of Social Protection.

Business • 30 Mar 21

The allegation is made in a submission to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee

State accused of misclassifying self-employed workers

The State has been accused of misclassifying thousands of workers as self-employed resulting in an estimated loss to the Exchequer of up to a billion euro a year from so-called "bogus self-employment".

Business • 30 Mar 21

The proposal was brought to Cabinet today by Leo Varadkar

Working group over trade unions set for approval

The Government is expected to approve the establishment of a high-level working group to review collective bargaining rights and the industrial relations landscape in Ireland.

Ireland • 30 Mar 21

ISME wants its affiliate to be included in negotiations with early years providers

Childcare providers 'excluded' from talks on better pay

Nearly 1,600 childcare and early years providers are set to reject proposals for better pay and conditions for employees because they are not being allowed to take part in negotiations.

Ireland • 26 Mar 21

Mr McGinty warned that pay will be off the agenda for most employers amid the uncertainty of Covid-19

Remote work could trigger return to piecework pay

Remote working could trigger a change in how people are paid with a return to a "modern version of piecework", according to a leading employment specialist.

Business • 26 Mar 21