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8 new businesses awarded Best Managed Companies accolade

Eight new businesses have been awarded the Ireland's Best Managed Companies accolade at the 17th annual awards programme, which is run by Deloitte.

Business • 26 Sep

Family responsibilities a barrier to women in business

50% of women, who took part in a new survey, said they had turned down a career or business opportunity due to childcare family responsibilities.

Business • 26 Sep

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'Some progress' in talks over school secretary pensions

The Fórsa trade union has said that "some progress" has been made at talks on access to pensions for school secretaries and caretakers.

Ireland • 26 Sep

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G&F Precision Molding to open Mullingar facility

US company G&F Precision Molding is opening a new engineering and sales facility in Mullingar in Co Westmeath, as it expands into Ireland.

Business • 23 Sep

Mark Rohan shakes hands with Minister Peter Burke at Enterprise Ireland event

Waterford-based Klearcom to establish US office

Waterford-based company Klearcom has announced plans to establish a US office in New Jersey.

Business • 23 Sep

Bank staff 'surprised' by back to the office push

Within weeks of each other this summer the country's two biggest banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland, announced plans to increase the number of in-office days for their hybrid workers.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Sep

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Minimum wage rise 'nail in coffin' for businesses

The Low Pay Commission is expected to recommend to the Government an increase of 5% to the National Minimum Wage.

Business • 19 Sep

The deli worker secured the award on foot of a ruling on her complaint under the Employment Equality Act 1998 in a wholly anonymised decision published by the Workplace Relations Commission

Deli worker with MS awarded €4,000 over discrimination

A deli assistant with multiple sclerosis has won €4,000 in compensation after resigning from her part-time job when her manager could not guarantee her a reduction in working hours.

Business • 19 Sep

The survey shows that adoption of AI among recruiters has increased by 50 percentage points over the past 12 months

Nearly 8 in 10 employers using AI in recruitment - survey

Nearly 8 in 10 employers in Ireland are using AI in the recruitment process, according to new research from hiring platform IrishJobs.

Business • 19 Sep

Commission to recommend 5% increase in minimum wage

The Low Pay Commission is expected to recommend to the Government an increase of 5% to the National Minimum Wage.

Business • 19 Sep

After France tries to cut public holidays, Italy adds one

Just weeks after debt-laden France proposed axing two public holidays, Italy is proposing to add a new one in honour of Saint Francis and the pope who took his name.

Business • 18 Sep

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Cairn named one of Best Workplaces in Europe

Homebuilder Cairn has been recognised as one of the best workplaces in Europe as part of the Great Place to Work Europe accreditation.

Business • 19 Sep

Pension increase agreed for retired An Post workers

Around 7,000 retired workers at An Post are set to benefit from a pension increase that has been agreed at the company.

Ireland • 18 Sep

Ex-salesman testifies on corruption claims at Cork firm

A sacked IT salesman has alleged his ex-boss had a "side deal" with a distributor with a "history of corruption" and approved a "crazy" €500,000 discount on technology being licensed in a deal to supply the Saudi government.

Business • 18 Sep

It is understood that US financial services firm BNY will maintain a presence in Cork until 2027

BNY to close Cork office, with 200 jobs impacted

US financial services firm BNY is to close its Cork office where around 200 people are employed.

Business • 16 Sep

FSU to ballot AIB members on hybrid working proposals

The Financial Services Union (FSU) is to ballot its members in AIB on new hybrid working proposals at the bank.

Business • 16 Sep

Ó Mongáin testifies in RTÉ bogus self-employment case

Broadcaster Colm Ó Mongáin has told a tribunal he overheard an RTÉ manager direct a supervisor not to give shift work to a video editor after she made a formal request for more secure working conditions.

Business • 16 Sep

ICTU warns of worker objections to Israeli actions

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said that workers in Ireland should not be placed in "unconscionable situations" of facilitating trade with Israel or handling Israeli goods while attacks on Gaza continue.

Ireland • 15 Sep

Novo Nordisk tells staff to return to office full-time

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk said it had told all its staff to return to the office as the drugmaker's new CEO tries to accelerate decision-making and improve its commercial execution amid intense competition in the obesity drug market.

Business • 12 Sep

Headcount growth plans slow down among businesses - Ibec

There has been a fall in the proportion of companies planning to increase their headcount next year, according to a new survey from business group Ibec.

Business • 12 Sep

Dublin Fire Brigade also provides ambulance and paramedic services

Talks on Dublin Fire Brigade dispute to be held at WRC

Talks on a dispute over a new call-out and dispatch system at Dublin Fire Brigade will be held at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today.

Dublin • 12 Sep

School secretaries and caretakers, along with Fórsa representatives arriving at the WRC

Opening round of WRC talks over school workers conclude

Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission on access to pensions for school secretaries and caretakers have concluded and will resume at a future date.

Ireland • 10 Sep

Equality claim by University of Galway academic rejected

An academic who claimed she was unfairly turned down for a promotion because assessors "ignored" the impact of past discrimination on her career trajectory has failed in an equality claim against the University of Galway.

Business • 09 Sep

Warning of 'severe impact' on Labour Court hearings

The Labour Court has told lawyers it is facing a "severe impact" on its operations after the Department of Public Expenditure "blocked" the reappointment of a senior official, leaving it running at one-third capacity.

Business • 09 Sep

Salesman wins €7,500 for discrimination in the workplace

A salesman from the Travelling Community who was left "disheartened" and quit after he said he overheard the managing director of his new job making remarks about 'pikeys' and 'tinkers' has secured €7,500 in compensation for discrimination in the workplace.

Business • 06 Oct