Government pledges to tackle the challenge of youth unemployment ‘head on’ Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection, today (Thursday 31st March 2011) launched the position paper published by the National Youth Council of Ireland Creating a Future for Young...
The findings of the investigation into the payment of bonuses by Bank of Ireland since the introduction of the bank guarantee in 2008 are truly shocking and show that little has changed in the culture in the banks that contributed to much to the current economic crisis. The...
The shameful decision by Davenport Hotels to reduce the pay of their workers who are currently on the €8.65 per hour minimum wage must be reversed. The Govt decision to reduce the minimum wage from €8.65 to €7.65 was a classic case of forcing those who can least afford...
230,000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) trade, innovate, export, sustain and create jobs every day of the week. Half the country’s employed labour force, or some 900,000 people work in these SMEs – almost 250,000 of them employed in the retail sector. 37,000...