€150K Promise, Months Without Pay: WRC Backs Tech Worker After Salary Shock
A tech worker promised €150,000 won €126,000 in unpaid wages after months without proper salary, a WRC ruling has found.
Retirement Rules Shift in Ireland: New Law Lets Thousands Work Until 66
Ireland’s new retirement law from June 29 gives many workers the option to stay employed until 66, narrowing the gap to State pension age.
Family Plans vs Fixed-Term Work: What Irish Employees Need to Know Now
A clear look at maternity rights, fixed-term contracts and family planning pressures facing Irish workers today.
CSI Quip Backfires: Galway Lab Technician Loses Dismissal Case Over Lead-Dust First Aid Room...
A Galway lab technician lost his dismissal challenge after a tribunal heard a first aid room was contaminated with lead dust from his work gear.
Retail’s Hidden Hours Crisis: Why Thousands of Irish Workers Still Can’t Secure Full-Time Contracts
Thousands of Irish retail workers face financial strain as part-time contracts fail to match the hours they regularly work.
From Monaghan to Manhattan: Orla Maguire’s Beauty Brand Journey Is Pure Irish Grit
Orla Maguire’s journey from rural Monaghan to New York beauty entrepreneurship is a standout story of Irish ambition and reinvention.
Pay Talks Hit a Wall: Public Sector Unions Ready Ballots as Pressure Builds
Irish public sector unions are preparing possible industrial action ballots as pay talks stall and inflation concerns intensify.
Ireland’s Worker Crunch: Health and Housing May Drain Talent From the Rest of the...
A Finance Department report warns Ireland may need to divert more workers into health and housing, leaving other sectors facing shortages.
Don’t Take Zoom to the Beach: Ireland’s Summer Right-to-Disconnect Warning for Workers
Irish workers are being reminded they have a right to fully switch off during summer leave without pressure to answer emails or join calls.
Low Fee, High Stakes: Why An Coimisiún Pleanála’s Top Job Was Hard to Fill
Several candidates reportedly declined the An Coimisiún Pleanála chair before Paul Reid accepted, with the fee emerging as a key barrier.
