More than 27,000 young workers are earning below the minimum wage, according to the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). Marking International Workers’ Day, the NYCI has called for the immediate removal of sub-minimum pay …
The Unite trade union is calling for new legislation to safeguard workers from the impact of extreme weather conditions. Among the proposals is a statutory requirement for employers to introduce graduated, alert-based responses, with non-essential …
Some social media users claim that they would be better off on social welfare rather than getting up out of bed and going to work. They’re saying that the government has completely forgotten about workers, …
Ireland’s Budget 2026 has once again side-lined workers, prioritizing corporate interests and superficial tax tweaks over meaningful support for the backbone of the economy. Despite soaring living costs, workers face stagnant wages and negligible relief. …
Dublin’s hospitality industry is at a crossroads. The demand for hotel workers has surged, yet finding and retaining qualified staff remains a persistent challenge. In the same light, the hospitality industry is turning to retaining …
According to Breaking News, as part of a salary dispute, Northern Ireland’s public transportation employees have scheduled four more days of strike action for February. Unite, GMB, and Siptu said in a joint statement that …
In response to the recent violence and unrest in Dublin, workers are gathering in the city centre this afternoon to show their solidarity, reports RTE. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on …
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show almost 96% of Irish workers benefited from the first booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, reports RTE. 24% of workers also received an additional booster shot. Almost all …
Workers in Ireland essentially took a pay cut of almost 4 per cent in 2022, with wage growth falling short of inflation, and pay packages for chief executives rising by more than a quarter, Oxfam …
Chinese authorities have locked down the area surrounding the world’s largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility to avoid Covid restrictions. The Zhengzhou airport economic zone in central China, where Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn …
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