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JobBridge

38 per cent of JobBridge interns go straight into full-time jobs

23 hours ago 3,343 Views 31 Comments

Joan Burton says of the 2,364 interns who completed their placements by the middle of last week, 890 went straight to work.

Jobswatch

70 jobs to be created in Dublin by gift voucher company

Yesterday, 8:30 AM 2,073 Views 11 Comments

Smartbox has already started recruiting for the first 50 new jobs for its Dublin operations.

# employment - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From Business ETC Eircom

Eircom to exit examinership in June after restructuring plan’s approval

Yesterday, 9:20 PM 2,889 Views 7 Comments

The High Court today approved the plan which sees group debts cut by 40 per cent to €2.3 billion.

From Business ETC Handy Tips

5 pieces of career advice we learned from Charles Handy

Tue, 6:45 AM 2,410 Views 2 Comments

The influential Irish-born workplace philosopher is to make a rare appearance in Dublin next month.

# employment - Saturday 19 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Not The News

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Sat, 6:00 PM 2,027 Views 4 Comments

BREAKING via The Mire wire: The Government’s You Retire, We Rehire policy; Israel to take on Ireland; the second referendum that won’t happen will be held on 22 June.

# employment - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

EU

EU warns of rising financial pressure from ageing population

15/05/12 1,528 Views 13 Comments

Almost one-third of EU citizens will be aged 65 or over by 2060, says EU report.

Strike

Number of industrial disputes down in the first quarter of this year

15/05/12 834 Views 8 Comments

While just one dispute was ongoing in the first quarter of 2012, there were three disputes ongoing during the same period last year.

# employment - Saturday 12 May, 2012

Statistics This post contains images

2,700 texts per person sent in Ireland

12/05/12 6,012 Views 32 Comments

Latest Eurostat yearbook shows how we compare to our EU neighbours across a range of issues from household expenses to marriage and divorce.

# employment - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: Tough, lonely and very risky – welcome to life as an entrepreneur

09/05/12 3,580 Views 16 Comments

Unemployed people who start companies are branded “involuntary entrepreneurs” – but they should be hailed as heroes, writes business owner Peter Faulkner.

# employment - Thursday 3 May, 2012

Employment

Report: Hard times for self-employed

03/05/12 1,674 Views 21 Comments

A new report says that more and more self-employed people are having difficulties in accessing credit and paying their mortgage and loan payments.

Economy

Burton defends government’s jobs record, says economy is in ‘transition’

03/05/12 1,285 Views 30 Comments

The Social Protection Minister claimed that the jobs initiative had boosted tourism numbers. Yesterday, the CSO said that there were fewer visits to Ireland in the first quarter of 2012.

# employment - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From Business ETC Live Register

Unemployment remains at 14.3 per cent, as 4,000 off the Live Register

02/05/12 2,277 Views 44 Comments

The number of people on the Live Register fell by 4,000 last month, though unemployment remained at 14.3 per cent.

Equality

Seanad to discuss equality for gay teachers and doctors

02/05/12 2,725 Views 48 Comments

Fianna Fáil’s bill wants to change the current law which allows schools and hospitals to discriminate against gay staff members.

From Business ETC Jobs Crisis

Eurozone unemployment reaches highest level in currency’s history

02/05/12 1,373 Views 25 Comments

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone was 10.9 per cent in March – up by 1pc in twelve months.

# employment - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Obesity

Overweight women face workplace discrimination – study

01/05/12 5,359 Views 42 Comments

A new study indicates that women who are overweight are more likely to be passed over for jobs, receive smaller salaries and be given more menial tasks within an oragnisation.

# employment - Monday 30 April, 2012

Jobs

Bruton kicks off five-day trade mission to US

30/04/12 773 Views 7 Comments

Richard Bruton will visit Boston, Raleigh, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Chicago on a five-day mission organised by IDA Ireland.

Jobs

Austerity measures are devastating job creation, says UN body

30/04/12 2,672 Views 18 Comments

The International Labour Organization also warns that austerity could lead to another recession.

# employment - Saturday 28 April, 2012

From Business ETC Productivity

Long before Google, the Soviets also had ’20 per cent time’

28/04/12 6,003 Views 11 Comments

Productivity and employee motivation drove both ideas – but how come one worked better than the other?

# employment - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

25 jobs created for Aer Lingus customer support

24/04/12 2,244 Views 11 Comments

Co Kerry-based company FEXCO has won a contract to supply call centre support for Aer Lingus until 2015. It will provide support seven days a week to Aer Lingus customers.

# employment - Monday 23 April, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

Jobs announced in Cork as jobseekers roadshow begins

23/04/12 3,721 Views 2 Comments

The National Jobseekers Roadshow kicked off today in Dublin and Cork – and Cpl has some recruitment tips for those interested. Meanwhile, M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced 30 new jobs in Cork.

Health

Health fears outweigh job fears for Irish adults – survey

23/04/12 1,635 Views 2 Comments

An attitude survey has found that health is more important to people than job and financial worries.

# employment - Friday 20 April, 2012

Vita Cortex

Vita Cortex pulls out of LRC mediation process

20/04/12 2,734 Views 9 Comments

The board and management of Vita Cortex say they cannot engage with SIPTU as it does not represent all of the workers.

# employment - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

Troika

Troika turned down suggestion of meeting with Oireachtas committee – Noonan

18/04/12 3,389 Views 52 Comments

Michael Noonan says he suggested that the Troika meet with an all-party committee, but that the inspectors rejected the idea.

# employment - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Troika

Troika discouraged from opposition meetings by May referendum, says ECB

17/04/12 3,022 Views 36 Comments

The Troika will not be meeting opposition parties during their latest visit to Ireland – despite doing so during previous reviews.

# employment - Monday 16 April, 2012

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Irish MEP wants EU-wide ban on employers seeking Facebook passwords

16/04/12 5,554 Views 36 Comments

Phil Prendergast says a new law in Maryland, banning employers from seeking employees’ passwords, should be copied here.

# employment - Sunday 15 April, 2012

From Business ETC Job Hunting

Careers clinic: The Professional Unemployed – a phenomenon

15/04/12 6,857 Views 31 Comments

They were in comfortable jobs before the recession took them out at the knees – and they don’t know how to apply for a job. Read more…

# employment - Friday 13 April, 2012

From Business ETC Recruitment

What recruiters look at during the 6 seconds they spend on your CV

13/04/12 19,870 Views 30 Comments

The average recruiter is swamped with CVs – so they only get seconds to view each one. Here’s what they take in.

# employment - Thursday 12 April, 2012

Jobs

Irish construction workers sought to help rebuild Christchurch

12/04/12 4,283 Views 6 Comments

Interested in travelling abroad for work? Construction and trades workers are being sought in Christchurch to help rebuild buildings after the recent major earthquakes in New Zealand.

# employment - Monday 9 April, 2012

Vita Cortex

Vita Cortex workers “hopeful” about LRC meeting

09/04/12 1,687 Views 12 Comments

Company representatives are to meet with the Labour Relations Commission again this week. The coordinator of the Vita Cortex workers’ online campaign spoke to TheJournal.ie about the reaction to the news.

# employment - Sunday 8 April, 2012

Education

Rising student numbers means 3,000 extra teachers needed – union

08/04/12 3,663 Views 16 Comments

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has said the government “must not skimp” from the requirement to hire more teachers.

# employment - Thursday 5 April, 2012

From Business ETC Job Fairy

WE’RE HIRING: Attention, software graduates

05/04/12 421 Views No Comments

Are you a software graduate? Do you love the idea of building products that are used by tens of thousands of people every day? Check out our exciting vacancy…

From Business ETC Jobs

Professional job opportunities increase during Q1 of this year

05/04/12 1,748 Views 8 Comments

The number of professional job opportunities increased by 18 per cent in the first quarter of this year in comparison to the same period of 2011, according Morgan McKinley.

# employment - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

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Photos: Staff at Game stores remain in limbo as sit-in continues

04/04/12 6,847 Views 29 Comments

Staff at the 11 Game stores around the country have been holding sit-ins in a dispute over redundancy payments.

# employment - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs Expo 2012

Large jobs fair announced for May

03/04/12 4,118 Views 20 Comments

Jobs at home and abroad will be on offer at the Jobs Expo 2012 at Dublin’s RDS in May.

# employment - Saturday 31 March, 2012

Ard Fheis

As it happened: Enda Kenny’s speech to the Fine Gael Árd Fheis

31/03/12 2,779 Views 20 Comments

We liveblogged proceedings from Dublin as the Taoiseach gave the keynote address at his party’s national conference.

# employment - Friday 30 March, 2012

From Business ETC Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Would low-paid workers report put you off buying Apple products?

30/03/12 5,917 Views 96 Comments

Independent investigation found “significant issues” with work conditions and pay at Apple supplier factories. Would it make you think twice about buying Apple goods?

# employment - Thursday 29 March, 2012

From Business ETC Game

“We have to make a stand”: Game staff to meet with PwC today

29/03/12 2,948 Views 10 Comments

Staff are meeting with PwC representatives this morning and say they hope to receive clarification on their redundancy and whether PwC Ireland is looking after the administration of stores here.

# employment - Sunday 25 March, 2012

From Business ETC Clever This post contains images

Things to do when you’ve been laid off: build a submarine

25/03/12 5,612 Views 13 Comments

Chinese man is now selling his mini submersible vehicles to fishermen so they can catch lucrative sea delicacies.

# employment - Monday 19 March, 2012

From Business ETC Jobs

6 Reasons why you didn’t get the job

19/03/12 12,369 Views 25 Comments

Why didn’t you get the job? There can be many reasons – and a boss has given their thoughts about some of the reasons people might not be familar with.

# employment - Sunday 18 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Google

11 amazing things that Google employees can learn for free

18/03/12 12,606 Views 4 Comments

If you work for Google, you can take part in some pretty interesting classes. We take a look at 11 of them, from beekeeping to how do to do your taxes.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

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Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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