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Saturday 19 September 2020
Municipal councillors will soon be entitled to €1,000 extra.
We spoke to KBC economist Austin Hughes about how the upcoming Budget will affect you day to day.
Rents rose by 16% in Cork since last year.
Commercial rents are expected to rise by 12% in the capital in the next year.
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This is since the charge was introduced in May 2013.
The period between September 2013 and 2014 saw prices rise by 15%.
The property market in Northern Ireland’s first city is set for growth in 2015.
Ervia has said that the pay model does not allow for increases simply because the market has increased.
By winning pay increases, Mandate says members have more money to spend in the local economy.
Domestic electricity and gas standing charges will increase by as much as €1.50 per month for the company’s 600,000 customers from April.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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