From extreme heat to poor mental health: How climate change is harming the workplace
The workplace is rapidly becoming the next unsuspecting victim of climate change, with rising temperatures threatening millions of…
Part-time employment: Which countries have the highest rates and why?
While most employees work on a full-time schedule, part-time jobs are becoming more common as staff look for…
Live register total falls as labour market remains strong – The Irish Times
A further 1,400 people came off the live register in November, bringing the number in receipt of benefits…
Tesco to face €3.5m bill for staff signing up to auto-enrolment pension – The Irish Times
Signing staff up to the new mandatory workplace pension scheme will cost Tesco €3.5 million, next year, the…
Pilots hide mental health struggles to keep working
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to…
Woman told her coworkers she was taking a mental health day. Her boss responded immediately.
Madalyn Parker, an accessibility engineer from Michigan, wanted to take a couple days off work. There was just…
What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents
Michael Calore: The inscrutable billboards. Lauren Goode: I was just like, “What? No, keep me in the land…
Should you ever work for free? Yes, but go in with your eyes open – The Irish Times
Profile and exposure don’t pay the bills, but that doesn’t stop people chancing their arm and asking you…
Meta’s ‘optional’ AI chatbot that you can’t disable – The Irish Times
I can’t remember exactly when it started but some time in the last couple of months, artificial intelligence…
Ireland ‘lags rest of world’ on artificial intelligence in workplace – The Irish Times
The Republic is lagging the rest of the world when it comes to the adoption of artificial intelligence…
Builder hit with €16,940 bill after failing to pay plasterer agreed industry rate – The Irish Times
A plasterer who hired an accountant to investigate his wages when he discovered a “discrepancy” on his Revenue…
Health sectors seek work-permit changes to allow more non-European staff – The Irish Times
The Government is examining potential reforms to the work permit system which could allow some parts of the…