The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU [1]) published a research paper in 2009, exploring the role of managers in relation to work-life balance [2] policies. The study is entitled Living to work or working to live? The role of managers in creating work–life balance in Ireland (181Kb PDF) [3]. [1]
/A new working conditions survey assessing employee skills and training levels in Ireland was published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in February 2009. The survey reveals that 45.5% of all enterprises provided internal and/or external training courses for their employees. Course attendees
In October 2009, the Lisbon Treaty [1] was passed by Irish voters by a two-to-one majority – with Irish citizens voting in favour of the treaty by a final margin of 67.1% to 32.9%. This represents a 20.5% swing towards the yes side since the first Lisbon Treaty referendum, which was held in 2008
A recent study by Ireland’s Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI [1]) published in May 2009 claims to break new ground in Irish research by providing direct evidence of discrimination using a field experiment that investigates discrimination [2] in recruitment on the basis of ethnic and
Researchers from Ireland’s independent Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI [1]) published a paper in the academic journal /Gender Work and Organization/ in January 2009 entitled ‘The impact of flexible working arrangements on work–life conflict and work pressure in Ireland’. [1] http://www
The emergency budget imposed by the Irish Minister of Finance, Brian Lenihan, on 7 April 2009 places an emphasis on tax raising measures rather than expenditure cuts; nevertheless, the latter seem likely to be further developed in the near future. The budget was framed in the context of the harsh
In March 2009, Ireland’s National Economic and Social Council (NESC [1]) published an important strategy report (676Kb PDF) [2], which calls for an integrated national response to the current crisis facing the country. [1] http://www.nesc.ie/ [2] http://www.nesc.ie/dynamic/docs/NESC-Report-No-118
In December 2008, the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) published a report – The second report of the Independent Monitoring Group [1] – which highlighted the need for a distinction between bullying and ‘robust training’ in the Irish Defence Forces (Óglaigh na hÉireann [2]). The report is the
A 2002 study (406Kb PDF) [1] conducted between November 2000 and February 2001 assessed the safety performance of a selection of 18 large construction sites in Ireland. Safety performance was measured by observing safety-related behaviours and conditions alongside recommended construction safety
In July 2008, the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU [1]) and Boliden Tara Mines, a Swedish-owned zinc mine located in Ireland’s midlands, reached a collective agreement with the aim of providing greater stability to workers’ incomes – particularly as wages have