Tony Dobbins

The new Irish research study (836Kb PDF) [1] by a team of researchers from University College Dublin and Queens University Belfast examined the impact of the recession on human resource management (HRM). The research was published in late February 2011 to coincide with a special Labour Relations

A new book, Making Equality Count [1], exploring the linkages between discrimination [2] and inequality in Ireland and a number of other countries was published in November 2010. The book draws on Irish and international research on inequality that adopts a range of different methods to address key

A new report, The living and working conditions of artists in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (1.55Mb PDF) [1], published in April 2010 by the Arts Council of Ireland [2] and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland [3], reveals that professional artists on the island of Ireland can

According to a recent research report (673Kb PDF) [1], musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) such as back pain, arm or neck strains, or diseases of the joints are the number one cause of work absence in Ireland by some margin, costing the economy an estimated €750 million each year. Although the number of

The range of information available on working conditions in Ireland has been limited. In response to a request from the social partners, the Central Statistics Office (CSO [1]) included questions on working conditions of employees in the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) – Quarter 1 2008 (1

In January 2009, Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority (Údaráis Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta, HSA [1]) issued a new report indicating that 43 people were killed in workplace accidents in 2009. This is the lowest figure documented since modern records covering all workplaces began in 1991. This system

Pregnant women who face stress at work [1] and are exposed to difficult working conditions – including long hours, shift work [2], temporary employment contracts or physically demanding roles – risk giving birth to premature or low weight babies, according to new research published in the /British

On 30 September 2009, Ireland’s Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI [1]) published a new study entitled Estimating the impact of immigration on wages in Ireland (420Kb PDF) [2]. During the period of Ireland’s remarkable economic boom, one of the notable features of the economic