30th January, 2018 Minister Breen gives go ahead for new pay rates following Labour Court recommendation The Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen TD, has formally approved a recommendation from the Labour Court for new pay rates, that will apply to approximately 10,000 skilled workers employed in the…
Allocation will allow approx. 2300kms of road to be maintained (surface dressed) and 2100kms to be strengthened. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, today announced details of a €417 million investment programme for 2018 for regional and local roads. Minister Ross said: “I am very happy to be able to…
Monday 29 January 2018: The strength of the holiday market will be evidenced this weekend as the largest Holiday Show ever held in the region takes place at UL Arena on Saturday and Sunday next, 3rd and 4th February. Now in its third year, the Holiday Show, in association with Shannon Airport, will have over…
Mid-West Regional Skills invites Employers throughout the Mid-West region to attend a free-of-charge briefing on the Government-funded Spribgboard+ programme. The event will take place on Monday 29th January in the Bank of Ireland Workbench, O’Connell Street, Limerick from 6-8pm. Springboard+ is a Government funded programme of free and subsidised higher education courses at Level 6…
Stateboards.ie, the website which serves as the primary portal through which appointments to vacancies on State Boards are advertised,currently features several high-level appointments to the boards of high-profile public bodies. These current vacancies include: Chairperson of the Board of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) – Thursday, 25 January 2018 deadline Chairperson of the Board of the…
18 January 2018 Retirement Age and Pensions is a topic of ongoing significance for Employers with European and Irish legislative and case law developments continuing apace. Important recent legislative developments include: The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 which commenced on 1st January 2016, which amended the rules on mandatory retirement and age discrimination, making mandatory…
23 January 2018 Commenting on today’s (23 January 2018) announcement that the North South Interconnector has been granted full planning approval in Northern Ireland, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We are very pleased with the granting of full planning approval for the North South Interconnector by Northern Ireland planning authorities today. Energy…
500,000 sq ft of space brought to the market since 2015 Tuesday 23rd January 2018: A €40 million Shannon Commercial Properties investment in state-of-the-art property solutions at the Shannon Free Zone is to be accelerated in 2018 to capitalise on the demand for commercial property in the region, the company stated today. In its…
17th January 2018 Mr. Pat Breen, T.D., Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection announced that he has asked the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to undertake a review of their Codes of Practice on Bullying in the Workplace. The WRC Code…
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, pictured at Shannon Chamber’s lunch in Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Rose Hynes, Chairman, Shannon Group plc; Kevin Thompstone, director, Shannon Chamber; and Matthew Thomas, CEO, Shannon Group plc. Photo: Eamon Ward. An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, briefed on strategic projects at planning…
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