56% of Irish businesses ban social media in the workplace

March 20th 2017

Over half (56%) of Irish workplaces ban all or some social media according to a new Censuswide poll of 500 Irish office workers commissioned by technology company, Ricoh Ireland. Facebook is banned in 47% of workplaces followed by Twitter which is forbidden in 36% of offices. Content sharing platforms Instagram and Snapchat are blacklisted in […]

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Investment needed in regions outside Dublin major EU conference hears

March 10th 2017

The leader of a new regional jobs initiative outside of Dublin claims the National Planning Framework needs to include substantial supports for hubs outside of Dublin. Director of the South East Action Plan for jobs, Sean McKeown, claims the framework needs to include significant investment in rural Irish roads, in broadband connectivity and allowing hubs such […]

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Irish SMEs face unnecessary delays in accessing credit

March 09th 2017

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) have today expressed concern at the length of time it is taking for business owners to get credit approval. They are urging businesses to tap alternative sources of finance. This comes after the release of their latest Quarterly Bank Watch Survey which shows an improvement in the […]

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81% of Irish believe job automation will contribute to unemployment

March 02nd 2017

In a recent survey conducted by iReach Insights, 1,000 adults were asked about their thoughts on job automation and whether this will be a threat to employment in Ireland. Fifty per cent believe job automation will happen in the near future, 43% in the far future and 7% don’t think job automation will occur at […]

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Some 60% of SMEs plan to increase staff pay this year

February 21st 2017

Some 60 per cent of SMEs covered in a survey by the Small Firms Association (SFA) plan to increase staff pay this year, with rises set to average 2 per cent. However, the SFA says that a noticeable trend is that many companies are shifting towards improving conditions of employment and other benefits rather than […]

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3,000 People to take part in Local Enterprise Week in Cork

February 21st 2017

It was announced today that more than 3,000 people will attend business events in Cork from Monday 6th to Friday 10th March as part of Local Enterprise Week. The Local Enterprise Offices of South Cork,  Cork North and West and Cork City today announced their programme of events for Local Enterprise Week, a national event […]

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New research on pay for Irish small companies

February 20th 2017

The Small Firms Association has today released research on the Pay and Conditions of employment in 576 small companies (with less than 50 employees drawn from manufacturing, distribution, retail and services), employing 12,903 employees. The research found that the average rates of basic pay varied from €429 per week (Care Assistant) to €767 per week […]

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Start-up nation: Rewarding Ireland’s entrepreneurs

February 16th 2017

he latest batch of State-funded start-ups from Enterprise Ireland shows variety and depth in what young tech companies are aiming for. From drones and gaming systems to medical devices and global online booking engines, there appears to be no shortage of industry among the country’s new tech entrepreneurs. So are the 229 hopeful firms worth […]

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