Irish gender pay gap stands at 20%


On average, men working in professional jobs earn €12,500 more than women when bonus and salary are taken into account. When the two are split, the average salary gap stands at 16% while the bonus gap goes up as high as 50%. This is according to new research from Morgan McKinley who partnered with Global […]

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Irish Black Friday draws midnight shoppers as revenues triple


New research carried out by Littlewoods Ireland has found that five times more Irish consumers shop online at midnight or just after on Black Friday than any other day of the year. The study finds that Black Friday revenues grew by 218% over a two-year period with 2016 expected to be another record breaking year. […]

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Irish family businesses held back by poor strategic planning


Nearly three-quarters (71%) of Irish family businesses expanded over the past year by comparison with 64% of their global peers, according to a new  PwC global survey of over 2,800 family business in 50 countries including Ireland. Ninety one percent of Irish family businesses plan to expand (Global:85%) and around one in six have consistently […]

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Most Irish insurers believe digital advances will increase fraud


Across September Dublin based business strategy firm Accenture interviewed 22 Irish general and health Insurance companies to reflect on Insurance Fraud trends over the last 12 months. The Insurance Fraud Sentiment Survey has been carried out by Accenture on an annual basis since 2014. The survey found that the majority (84%) of insurers believe that digital […]

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Irish businesses sets out immediate proposals to head off serious Brexit risks


Ibec has today called on Government to introduce a comprehensive package of new measures to head off the worst consequences of Brexit and increased global uncertainty. The report sets out a series of urgent measures to protect Irish businesses against the precipitous decline in sterling and shore up Ireland’s competitive position as a place to […]

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Irish business leaders say Ireland should not follow the UK out of EU


A new survey conducted by PwC at their 2016 Business Forum ‘Business…but not as usual’ held on 8 November 2016 captured the thoughts of over 600 business leaders across many industries in Ireland. Ninety-four percent of survey respondents are of the view that Ireland should not follow the UK and leave the EU. Irish business […]

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Noonan says Trump plans should not hurt Ireland as multinational hub


US president-elect Donald Trump’s plans to slash corporate tax rates should not keep companies from setting up operations abroad, a move that would damage a key plank of Ireland’s industrial policy, the Irish finance minister said on Wednesday. Ireland has a decades-old policy of attracting multinational investment with a corporate tax rate of just 12.5%. That […]

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Irish SMEs waiting longer to be paid


The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) have released their latest Credit Watch Survey for the third quarter of 2016. It shows that credit days have increased from 57 days to 61, an increase of four days. The Association expresses its concern at this increase, highlighting the negative impact payment delays can have on […]

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