EU CAMPAIGN CHAMPIONS SAFETY AND HEALTH IN DIGITAL ERA
‘Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age’ is the latest edition of EU-OSHA’s Healthy Workplaces Campaign for 2023-25. As digitalisation reshapes the workplace, this campaign aims to raise awareness, promote collaboration and...
PAID SICK LEAVE SET TO INCREASE TO FIVE DAYS
Paid sick leave is set to increase from three to five days on 1 January 2024, in line with the Government's commitment to gradually increase statutory sick leave entitlements for employees up to 10 days in 2026. Announcing the new sick leave arrangements, Minister of...
‘HUGS@HOME’ SUPPORT FOR FRONTLINE EMERGENCY WORKERS
Family members, colleagues and close friends of first responders are being guided on how best to provide support in the aftermath of difficult and stressful events on the frontline, under a new project developed by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland that offers...
ELECTRICAL SAFETY ON FARM VIDEOS ROLLED OUT
A new electrical safety video for Irish farmers, which has been produced by the Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (FSPAC), demonstrates the need for all farmers to check the electrical supply and outputs in their yards and buildings. This video was developed...
FOUR DAY WEEK PILOT IS PROVING VERY POPULAR
New research has revealed that companies who gave their staff an extra day off per week, with no reduction in pay, as part of the new Four-Day Week pilot programme experienced increased revenue alongside reduced absenteeism and resignations, while workers felt less...
IRELAND TO THE FORE AS CAMPAIGN GATHERS MOMENTUM
Ireland is a leading proponent in the movement to promote the benefits of a four-day working week. Kevin Donoghue, Director of Campaigns with Forsa trade union and Chairperson of the ‘Four Day Work Week Ireland’ campaign updates ‘Health & Safety Times’ on the...
