STAFF SHORTAGES STRETCH IRISH NURSES TO ‘BREAKING POINT’
Almost three-quarters of nurses and midwives in Ireland say that their workplaces do not have the right staffing levels and skill mix to meet patient demand, according to a new survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The INMO has warned that short...
SHIFT IN EMPLOYEES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD WORKPLACE WELLNESS
Ibec published new research on workplace wellness and encouraged companies to participate in the 11th annual National Workplace Wellbeing Day on 30 April – Ireland’s largest celebration of workplace health and wellbeing. According to the latest research by the group...
WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY 2025 – CALLS TO SUPPORT SAFETY REPS
To mark this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) continued their appeal for more employers to support and facilitate the appointment of safety reps in their workplaces to help foster a...
EUROFOUND CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DUBLIN
Eurofound recently celebrated its 50th anniversary to mark half a century of dedicated research and contributions to improving living and working conditions in Europe by hosting a special event at the European Parliament Office in Dublin on 26 March. As the first...
STATUTORY SICK LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS TO STAY AT FIVE DAYS
The government has announced that the entitlement to paid statutory sick leave will remain unchanged at five days per calendar year, a move which has been welcomed by many of the business employer groups and organisations in this...
MILESTONE 50,000 SELF-SERVICE HEALTH CHECKS OVER TW0-YEAR PERIOD
Health assessments were made available at 540 self-service stations in workplaces nationwide to encourage active monitoring of health and wellbeing, generated from 50,000 free self-service health checks provided by Vhi over a...
