RETAIL WORKERS PAY HEAVY PRICE IN FACE OF RISING CRIME LEVELS
Following the sharp rise in retail crime levels across Ireland, according to the latest CSO figures, the situation is now having a major impact on the retail owners and workers when faced with criminals who are often aggressive, sexist, racist and who use weapons and...
VIRTUAL REALITY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING IN WORKPLACE
A new Virtual Reality (VR) programme, designed specifically for workplace health and safety training, has been launched by Technological University (TU) Dublin and BioPharmaChem Skillnet, one of 70 Skillnet Business Networks nationwide. The programme is the third...
DUBLIN TO HOST INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE CONFERENCE
The Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland (OHSI) and the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) are calling on professionals and stakeholders in the field of occupational hygiene to actively participate in the triennial Scientific Conference of the...
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...
