Emmet Malone

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Emmet Malone

Veteran US senator Bernie Sanders says he is proud of the political opposition he has taken on Israel’s attacks on Gaza and “has no apologies to make” about his position on the conflict. The 83-year-old Vermont senator, who was beaten by Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, was speaking in advance of his visit to Ireland this weekend to deliver the keynote address at the Robert Tressell festival at Liberty Hall in Dublin on Saturday.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Emmet Malone

More companies in Ireland are persisting with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies than is generally the case internationally according to the latest EY CEO Outlook research, which surveyed 1,200 executives globally, including 40 chief executives from major firms in Ireland. More than 80 per cent of the Irish executives who participated suggested they were continuing with existing DEI policies or expanding them compared with 75 per cent of respondents internationally.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Emmet Malone

An appeal by the horse racing trainer, Anthony (Tony) Mullins, against an award of more than €86,000 made to one of his former employees by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has been rejected by the Labour Court. In a decision just published, the court upheld the award against Mr Mullins, a well-known figure in the industry, in the case taken by Yasir Ali, a migrant worker who he employed as a stable hand at Watree Stud in Co Kilkenny.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Emmet Malone

Staff shortages persist in the key service areas intended to be impacted by the HSE‘s move to five over seven day rostering despite increased overall numbers, a health sector union conference has been told. Ashley Connolly of Fórsa said an “arbitrary” application of current resources would not be enough to allow a transition to the provision of more services over seven days across the HSE but unions are “willing” and “waiting” to talk to management about how any new system will work.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Emmet Malone

Ongoing staff shortages and a sense that the public negatively view the quality of service they provide is severely impacting staff morale in public health, a survey organised by trade union Fórsa suggests. Tasc, which carried out the research on behalf of the union, found a belief there was a “disconnect” between management and staff, limited career development opportunities and a feeling their contribution was not appreciated among the other factors feeding into high levels of dissatisfaction.