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Bridging the gap barriers to parental leave uptake
A joint report published this year by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) suggests men are not taking as much parental leave as they are entitled to (Keane et al, 2025).
One-size-fits-all approach to managing requests for remote working unrealistic - Ibec
Ibec this week will outline business concerns at a pre-legislative Joint Oireachtas Committee hearing on the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2021. If the proposed legislation is enacted, it must not be overly rigid or prescriptive.
Business flags concerns that the proposed revision of the European Works Councils Directive poses significant threat to European companies’ competitiveness.
European Works Councils (EWCs) are information and consultation bodies that ensure that employees in companies with more than 1,000 employees operating in at least two EU or EEA countries are involved in decisions related to transnational issues. The proposed revision to the 2009 European Works Council Directive includes a new requirement for managements to wait until after they have responded to any opinion they receive from their EWCs before they may proceed with decision-making on their proposals.
Minister confirms that right of employees to seek paid Domestic Violence Leave will apply from 27 November
Speaking at the Green party annual convention in Cork city earlier this month, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth RoderIck O'Gorman is reported to have confirmed that the right of employees to seek paid Domestic Violence Leave will apply from 27 November of this year. On that date, Ireland will become one of the first countries in the EU to introduce this measure.
Progress on gender balance on boards, but more work to do.
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD launched the 5th annual Balance for Better Business report this week. Balance for Better Business is an independent business-led Review Group established by the government in 2018 to improve gender balance in senior leadership in Ireland.
Engineering Industries Ireland welcome the Government’s commitment to review the R&D Tax credit scheme
Engineering Industries Ireland, the Ibec group representing the industrial engineering, manufacturing, and engineering services sectors, welcomes the Government's ambition outlined in Budget 2025, particularly the commitment to review the R&D Tax Credit scheme in the coming year.
KC Connect in 15 Conducting right to work checks in Ireland
This KC connect in 15 will focus on conducting right to work checks in Ireland, which are an integral part of any recruitment process.
Magda Kozub, Employer Relations Executive in the Knowledge Centre will look at best practice on conducting such checks in the absence of official guidance, along with record keeping obligations and FAQs.
New policies needed to protect Irish competitiveness and accelerate decarbonation – European research shows
Business Europe, the group representing enterprises of all sizes in the European Union, supported by Ibec and other European trade associations has today published new international study underlining the economic imperatives for a coordinated and cost-effective transition to net zero. According to the report, even in the case of a managed transition with more supportive EU energy policies, energy prices in Europe would be at least 50% higher than those in the US, China, and India by 2050.
New funding model needed for Ireland to become a European Innovation leader
Ibec the group that represents Irish business, has today warned that Ireland’s current public investment model for research and innovation (R&I) does not match the country’s long-standing ambition to become a European Innovation Leader.