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State may cut number of reasons employers can give for refusing remote work requests

The remote working bill has proved controversial with unions, partly because it gives businesses 13 grounds on which to refuse a worker’s remote work request

Ibec revises forecast in face of Ukraine crisis

Economy expected to grow by 4.1 per cent, down from a previous forecast of 6.1 per cent

Ibec claims costs of new remote work bill will be ‘prohibitive’ for many employers

Business lobby group says the government should introduce guidance rather than legislation on the issue

Out of office? How unions and employers are at odds over Varadkar’s proposed ‘right to refuse’ remote working bill

Employers are clear that the Tánaiste’s bill must not force them to comply with requests for remote working, but trade unions have argued the proposed legislation does not go far enough

Data centres as ‘heavy industry’ could affect Ireland’s appeal to enterprise — Ibec

A proposal to re-categorise data centres in Dublin has been met with dismay by the business representative group

Isolation rules had to be relaxed to relieve pressure on health system and employers — Taoiseach

Martin said he accepts European Centre for Disease Control warning that changes to close contact rules were ‘not evidence based’

Ibec warns close-contact rules could ‘cripple’ businesses as new state supports announced

Business lobby group calls for review of the rules around close contacts and cautiously welcomes expansion of Covid supports to hospitality sector

Businesses told to prepare for January shutdowns as Omicron spike looms

Industry sources say the modelling on case numbers presented by the HSE and Nphet is ‘very grim’

Frank Gleeson: The experience economy needs a talented and trained workforce

Compliance with Covid restrictions has brought much of the experience, entertainment and night-time economy to its knees, and looking beyond Covid we need ambitious investment in talent and skills by government and industry to ensure its return to success

Economy sees rapid growth but labour shortages and supply chain issues loom — IBEC

The volume of global trade in 2022 is forecast to be 6% higher than the same period in 2019

All-island research project launched to pinpoint problems in Northern Ireland economy

The project was launched today by Ibec and the Economic and Social Research Institute

Isme and Ibec wrangle over say on childcare pay

The two bodies both argue they should represent employers on a joint labour committee deciding on staff conditions in the sector

Intel sought Ibec briefing on planning delays and legal challenges

The US tech behemoth met with employers’ group Ibec last week to outline its concerns about this country’s planning system

Government to gather ‘five pillars’ for new social dialogue

Ten years after the social partnership system collapsed, the government is formulating a plan to relaunch social dialogue as part of the policy formation process in the second half of this year

Danny McCoy: The time to review our industrial relations structures is now

The challenges facing our society, businesses and the workforce require consensus, resources and mechanisms for collective engagement

Property industry group lobbied minister on co-living

Property Industry Ireland told Darragh O’Brien last December that ‘sudden changes’ to housing policy could deter foreign investors

Ibec calls for extension of 9% Vat rate for businesses worst hit by pandemic

The employers group warns of large-scale business failures and job losses across tourism and hospitality industry without further supports

Exemption to hotel quarantine sought for ‘essential’ engineers by business groups

Representatives of the pharma, medtech and dairy sectors have met with Nphet and the HSE to request changes to the mandatory hotel quarantining system

Ibec plans move into third-level education with new food master’s degree

The organisation’s food and drink association will launch a full master’s degree in food sustainability by January 2022

Editorial: Standing still on infrastructure is simply not an option

The upcoming review of the National Development Plan is a chance for us to take stock of the country’s creaking infrastructure