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Jobs

# jobs - Monday 11 March, 2013

SuperValu to create 300 jobs in 2013

New staff will be hired following the opening of three new stores and extending a further 40 as part of a €20 million investment.

Construction activity continues to fall as decline in unemployment eases

The weakest fall in activity was seen on housing projects and commercial and civil engineering each saw a slightly quicker reduction in activity.

# jobs - Friday 8 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Social Welfare

€669 million saved through social welfare control measures in 2012

Jobseeker’s benefit was the only payment that had a lower rate of suspected fraud than departmental error.

# jobs - Thursday 7 March, 2013

280 jobs lost as Wicklow pharma plant closes

The Rathdrum facility will close by the end of 2015.

# jobs - Wednesday 6 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Discrimination

Gender discrimination is biggest barrier to work promotions for women

In a survey, both male and female professionals said demanding family commitments was the reason for not taking up the opportunity.

# jobs - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

Good news! 150 new jobs for Cork

Recruitment for engineers with varying levels of experience is to begin immediately.

# jobs - Saturday 2 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Social clauses should be in all state contracts to help people get back to work

The announcement that 400 of new Irish Water jobs are to be set aside for graduates, the unemployed and small businesses is welcome – but we should be doing this for all our large scale projects by including social inclusion clauses, writes John Lyons.

From TheJournal.ie Unemployment

Midlands show largest percentage drop in employment ratio since 2006

Nationally, there has been a 64 per cent decline in the ratio of employed to unemployed people with less than 5 people working for every person out of work.

# jobs - Friday 1 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Social Welfare

New figures on foreign nationals ‘debunk migrant welfare myth’

The CSO report said that the decline in employment activity for foreign nationals has not resulted in a corresponding increase in social welfare activity.

More than 60 new jobs for Limerick

WorldWide TechServices is setting up a European base in the city.

From TheJournal.ie Read Me

Column: 15 tips to help you get a job

Although there has been a drop in the unemployment figures, there are still many people searching for work. To mark National Jobseekers’ Day, Robert Mac Giolla Phadrig has some tips to help.

# jobs - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

Software company creates 75 jobs in Dublin

Guidewire Software is more than doubling its Irish staff numbers during this round of recruitment.

# jobs - Monday 25 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie 5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Centra to create 400 jobs and open 20 new stores in 2013

The company also grew by 1.6 per cent last year, and recorded retail sales of €1.435 billion.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should a percentage of new jobs be set aside for certain sections of society?

With 400 of the 1,600 jobs to install water meters being set aside for graduates, the unemployed and small businesses, is this a move that should be repeated?

400 jobs for the unemployed through the water metering project

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan said the programme is an opportunity for skilled workers to re-enter the workforce.

# jobs - Saturday 23 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Fianna Fáil

Hundreds of young Fianna Fáil members converge on Sligo

In the region of 500 young Fianna Fáil members are expected to attend the event, which takes place in Sligo this weekend.

# jobs - Friday 22 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Jobswatch

Government to pay employers to recruit unemployed people

The Government also wants to increase the number of ICT graduates and get 2,000 more small businesses online

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Are you satisfied with the government’s work on jobs?

The Government launched its Action Plan on Jobs for 2013 today.

# jobs - Thursday 21 February, 2013

Nama to make significant investment in Dublin Docklands area

The Agency said the decision to invest in the area was in response to emerging demand in key markets, such as financial services sector.

30 new hospitality jobs for Dublin

The jobs will be available in late August following a refurbishment at Fire Restaurant and Venue in Dublin.

The Marker Hotel launches recruitment for 180 staff

Positions are available in a number of areas with roles for food and drink servers, bartenders, chefs and spa therapists.

Quantcast announces 100 jobs for Dublin

The digital advertising company, specialising in audience measurement, will create the jobs over the next two years.

# jobs - Tuesday 19 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Unemployment

Report: Government should establish a ‘youth guarantee’ for unemployed

A jobs committee has made a number of recommendations, including introducing a €1 million Youth Entrepreneurship Fund.

# jobs - Monday 18 February, 2013

From The Daily Edge Poke Us

The 10 jobs we’d REALLY like to see at Facebook

We just want to make the world (i.e. Facebook) a better place. These are the positions they should be filling at Facebook HQ.

From TheJournal.ie BBC

BBC journalists on 24-hour strike

Staff walked out at midnight in protest at compulsory redundancies.

# jobs - Sunday 17 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie HSE

James Reilly: The boycott of nursing jobs is “ill-judged”

The Minister for Health criticised graduate nurses for not taking up lower-paid jobs with the HSE.

# jobs - Friday 15 February, 2013

Careers clinic: A spell of volunteering can transform your job skills

As survey finds that one in five people who take a break to volunteer abroad end up changing careers, two volunteers speak about their ‘transformative’ experiences.

# jobs - Thursday 14 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

From TheJournal.ie Jobswatch

Good news: eBay to create 450 jobs in Dundalk

The new jobs will be in customer services, sales and compliance.

# jobs - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

Pharmaceutical firm announces €44m investment in Waterford plant

The biotechnology campus produces products for patients living with rare genetic diseases.

# jobs - Monday 11 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Promissory Notes

Union meeting with IBRC liquidator over future of 800 jobs

The contracts of some 800 workers in Ireland were essentially terminated when the government decided to liquidate the bank last week.

# jobs - Friday 8 February, 2013

HMV

HMV to shut 66 British stores in next two months

The move could see up to 1,000 HMV employees lose their jobs.

# jobs - Thursday 7 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Promissory Notes

Financial services union calls on Noonan to guarantee IBRC jobs

Last night the Finance minister said he understood most staff would be rehired by the liquidators or by NAMA when it takes on the bank’s assets.

# jobs - Friday 1 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Jobs

Taoiseach reveals how Action Plan on Jobs is progressing

The Taoiseach has launched the plan’s fourth report, saying that the rate of unemployment “remains unacceptably high” in Ireland.

# jobs - Tuesday 29 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Cuts

200 jobs to go at EBS Building Society

Staff are to hold a meeting to discuss the possibility of industrial action after being informed of the cuts.

From TheJournal.ie Bankrupt

French minister says the country is “totally bankrupt”

The minister said reducing the country’s deficit was fundamental for the economy, enterprise and jobs.

New jobs for Cork and Dublin across five growing firms

The 147 new positions were announced by the IDA and Minister Richard Bruton this morning.

# jobs - Friday 25 January, 2013

€60m investment released for pioneering research projects

Government funding of €60 million will support 85 research projects in areas like science, technology and mathematics.

# jobs - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added Star Trek mixed with Sex and the City

Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.