Many people who are out of work might not be aware that there are grants of up to €500 a year available to help with the cost of certain training courses that could help them get a job. The Department Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) will usually approve grants for training – as long […]
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Unemployment
Budget 2015 – Back to Work Family Dividend
As part of Budget 2015 – a new scheme called the Back to Work Family Dividend was announced. This is supposed to provide an incentive for long-term unemployed jobseekers with children to return to work by letting them keep the element of any welfare payment which they received for their children. Currently, amyone in receipt […]
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Unemployed Numbers Down – But Why ?
The latest CSO press release on the quarterly Household Survey – highlights the fact that the number of unemployed people has fallen for the first time since 2005. They say that there were 324,500 persons unemployed in the third quarter of 2012 which is a decrease of 3,600 or 1.1% in the year. This is […]
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Some Irish Workers Overpaid and Underworked ?
According to two reports this week – it looks like some workers in Ireland could be underworked and overpaid. The Central Bank of Ireland said in it’s recent quarterly bulletin that pay remains high in both the public and private sectors in Ireland and needs to fall further. The bank warned that the economy had […]
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IMF Suggest Cuts to Welfare Benefits
The IMF has made some comments this week on the Irish economy in it’s “Article 4 Consultation” The IMF periodically has an in-depth discussion with each of its member countries about their economic policies. This exercise, known as an Article IV consultation, involves a detailed examination of fiscal, financial sector and other key policies from […]
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