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Press release: New Research on Essential Workers’ Job Quality and Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic
UCD and NERI publish the Only Study of its Kind on Essential Workers’ Job Quality and Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. New research, published today by University College Dublin in partnership with the Nevin Economic Research Institute, has found that female essential workers’ health and...
NERI comment - unemployment & underemployment problems in months ahead
Today’s furlough statistics show that about 30,000 workers in Northern Ireland remained furloughed at the end of August, split evenly between full- and partial- furlough. With these figures, likely to be representative of the numbers on furlough as the scheme closed we should expect to see a rise in...
NERI comment - UK Government proposals fall short of significant changes needed
The proposals announced by the UK government today will see national insurance contributions for employers and employees rise by 1.25% each. It is proposed that the revenue from these changes will provide a short-term funding boost for the NHS and a longer-term funding commitment to social care...
NERI comment - Northern Ireland ASHE data
ASHE data published today show median hourly pay across the economy to have fallen by 2.0 per cent in the year to April. This is most remarkable because it shows starkly the nature of how the Covid public health crisis turned very quickly into a labour market and living standards crisis. Today’s...
Press Release: Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs: Quarter 2, 2020
Press Release Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs: Quarter 2, 2020 Data from the latest Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) out today show average weekly earnings at €819, up 6.2 percent over the year and 2.4 percent between Q1 and Q2 2020. Average Hourly earnings were also up by 7...
Press Release: Quarterly National Accounts - Quarter 2, 2020
Press Release Quarterly National Accounts: Quarter 2 2020 Data from the latest Quarterly National Accounts make for sobering if unsurprising reading. At first glance we see that Headline GDP was down just 3% compared to the same period in 2019. However, this outturn is flattered by the impact of...
Press Release: The Labour Force Survey: Quarter 2, 2020
Press Release The Labour Force Survey: Quarter 2 2020 Data from the latest Labour Force Survey and the first edition of a 'Labour Market Insight Series' (a new series of bulletin style releases designed to provide additional insight into the effect of COVID-19 on the labour market in Ireland) make...
Press Release: The CSO Quarterly National Accounts: Quarter 4, 2019
Press Release The CSO Quarterly National Accounts: Quarter 4, 2019 The latest data for the Irish economy is broadly positive with GDP increasing 5.5% in 2019 and GNP 3.3%. In GDP terms Ireland had the fastest growing economy in the EU in 2019. However, Irish GDP data is distorted by the outsize...
Press Release: Living Wage Seminar
Press Release Living Wage Seminar The Living Wage Technical Group are hosting a seminar to discuss the context, strategies, options and challenges around achieving a Living Wage for workers in Ireland Title ‘Strategies on Getting a Living Wage’ Date 4th March 2020 Time 10.00am – 12.30pm Venue Royal...