NERI submission to the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality
Submission by NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn regarding the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality. The NERI welcomes the report of the Citizen’s Assembly on Gender Equality and the recommendations that it has issued. Several of the recommendations encompass policy areas where the NERI...
Risk issues within the Agricultural sector on the island of Ireland: mapping for a sectoral Just Transition
In this week's NERI blog, NERI intern Aoife Murphy examines factors which may impede equitable transitions towards environmental sustainability in the Agricultural sector on the island of Ireland. Despite its disproportionate contribution to overall emissions, the Irish agricultural sector, both...
Reports of recruitment problems in hospitality last summer were overblown. Current claims are likely to be too.
Blog by Ciarán Nugent, NERI economist on recruitment problems in hospitality being overblown. Between July and September 2021 (when hospitality was still under some restrictions) Labour Force Survey data have employment numbers in the sector as (all but) fully recovered relative to the same quarter...
Video from 'PUP transitions to employment'
The NERI webinar 'PUP transitions to employment' took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 6 April at 15:00. Presenters: Jeff Dwan-O'Reilly (Labour market economist at the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and member of the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) and Michael...
Trends in the Northern Ireland Labour Market
In this blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at the Report Series no. 13 document that examines the Northern Ireland labour market in 2021. In terms of both pay and employment we examine the most recent data available along with the most up to date historical trends. Obviously the Covid-19...
Presentation from 'Understanding changes in the labour share in Ireland & Denmark' webinar
The NERI webinar 'Understanding changes in the labour share in Ireland and Denmark' took place as a Zoom webinar on Monday 20 December, 2021 at 15:00. Dr. Eoin Flaherty, Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Maynooth University made the presentation. Abstract: The share of national income going to workers...
Ireland’s extreme market income inequality is a highly gendered issue
‘In essence, rather than reflect a unique ‘attitudinal problem’ among certain sections of Irish society, Ireland’s high rate of adults in low work intensity households actually reflects a structural issue that discriminates against mothers and the disabled. One that could be addressed by...
Job quality and employee well-being during the Covid-19 Pandemic
New major survey to highlight the consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the quality of work and worker well-being in Ireland. The Covid-19 Pandemic has led to profound changes in people’s working lives. While there has been considerable commentary and speculation as to the nature of these changes...
NERI Video series ep 13 - Social Inclusion in Ireland (What groups is the pandemic likely to affect?)
Shauna Fitzsimons of the UCD Internship Programme and currently working with the NERI speaks to Dr. Ivan Privalko of the ESRI on analysis he has worked on on a range of issues, including social...
NERI webinar - 'No Going Back - The Fight for A Fairer Future' - Presentation
The NERI webinar 'No Going Back - The Fight for A Fairer Future' took place as a Zoom webinar on Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 13:10. This was a Fringe Event at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Biennial Delegate Conference (BDC). Date: Tuesday 26 October 2021 Time: 13:10 - 14:00 Topic: 'No...