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  • A New Economic Model
  • Wages and Incomes
  • Employment and Job Quality
  • Climate and the Just Transition
  • Taxes and the Welfare State
  • Understanding our Labour Market

Employment and Job Quality

This section provides research and resources on both the quantity and quality of employment across Ireland. 

The section also includes research from the "Working in Ireland" survey and analysis of working conditions, aiming to produce evidence that informs both policy development and a deeper understanding of employment trends, job quality, and sustainable employment in the current and future labour markets.
It also covers key topics such as the effects of AI, automation, and technological change on job availability, the transition to a more sustainable economy as well as the impacts of these on quality of work, including wages and working conditions.

  • job quality
    19 May 2026
    Blog
    It’s wrong to assume that job quality is the enemy of job creation
    A number of business organisations recently wrote to the Economy Minister calling for a delay to the proposed Good Jobs Bill, citing concerns about...
    By Dr Lisa Wilson
  • Man and savings
    01 May 2026
    Research
    New Labour Market Entrants, earnings, housing costs and living standards in 2024
    This Research InBrief by NERI economist, Ciarán Nugent examines trends in earnings, employment and minimum essential living standards in the context...
    Research InBrief
  • money
    31 Mar 2026
    Blog
    Progress in Pay, But Not in Participation or Progression
    Some of the results move in the right direction, but overall the picture is one of modest improvement alongside a good deal of inertia. If you focus...
    By Dr Lisa Wilson
  • job quality joyless jobs
    02 Feb 2026
    Blog
    The Joyless Jobs Recovery: Work, Risk and Voice since the 2010s
    At the Dónal Nevin Lecture in Belfast, policymakers, academics, students, business representatives, trade unionists and members of civic society...
    By Dr Lisa Wilson
  • Jobs
    22 Dec 2025
    Research
    Trade Union Voice as a Lever for Good Jobs: Evidence, Policy, and Practice in Northern Ireland
    This NERI Working Paper no 77 was written by Dr. Lisa Wilson, Senior Economist, NERI for the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland. An...
    Working Paper Series
  • calculator and money
    09 Oct 2025
    Blog
    Budget 2026 - An enterprise budget but not a wise one
    A lot has been said about Budget 2026 but it’s worth emphasising some key points. The budget is clearly expansionary and inflationary. The net...
    By Dr Tom McDonnell
  • Jun 25, 2026

    The Pink-Collar Trap: Occupational Segregation and Gendered Vulnerability to AI

    Louisa O’Brien
  • Jun 03, 2026

    "Silent assassins" & "slick HR". A Stdy of Anti-union Tactics in Ireland

    Louisa O’Brien
  • Jun 03, 2026

    Just & Equitable in all the circumstances? Remedies at the Workplace Relations Commission & Labour Court

    Louisa O’Brien
  • Of level playing fields and moving goalposts: workers' rights in EU trade policy


    Upcoming
    Wed, Dec 9 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm
    The NERI seminar titled ' Of level playing fields and moving goalposts: workers' rights in EU trade policy' will be presented by Dr. Alan Eustace, Assistant Professor of Private Law, Trinity College Dublin. It will take place on Wednesday 9 December, 2026 at 15:30 as an online Zoom event. Seminar...
  • European Attitudes to Basic Income: exploring women's perspectives


    Upcoming
    Wed, Nov 11 2026, 3:30 - 4:30pm
    The NERI seminar titled ' European Attitudes to Basic Income: exploring women's perspectives' will be presented by Dr. Micheál Collins, Assistant Professor of Social Policy, and Head of Social Policy at University College Dublin. The paper he presents on was co-written with Ms Olga Li, UCD. The...
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8th NERI Annual Labour Market Conference 2020 webinar - Just Transition

Day 1, Session 1, Chair: Dr Patrick Malone, UCD Geary Institute. Ms Sinéad Mercier, Consultant on Just Transition & climate change law & policy. Four Case Studies of Just Transition: Lessons for...

Press Release: Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs: Quarter 2, 2020

08 Sep 2020
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Louisa O’Brien
Whiteboard
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

07 Sep 2020
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Louisa O’Brien
Accounts
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...

NERI Video Series ep 11 - Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020's economy

NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent asks NERI co-director Dr Tom McDonnell about his most recent long-read: Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020's economy. Productive capacity, inclusivity and...

Press Release: The Labour Force Survey: Quarter 2, 2020

25 Aug 2020
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Louisa O’Brien
Crowd
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...

Women's livelihoods must not be sacrificed after lockdown

18 Aug 2020
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Dr Lisa Wilson
In this weeks blog Dr Lisa Wilson looks at the impact of lockdown, and in particular the impact on women's labour market participation. She calls on Government to do more to ensure that more women are not forced to leave the labour market owing to a lack of access to childcare. The lockdown, put...

Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020s economy

28 Jul 2020
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Dr Tom McDonnell
In this NERI Blog, Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director looks beyond the current crisis to discuss some of the principles that should guide economic policy into the 2020s, whether in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, or further afield. The world economy is suffering through its deepest...

Coronavirus and Northern Ireland: Initial Indications

22 Jun 2020
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Paul Mac Flynn
As we continue to monitor and analyse the impact of the coronavirus in Northern Ireland more and more data is coming to light that helps us to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. Earlier this month, we got the first official estimates for Northern Ireland of the uptake of the UK government schemes...

What was happening in the Irish labour market before Covid-19?

19 Jun 2020
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Ciarán Nugent
In our latest blog, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent looks at the NERI annual labour market report which tracks indicators related to employment and wages, with a focus on the experiences of young people. The NERI annual labour market report is out this week tracking a selection of indicators related to...

NERI Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Social Protection

External event contribution
Tue, Jun 9 2020
Submission on social protection written by Ciarán Nugent and Paul Goldrick-Kelly, economists at the NERI for the Covid-19 response committee.

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