NERI Video Series ep 9 - Coronavirus: New unemployment figures, income supports & a paradigm shift?
Co-directors, Dr Tom McDonnell and Paul Mac Flynn of NERI give initial thoughts on income support North and South, Ciarán Nugent give the first round of unemployment numbers and they discuss...
Coronavirus: Young workers likely to feel the brunt, again!
In this week's blog, Ciarán Nugent looks at the effects of the Coronavirus on young workers. Though no official figures have been published, the Irish labour market has already felt the shock of the Coronavirus. A recession is inevitable. This is a much more rapidly changing situation than that in...
Only a massive state intervention can prevent deep recession
In this weeks blog Dr Tom McDonnell and Paul Mac Flynn, Co-directors at the NERI give their response to the Covid-19 crisis that has hit the island of Ireland and the world. In the past week it is estimated that up to 140,000 jobs have been lost across the Republic of Ireland economy owing to the...
Living Wage Seminar
Slides from the Living Wage Seminar - 'Strategies on getting a Living Wage' which took place yesterday in the Royal Society of Antiquaries Ireland (RSAI). Please find the slides from the Living Wage Seminar. The presentations are by: Graham Griffiths, Head of Partnerships, UK, Living Wage Foundation...
Economic performance - solid improvement but a rocky road may be ahead
In this weeks blog, Tom McDonnell looks at economic performance and the rocky road ahead. Recent labour market data has been broadly positive. Employment was up 79,900 (+3.5%) in the fourth quarter compared to the previous year while the number of people in the labour force increased by 61,600...
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...
New labour market figures: Employment and average wages up, but many left behind
In this week's blog, Ciarán Nugent looks at the new labour market figures from the final quarter of the 2019 Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) that were releases by the Central Statistics Office over the past week. Quarterly results from the Labour...
Press Release: The CSO Earnings Hours & Employment Costs Survey: Quarter 4, 2019
Press Release The CSO Earnings Hours and Employment Costs Survey: Quarter 4, 2019 The latest Earnings Hours and Employment Costs Survey results for the final quarter of 2019 show a number of welcome trends for Irish employees. Average hourly earnings were up 3.6% and average weekly earnings were up...
NERI Seminar Belfast: What would be the impact of the 4-day week on the economy?
Slides from the NERI Seminar Belfast "What would be the impact of the 4-day week on the economy?" which took place on 20th February in the INTO, 23-24 College Gardens, Belfast, BT9 6BS. Please find slides below from the NERI Seminar. The presentation was made by Aidan Harper, Researcher, New...
Economic Inactivity - An All-island Problem
Economic inactivity has long been seen a structural weakness of the Northern Ireland economy but a closer look at the figures shows an even bigger problem south of the border. Yesterday the seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment in Northern Ireland (NI) was recorded at 2.4% in the last quarter of...