Monitoring the crisis in the Northern Ireland labour market
In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at the latest labour market statistics for Northern Ireland that were released this morning. The latest labour market statistics for Northern Ireland were released this morning. While these figures do describe the situation in the three...
What type of economy do we want after the crisis?
In our latest blog, NERI Co-director Dr Tom McDonnell looks at the Irish economy after the Covid-19 crisis. The Covid-19 crisis is a major and transformative shock to the global economy that will have profound and long-lasting social, economic and political implications. The great lockdown has...
COVID-19: Policymakers should focus on decent work and a Green New Deal in recovery
We should start talking about a 'high-road' and green development strategy for the recovery. Assessing the likely economic impact of 12 weeks of coronavirus lockdown in their quarterly commentary at the end of March, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) suggested unemployment could...
Known unknowns - The Economic Impact of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland
In this week's blog, NERI Co-director Paul Mac Flynn looks at the impact of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland. As the lockdown of Northern Ireland enters into its third week, the impact of these measures on our economy is, as of now, largely unknown. This may seem bizarre under the current...
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...
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...