Ireland requires up to 80,000 additional workers to address “significant” infrastructure deficits across housing, healthcare, transport, and electricity sectors, according to a stark new report from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC). The independent watchdog has identified these four areas as major challenges facing the country, with housing and home retrofitting accounting for the bulk … Read more
Over the upcoming months, construction industry employees can expect to see a rise in their hourly compensation.This follows the approval by Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business Neale Richmond of a Labour Court recommendation for new minimum pay and pension contribution rates for workers in the construction industry. The Sectoral Employment Order … Read more
The Government has launched a new initiative to recruit construction workers. Ministers Heather Humphreys and Simon Harris launched the Housing For All FutureBuilding Initiative. The initiative aims to recruit construction workers to support increasing numbers of builds. This initiative will result in the two government departments and related agencies joining forces to spearhead activation and … Read more