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Minimum rates of pay for workers in the construction sector are set to rise by 5.4% while rates in the electrical sector will increase by 2.7%.The increases, which have been approved by the Government and will come into effect in the Autumn, were formulated in two Labour Court recommendations.For workers in the construction sector, the 5.4% increase will come into effect in two stages - the first 2.7% increase will apply from October 1 until September 30, 2020, while the second will run from October 1, 2020.<li>‘Craftpersons’, including the likes of bricklayers, joiners, painters and plasterers will see their basic hourly rate rise to €19.44 and on up to €19.96.</li><li>For ‘Category A’ workers - including the likes of scaffolders, steel fixers and crane drivers the minimum will rise to €18.86 and on up to €19.37.</li><li>Category B workers’ minimum rate will rise to €17.50 and then up to €17.97. They are skilled general operatives who have worked in the sector for more than two years.</li><li>New entrants will see their minimum rate rise to €14.52 overall.</li>Apprentices will see their pay rise in line with the craft rate - they get 33% of the craft rate in year 1 up to 90% in year 4.In the electrical sector Category 1 workers’ minimum rates will rise to €23.49, Category 2 will rise to €23.96, and Category 3 will rise to €24.34. The minimum apprentice rates in the sector will range from €7.05 to €18.80.The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation said the recommendations also provide for unsocial hours payments and set terms for pension and sick pay schemes.The recommendations, once approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas, will take effect by means of a Sectoral Employment Order.Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) are legally binding on the sectors to which they apply and their provisions are enforceable by the Workplace Relations Commission.<h3>READ MORE</h3>Taoiseach needs to sort out insurance industry, says owner of closing adventure parkWhere enterprises in sectors that are covered by SEOs are experiencing severe financial difficulties they can apply to the Labour Court for an exemption from paying the rates provided for in the Order.Agreement of the majority of workers for whom the exemption is sought is also required by the Court before such an exemption will be granted.“The Sectoral Employment process is welcome in that it provides an independent assessment of pay rates that takes into account the views of all interested parties,” said junior minister Pat Breen who formally approved the increases.However, the Small Firms Association said the approval of increases was “disappointing” for small businesses working in the industry.“Due to the high demand for tradesmen on building sites across the country, service providers in the construction and electrical sector are finding it difficult to compete against these labour rates, and to retain and attract tradesmen,” said SFA Director, Sven Spollen-Behrens.<blockquote>These small businesses also offer permanent stable employment, training and upskilling alongside additional benefits, it is discouraging that the debate on terms and conditions in the construction and electrical sector continues to revolve around one single number and does not take the broader package on offer into account.</blockquote>

Pay increases for electrical and construction workers

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Sean Breen

Bartender Wanted For Dream Job Of Pulling Pints At Floating Pub In JamaicaWe all know that sinking feeling that comes with the morning alarm, when you realise you have to drag yourself out of your warm, cosy bed and into the office for another day of the daily grind.But what if your commute didn&#39;t involve 40 minutes on a packed bus, but paddle boarding across crystal clear waters? What if your office wasn&#39;t in some sterile high rise, but a secluded floating bar in the Caribbean?That&#39;s the life you could be living - temporarily, at least - as Virgin Holidays is looking for someone to take over the reins at Floyd&#39;s Pelican bar in Jamaica.You see, Floyd, the titular bartender of the famed drinking hole, is in need of a bit of a break. That&#39;s where you step in.Floyd with supermodel-turned-publican Jodie Kidd. Credit: Virgin Holidays&quot;Say &#39;Hi&#39; to Floyd!&quot; the Virgin Holidays website says.&quot;He&#39;s been pulling pints at Floyd&#39;s Pelican Bar in Jamaica since he opened it in 2001. And we think he needs a break!&quot;That&#39;s where you come in - we&#39;re looking for a bartender to head out to Jamaica to take Floyd&#39;s place for a while.&quot;You&#39;ll pull pints in one of the most Instagrammable drinking spots in the world. With flights and seven nights accommodation included, you&#39;ll enjoy a taste (and a sip or two) of the Caribbean. Cheers to that!&quot;There are some stipulations - but don&#39;t worry, there&#39;s nothing you can&#39;t handle.Along with being &#39;willing to commute by boat or paddle board, even when the weather is a little too beautiful to go to work&#39;, and &#39;eager to chat to locals and tourists alike and get to know them over a cool bottle of local beer&#39;, you must be up for managing the music playlist to ensure &#39;chilled beats are playing at all times&#39;. Total doddle, I know.Floyd&#39;s Pelican Bar floats around a mile off Jamaica. Credit: Virgin HolidaysEvery now and again, you might also have to throw the occasional fish to the resident pelicans - which is how the bar got its name - and welcome passing boats looking for a refreshment.Finally, the perfect candidate must be able to multitask. Why? Because it can be tricky to hand out beer and appreciate the glistening turquoise water at the same time, obviously.Supermodel turned publican, Jodie Kidd, who will be helping to judge the applications, said: &quot;I love being a pub landlady here in the UK, but if I had the opportunity to take the best of the job and do it all from an island paradise in the Caribbean, I wouldn&#39;t say no.Jodie Kidd will help judge the applications. Credit: Virgin Holidays&quot;This is an incredible chance for anyone looking to combine the best job in the world with one of the best overseas destinations - and give a local legend a well-deserved holiday - so what are you waiting for?&quot;Joe Thompson, Managing Director of Virgin Holidays, said: &quot;We think the Caribbean is your playground - filled with so much fun and beauty to explore, from the white beach sands to the vibrant culture.&quot;We have sent millions of British holiday-makers to explore this idyllic part of the world over the last few decades, but never like this.&quot;It&#39;s an opportunity to truly immerse yourself in the Jamaican culture - a once in a lifetime experience.&quot;If you think you&#39;re the right pint-puller for the job, get yourself in with a chance by visiting the<a href="https://www.virginholidays.co.uk/pullpintsinparadise"> Virgin Holidays website</a>, where you can also find the full terms and conditions.

Bartender Wanted For Dream Job Of Pulling Pints At Floating Pub In Jamaica

Amazon.com is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers - boxing up customer orders. The company started adding technology to a handful of warehouses in recent years, which scans goods coming down a conveyor belt and envelopes them seconds later in boxes custom-built for each item, two people who worked on the project told Reuters. Amazon has considered installing two machines at dozens more warehouses, removing at least 24 roles at each one, these people said. These facilities typically employ more than 2,000 people. That would amount to more than 1,300 cuts across 55 US &quot;fulfillment centres&quot; for standard-sized inventory.Amazon would expect to recover the costs in under two years, at $1m per machine plus operational expenses, they said. The plan, previously unreported, shows how Amazon is pushing to reduce labour and boost profits as automation of the most common warehouse task - picking up an item - is still beyond its reach.The changes are not finalised because vetting technology before a major deployment can take a long time. Amazon is famous for its drive to automate as many parts of its business as possible, whether pricing goods or transporting items in its warehouses. But the company is in a precarious position as it considers replacing jobs that have won it subsidies and public goodwill.&quot;We are piloting this new technology with the goal of increasing safety, speeding up delivery times and adding efficiency across our network,&quot; an Amazon spokeswoman said in a statement. &quot;We expect the efficiency savings will be re-invested in new services for customers, where new jobs will continue to be created.&quot;Amazon last month downplayed its automation efforts to press visiting its Baltimore fulfillment centre, saying a fully robotic future was far off. Its employee base has grown to become one of the largest in the US, as the company opened new warehouses and raised wages to attract staff in a tight labour market. A key to its goal of a leaner workforce is attrition, one of the sources said. Rather than lay off workers, the person said, the world&#39;s largest online retailer will one day refrain from refilling packing roles. Those have high turnover because boxing multiple orders per minute over 10 hours is taxing work. At the same time, employees that stay with the company can be trained to take up more technical roles.The new machines, known as the CartonWrap from Italian firm CMC, pack much faster than humans. They crank out 600 to 700 boxes per hour, or four to five times the rate of a human packer, the sources said. The machines require one person to load customer orders, another to stock cardboard and glue and a technician to fix jams on occasion.Though Amazon has announced it intends to speed up shipping across its Prime loyalty programme, this latest round of automation is not focused on speed. &quot;It&#39;s truly about efficiency and savings,&quot; one of the people said. Including other machines known as the &quot;SmartPac,&quot; which the company rolled out recently to mail items in patented envelopes, Amazon&#39;s technology suite will be able to automate a majority of its human packers. Five rows of workers at a facility can turn into two, supplemented by two CMC machines and one SmartPac, the person said. The company describes this as an effort to &quot;re-purpose&quot; workers, the person said. It could not be learned where roles might disappear first and what incentives, if any, are tied to those specific jobs. But the hiring deals that Amazon has with governments are often generous. For the 1,500 jobs Amazon announced last year in Alabama, for instance, the state promised the company $48.7m over ten years, its department of commerce said.Amazon is not alone in testing CMC&#39;s packing technology. JD.com and Shutterfly have used the machines as well, the companies said, as has Walmart, according to a person familiar with its pilot. Walmart started three and a half years ago and has since installed the machines in several US locations, the person said. The company declined to comment. Interest in boxing technology sheds light on how the e-commerce behemoths are approaching one of the major problems in the logistics industry today - finding a robotic hand that can grasp diverse items without breaking them. Amazon employs countless workers at each fulfillment centre who do variations of this same task. Some pack inventory, while others pick customer orders and still others grab those orders, placing them in the right size box and taping them up. Many venture-backed companies and university researchers are racing to automate this work. While advances in artificial intelligence are improving machines&#39; accuracy, there is still no guarantee that robotic hands can prevent a marmalade jar from slipping and breaking, or switch seamlessly from picking up an eraser to grabbing a vacuum cleaner. Amazon has tested different vendors&#39; technology that it may one day use for picking, including from Soft Robotics, a Boston-area startup that drew inspiration from octopus tentacles to make grippers more versatile, one person familiar with Amazon&#39;s experimentation said. Soft Robotics declined to comment on its work with Amazon but said it has handled a wide and ever-changing variety of products for multiple large retailers.Believing that grasping technology is not ready for prime time, Amazon is automating around that problem when packing customer orders. Humans still place items on a conveyor, but machines then build boxes around them and take care of the sealing and labeling. This saves money not just by reducing labour but by reducing wasted packing materials as well. These machines are not without flaws. CMC can only produce so many per year. They need a technician on site who can fix problems as they arise, a requirement Amazon would rather do without, the two sources said. The super-hot glue closing the boxes can pile up and halt a machine.Still other types of automation, like the robotic grocery assembly system of Ocado Group are the focus of much industry interest.But the boxing machines are already proving helpful to Amazon. The company has installed them in busy warehouses that are driving distance from Seattle, Frankfurt, Milan, Amsterdam, Manchester and elsewhere, the people said.The machines have the potential to automate far more than 24 jobs per facility, one of the sources said. The company is also setting up nearly two dozen more US fulfillment centres for small and non-specialty inventory, according to logistics consultancy, which could be ripe for the machines. This is just a harbinger of automation to come. &quot;A &#39;lights out&#39; warehouse is ultimately the goal,&quot; one of the people said.<a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0513/1049142-amazons-move-to-automation/"> Original source.</a>

Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

A Dublin artist told how losing two fortunes at the height of the boom left him paralysed on the floor with sciatica, a minor stroke and alopecia until art saved him.Chris O’Hara, 49, made and lost it all by the age of 38 and painting has lifted him from a life of despair.When the crash hit he let all his possessions fall by the wayside and in doing so discovered who he really was – a passionate artist.Dubliner Chris told the Irish Mirror: “I suffered a minor stroke, got alopecia, lost half my hair through stress and worry and the final straw was sciatica, I got that about five years ago and it left me on the floor, I couldn’t move.”“I call it my rebirth, I couldn’t sit, I was on the floor for nine months.“Trying to create an empire and all the underworld stuff that goes on and then losing everything, it all came out in the wash.”The dad of two owned 30 restaurants by his mid-30s including the popular Anglers Rest. The City Bank Hotel was his first franchise in 1993.He said: “I always knew it never really filled the void, I set up the whole idea of franchising in Ireland before anyone had.“I created Wacky Wing Sauces, 72 labels under my brand, I managed a rock band, the Slick Hippies, I set up a poker business and did lots of things that tried and failed. I even did catering for concerts.“We moved to Canada for a while and I had my own TV show but nothing made me happy.“I was obviously on the wrong journey, the body will always tell you if you aren’t on the right road.”An artist trying to break free, Chris told how his late mother inspired him.He said: “My mum was an artist, she was my best friend, my rock, as a child she was always working on art, she was big into display art.”After his empire collapsed he started to go back to what he loved, art and met an old man in a park who inspired him.He explained: “I was taking a walk in St Anne’s Park and I sat down beside a man on a bench, it was like something out of a movie.“He said the best bit of advice I can give you is, until you strip yourself of everything you think reflects who you really are, you won’t really know who you are or what you really want.“It could be the BMW, the big house etc, if you hold these things around you, it limits who you are.”The businessman was on course to live a monk’s life, shedding himself of all possessions.He explained: “I got a silver Hiace seven years ago and cheaply converted it inside and wanted to live the complete opposite way, depriving myself of everything.“I went on a three-month roadtrip across Europe and then Africa, parking up at the side of the road, with €5 a day to spend on food.“I travelled 75,000km and captured the essence of the trip and 500 photos were chosen.“And the pictures went on a tour of all the shopping malls in Dublin.”On this trip the artist finally broke free, adding : “What I thought was a geographical journey was a journey into the soul, the journey inside was 10 times tougher than the physical.”Now an established artist with a waiting list of over 900, Chris has finally found his calling.He said: “If you do what you’re passionate about, they’ll end up queuing up to pay for it.”On a quest to find out what went wrong he studied psychology.He added: “What happens to most of us we look for our happiness outside of ourselves, our partner, the new car, the new house. That’s trying to fill something that’s missing and then when that wears off after a day or two you’re frantically trying to fill that void again. If people just realise that all the happiness is inside you and you just have to let go and allow the process to begin.”Opening up about his darker days, he added: “I suffered from depression myself but if I feel the dark cloud coming over me I get out and walk.“Look at nature and stop worrying about what may never happen and pick yourself back up.“I remember at the height of it thinking I can’t believe I have to wake up with you every day asin me, I had to let the whole thing go.”Art happens organically for Chris, it’s all about letting go. He explained: “I often paint throughout the night, being a trained chef I don’t use paint brushes, I use kitchen utensils.“Suddenly you feel this leap to jump forward and just go with the flow and see what happens next.“Six hours could pass and it’s like coming out of a trance and you’re not forcing it.“I paint large paintings at a rapid rate and try to keep them affordable for the average person, so they range from €400 to €700.“I wouldn’t have got this far without the average person supporting me.“I provide a call-in service as much as possible, I’ll bring out 15 to 20 paintings to your home to see if they suit your house.”Chris’s dream is to leave this world in a better place and create an art hub in Dublin City Centre in honour of his beloved mum.He said: “We’re looking a hub, some of them in the city are up to 30,000 square feet where I’d house 30 different art studios, it’s going to be a free service where any artist can show their work.“It would be affordable for upcoming artists, all in mum’s honour, she was an amazing artist and an incredible woman and I want to leave something in her honour.“My empire was self-serving and for that reason it was very forced and it was never going to work.”Celebrities are snapping up his art he adds: “I knew a few celebs in the business, Glenda Gilson bought one, Pippa and Brian Ormond O’Connor have five at the moment, Lucy Kennedy is getting one, Christy Moore bought one, Vogue and Spencer got one too.”A very famous author is currently working on his life story and he hopes his story will inspire others to follow their passion, the man who was once lost has been found.For more information see chrisoharaart.comFind Jobs here; <a href="http://www.jobalert.ie/">http://www.jobalert.ie/</a>Advertise here; <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/employers">https://www.jobalert.ie/employers</a>Source: <a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/health/chris-ohara-art-save-meaning-15025468">https://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/health/chris-ohara-art-save-meaning-15025468</a>

Dublin Businessman who lost everything in the Recession saved by Art

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Pamela Doyle

We have an exciting job opportunity! To ensure we continue to keep a high standard of products on our site, we have decided to hire a yacht reviewer. You’ll spend a week on a yacht and create a detailed report of everything you find.

There are obvious perks to the job; you’ll live, sleep, eat and shower on a yacht for a week, but during that week, we’ll need you to test everything on the yacht. This means every plug socket, door, bed, shower, tap – everything to make sure that the yacht is up to our standards.

It will be on a pro-rata, self employed basis, so we’ll need you to be flexible with when we need you. We might be sending you all over the world to review yachts, so we’re asking for you to be over 21 years old, have a passport and be available on short notice throughout the year.

We also need you to be reliable, hard-working, have an eye for detail and a flair for writing detailed and high quality reviews.

You do not need experience of yachts, but if you do, that will give you an advantage.

You will be paid £1,000 ( €1,160) per yacht you review on completion of the week’s stay and the report being received. With the potential to review up to 50 yachts a year, the successful applicant could earn £50k. 

Aaron Harpin, HushHush.com founder, said,

“Obviously, we’re a very high end site and expect our products to be of the highest quality, which is why we’re looking to hire someone whose job is solely assessing the quality of yachts and ensuring they meets our high standards.
“We need someone who is reliable, hard-working and has an eye for detail, we’re expecting them to find things that no-one else would notice. I’m hoping to find someone who is perfect for the job as soon as possible!”<a href="https://www.hushhush.com/yacht-tester/">Apply here.</a>

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Ireland&#39;s Fittest Family is back! Have you and your family got what it takes to win?Now in it’s seventh series, this year will see the competition fiercer than ever before!We are searching the country to find the fittest, fastest, strongest families to enter Ireland&#39;s most extreme fitness competition.Does your family have what it takes to win the €15,000 cash prize and be crowned Ireland&#39;s Fittest Family 2019? If so, apply now!!* Minimum age is 14 years old on 01 June 2019* Each family will be comprised of four immediate members - e.g. Grandparents/ Parents/ Children/ Step-Children* Series will be shot July - September 2019

Ireland’s Fittest Family 2019 – Applications Open!

Campaigners are calling to urgently repeal old Victorian legislation regulating horse drawn carriages in Dublin. Some of the carriage drivers have been doing this job their whole lives. One driver explains how his Grandfather took care of horses his whole life in Guinnesses’ Brewery. Another told how his family did the coal and logs around Ballyfermot, horses were their life. According to David Mulreany, Carraige Driver and a representative for the group, the men have paid fees, insurance and have provided certificates and background checks to the local council for 15 years, but they’re livelihoods are now in limo as they struggle to find a solution.Dublin Horse and carriage drivers led a convoy to Leinster House today to ask that new bye-laws be made for drivers in Dublin City Centre, the carraiges are a fantastic tourist attraction in Dublin City Centre and provide self-employment to the men involved.Since 2018 Dublin City Council no longer issue licences for carriage drivers that allow them to operate commercially, due to an old Victorian law that sees this responsibility go towards ‘a police force’ (Dublin Carriage Acts 1853, 1853 and 1855).This resulted in the Dublin City Control of Horse Drawn Carriages bye-laws of 2011 to not be valid. This has left many carriage drivers in a ‘legal limbo’ as they are unsure of what happens next.They say they worry that a lack of bye-laws could lead to unlicensed operators and they have safety concerns for animal welfare. A sentiment echoed by My Lovely Horse Rescue who also attended today. The drivers delivered a letter to Minister of Transport Shane Ross which asks to enable Dublin City Council to draft new, improved and enforceable bye-laws. A journalist from The Journal.ie contacted the Department of Transport about the issue. It stated that since the older Dublin-specific legislation was not repealed, Dublin City Council has no legal basis to make bye-laws.Minister Ross has requested that the Department of Transport engage with An Garda Síochana and Dublin City Council to seek separate legal advice.It’s a very sad and unsure situation for the group who are doing a decent days work in our city.

Dublin horse and carriage drivers’ livelihoods are at risk 

Rio Williams was born with Down’s Syndrome, and part of his heart wrapped around his windpipe. It meant the toddler, now 14 months old, had breathing problems and a whole host of other health conditions which kept him in hospital for 45 nights. A mere 24 hours after coming into the world, Rio, from Somerset, had to have surgery as his bowel had perforated. It was then that mum Kimberly found out he had Down’s Syndrome. Eventually, Bristol Children’s hospital found that Rio’s windpipe was being severely compressed by vessels from the heart. He had two millimetres to breathe through. Months later, Rio had cardiac surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital which moved the main vessels from the heart and fixed them away from Rio’s windpipe meaning he could breathe a bit better.

After coming out of hospital, Rio is doing well and was recently signed by Zebedee management, an agency specialising in models who are different. Since then Rio has modelled for a charity that helped his family with living arrangements. But his latest campaign is a big one – Rio is now modelling for Primark. The family are now raising money for the other charities that helped them, principally Wouldn’t Change a Factor which has included Rio in its 2019 calendar. Kimberley said: ‘The principal purpose for this is to change individual attitudes to Down’s Syndrome. That’s why we’re doing this. ‘We simply need him to be included and wish everybody can see that he is similar to anybody else. He’s no different to another child.’
‘It’s onwards and upwards now, however, the first 12 months of his life was touch and go. ‘The ability to have a standard life – modelling for Primark – is simply superb. A few months ago we weren’t even positive he was going to be right here.’ On his GoFundMe page, Kimberly wrote that the family wanted to repay the charities that helped Rio. She said: ‘Rio got through it all because he is a warrior, we got through it all because we had a lot of help. ‘Eight fantastic charities have supported us in more ways than we could explain. We have been given somewhere to stay, close to the hospital when Rio has been in intensive care or in high dependency.’

Little boy with Down’s Syndrome & a breathing condition models for Primark

L’Oreal Paris has unveiled some clever ads calling for more women in leadership based on graphs, charts and actionable insights from recent research that has proven increased revenue, innovation and employee satisfaction within teams lead by female leaders!What do you think? The messaging is crafted specifically for business minded executives as it speaks to key measures such as profitability (+15% revenue with female leaders), innovation (+20% patents with female leaders) and employee satisfaction (+24% mentoring score for female leaders).The campaign ran in both top business magazines as well as women-oriented fashion and lifestyle publications like Vogue or Cosmopolitan.The visual ads are based on real data from global studies by Peterson Institute for International Economics, the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and Korn Ferry Hay Group. However, as Patrick Coffee, senior editor at Adweek noted, there is still a strong irony in the making of the campaign. Every member of the McCann team credited with working on this campaign is a man.Interesting!To Advertise Jobs go to our website www.jobalert.ie We look forward to hearing from you!

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Recruitment is to begin within the next week for a total of seventy positions at a brand new state of the art nursing home in Bunclody. Work is currently ongoing to transform the old Millrace Hotel in Bunclody into the SignaCare Care Home and the owners say that things are really starting to come together with late July in mind for an opening date.Initially, the transformation of the former hotel into a nursing home was met with some opposition locally, with Bunclody residents concerned that the lack of a hotel would do detrimental damage to the town and result in a loss of employment. However, when it became clear that the hotel would not remain, nursing home operator John Dargan was firm that he would be intending to provide a much needed shot in the arm for the local economy.It&#39;s a busy time for Mr Dargan, who has also recently taken over the running of a nursing home in New Ross which had been under the management of the banks for the past ten years, as well as having a nursing home in Killerig, Co Carlow, all under the SignaCare brand.&#39;Things are progressing very well in Bunclody,&#39; Mr Dargan said. &#39;The vast majority of the main works will be completed by the end of May, then we&#39;ll be looking to fit it out in June. At the moment, we&#39;re hoping we might be able to open the doors by late June or early August, once we get HIQA approval and that type of thing.&#39;Mr Dargan says that he is hoping that the new Bunclody care home will be a real &#39;game-changer&#39; in terms of nursing homes and that it will offer an &#39;enhanced product&#39; to clients, including a state of the art, highly accredited &#39;memory care section&#39;.&#39;We&#39;re hopeful that it will provide a great boost for Bunclody, particularly in terms of employment,&#39; he continued. &#39;When fully operational, there will be around 70 staff and we&#39;ll be starting the recruitment process in the next week or two. In addition to this, we&#39;ve agreed to try and source all food and products required locally as much as possible to generate as much of a boost to the area as possible.&#39;Mr Dargan says that there is already considerable interest in the nursing home and he has encouraged anyone who may be interested in taking up a position there to email info@signacare.ie.Local councillor Barbara Anne Murphy said that while the loss of the hotel continues to be a major issue for Bunclody, the new nursing home will certainly be a welcome development for the town.&#39;It&#39;s great to see that they&#39;re ready to recruit,&#39; she said. &#39;We&#39;re delighted to see anything that will create more jobs locally. I think most of the workers who have been renovating the building are local as well, which also provides a wonderful boost.&#39;Meanwhile, Cllr Murphy says that she is continuing to discuss the matter of accommodation for tourists with interested parties in the hopes of achieving some kind of replacement for the Millrace Hotel. It had initially been touted that an anonymous businessman had expressed an interest in building some kind of boutique hotel for the area, however, as yet, this hasn&#39;t materialised.Original source: <a href="https://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/new-nursing-home-to-create-70-jobs-38062437.html">https://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/new-nursing-home-to-create-70-jobs-38062437.html</a>

70 Jobs available at Bunclody Nursing Home

New research findings in a survey by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) is showing alarming results for Women in the workplace.Up to 26 million women in major economies could see their jobs displaced within the next two decades, if technology continues at its current rate, the IMF found.On average, women face an 11 percent risk of losing their jobs due to automation, compared to 9 percent of their male counterparts. So while many men are losing their jobs to automation, they estimate that 26 million women’s jobs in 30 countries are at high risk of being displaced by technology within the next 20 years. They found that women’s jobs have a 70 percent or higher probability of automation. This translates globally to 180 million women’s jobs.“We find that women, on average, perform more routine or codifiable tasks than men across all sectors and occupations ― tasks that are more prone to automation,” the report’s authors wrote.“Moreover, women perform fewer tasks requiring analytical input or abstract thinking (e.g., information-processing skills), where technological change can be complementary to human skills and improve labor productivity,” it added.Women at higher risk<ul><li>Women who are 40 and older, and those in clerical, service, and sales positions are disproportionately at risk.</li><li>Nearly 50 percent of women with a high school education, or less, are at high risk of their jobs being automated, compared to 40 percent of men. The risk for women with a bachelor’s degree or higher is 1 percent.</li></ul>Men and women in the United Kingdom and the United States face about the same amount of risk for job automation. In Japan and Israel, women’s jobs are more vulnerable to automation than men’s. Women’s jobs in Finland are less vulnerable to automation than men’s.Opportunities and challengesWomen are currently underrepresented in fields experiencing job growth, such as engineering and information and communications technology. In tech, women are 15 percent less likely than men to be managers and professionals, and 19 percent are more likely to be clerks and service workers performing more routine tasks, which leaves women at a high risk of displacement by technology.More than ever, women will need to break the glass ceiling. Their analysis shows that differences in routineness of job tasks exacerbate gender inequality in returns to labor. Even after taking into account such factors as differences in skill, experience and choice of occupation, nearly 5 percent of the wage gap between women and men is because women perform more routine job tasks. In the US this means women forfeit $26,000 in income over the course of their working life.There are some bright spots. In advanced and emerging economies, which are experiencing rapid aging, jobs are likely to grow in traditionally female-dominated sectors such as health, and social services―jobs requiring cognitive and interpersonal skills and thus less prone to automation. Coping with aging populations will require both more human workers and greater use of artificial intelligence, robotics, and other advanced technologies to complement and boost productivity of workers in healthcare services.Policies that workThey recommend that Governments need to enact policies that foster gender equality and empowerment in the changing landscape of work:<ul><li>Provide women with the right skills. Early investment in women in STEM fields, like the program Girls Who Code in the US, along with peer mentoring, can help break down gender stereotypes and increase women in scientific fields. Tax deductions for training those already in the workforce, like in the Netherlands, and portable individual learning accounts, like in France, could help remove barriers to lifelong learning.</li><li>Close gender gaps in leadership positions. Providing affordable childcare and replacing family taxation with individual taxation, like in Canada and Italy, can play an important role in boosting women’s career progression. Countries can set relevant recruitment and retention targets for organizations, as well as promotion quotas, like in Norway, and establish mentorship and training programs to promote women into managerial positions.</li><li>Bridge the digital gender divide. Governments have a role to play through public investment in capital infrastructure and ensuring equal access to finance and connectivity, like in Finland.</li><li>Ease transitions for workers. Countries can support workers as they change jobs because of automation with training and benefits that are linked to individuals rather than jobs, like the individual training accounts in France and Singapore. Social protection systems will need to adapt to the new forms of work. To address deteriorating income security associated with rapid technological change, some countries may consider expansion of non-contributory pensions and adoption of basic income guarantees may be warranted.</li></ul>Automation has made it even more urgent to step up efforts to level the playing field between men and women, so that all have equal opportunities to contribute to, and benefit from, the new more technology-enabled world.The IMF researchers developed a “routine task intensity” (RTI) index to measure the so-called routineness of various occupations and then broke that down by the gender make-up of each role.On average, the RTI index was 13 percent higher for women workers than men, due to “women typically performing fewer tasks requiring analytical and interpersonal skills or physical labor,” the report said.The index’ results were not uniform, however, the report said.The gender routineness gap was far lower in Central Europe and Scandanavia, while it was among its highest in Japan, the Slovak Republic, Singapore and Estonia. The IMF said that was likely “indicative of countries’ positions along the automation path” as well as long-standing gender biases.Meanwhile, the report also found oldest, less well-educated women to be at the greatest risk of job automation, adding that recent decades have seen more young women shift away from clerical and low-skilled occupations toward service and professional jobs.“Women are increasingly selecting into jobs that are more insulated from displacement by technology,” the report said.“Gender automation gaps between men and women are smaller for younger cohorts even among workers facing the highest risk of automation (e.g., less-well educated, in clerical and sales positions).”

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If you happen to pick the right gig, working for just 17.5 hours can make you more money than most people make in their careers.
In 1971, Carolyn Davidson was a graphic design student at Portland State, when she met a man who was teaching accounts at the same university. The man, who was named Phil Knight, wasn’t a full time accounts teacher — he was also running a shoe company on the side. He learnt that she was in search of extra funds to be able to take oil painting classes, so he offered to pay her to do some freelance work. She would get paid $2 per hour for her efforts.
Davidson did some freelance work for the company — which was called Blue Ribbon — for a while. But then Knight had a new assignment. He wanted a logo designed for a new brand he was launching. The brand was to be called Nike.
“What kind of logo do you want?,” Davidson asked Knight. Knight, who wasn’t a big fan of advertising and branding, said he didn’t know. “That gives me a lot to go on,” she said. “Something that evokes a sense of motion,” he told her.
“Two weeks later she came back with a portfolio of rough sketches,” Knight writes in his autobiography. “They were all variations on a single theme, and the theme seemed to be . . . fat lightning bolts? Chubby check marks? Morbidly obese squiggles? Her designs did evoke motion, of a kind, but also motion sickness. None spoke to me,” he said.
But he picked out some designs he did like, and asked her to work on those. “Carolyn returned and spread a second series of sketches across the conference table,” Knight recalls. “She also hung a few on the wall. She’d done several dozen more variations on the original theme, but with a freer hand. These were better. Closer,” he says.
There was one that the management team particularly liked. “It looks like a wing, one of them said. It looks like a whoosh of air, said another. It looks like something a runner might leave in his or her wake, said someone else. “We all agreed it looked new, fresh, and yet somehow—ancient. Timeless,” says Knight.
What Davidson had come up with, of course, what is now known as Nike’s logo. She said she’s worked for 17 and a half hours developing it, so she was given a cheque of $35 and sent on her way. Nike’s founder, though, wasn’t quite convinced with what she’s come up with. “I don’t love it. Maybe it will grow on me,” he’d then said.
The logo might not have appealed immediately to Knight, but it’s done okay since then — it’s been seen at Olympic podiums, at Wimbledon, the US Masters, and on millions of pairs of shoes around the world. And Carolyn Davidson got something more than $35 and the satisfaction of seeing her work become one the world’s most recognizable symbols — in 1983, she was given 500 shares of Nike stock as appreciation for her work. She didn’t immediately sell those shares, and they ended up being worth over $1 million (Rs. 7 crore). Not bad, one would say, for seventeen and a half hours of work.

Nike’s Logo Creator Was Paid $35 For Her Work, But Ended Up A Millionaire

DPD to create 150 jobs as it rolls out electric vehicle fleetby John Kennedy - Silicon Republic. Logistics player is on a mission to reduce CO2 emissions by moving to EV fleet.Parcel delivery service DPD Ireland is to create 150 new jobs as it invests €3.2m to electrify its Irish fleet of vehicles.The ElectriCity roll-out was launched in Dublin yesterday (30 April) and will spread to other urban locations across Ireland over the next three years.‘It is our intention to have electric vehicles stationed in all of our depots in three years’– DES TRAVERSThe 150 jobs will be created over the next 12 months, bringing total employment at the company to 1,300 people.Electric dreams30 of the new jobs will be directly part of the ElectriCity roll-out and the remaining 120 will be in countrywide services to facilitate future growth.DPD Ireland is a subsidiary of DPD Group, the parcel delivery network of GeoPost, which posted sales of €6.8bn in 2017. DPD Ireland chief executive Des Travers said DPD will be the first parcel delivery company to have an electric depot.“Through ElectriCity, 15 parcel delivery routes in Dublin will become all-electric routes. By the end of this year, as part of our bid to reduce our carbon output, DPD will have saved more than 20 tonnes of CO2 being emitted as a result of moving to an electric fleet,” he said.Travers said DPD is committed to making every parcel delivered carbon-neutral by measuring CO2 emissions, striving to reduce them and offsetting the remaining ones.The first 10 vehicles of the new electric fleet have arrived and are on the road from today.“Another 15 have been ordered but the problem is supply and getting them into the country,” Travers said.“While there is an urgent push to move to electric, from a commercial perspective it is still difficult to procure appropriate vehicles. It is our intention to have electric vehicles [EVs] stationed in all of our depots in three years,” he added.The €3.2m investment will include purchasing the EVs, hiring personnel, employee training, acquiring the depots and refurbishment.DPD operates 34 depots throughout Ireland, with its central sortation hub in Athlone. It currently employs 1,150 people and routed more than 20m parcels to delivery destinations last year.The company, which recorded a turnover of €91.5m last year, expects to deliver 24m parcels to its customers in 2019.Original source <a href="https://www.siliconrepublic.com/jobs/dpd-electric-vehicle-fleet">here.</a>

DPD to create 150 jobs as it rolls out electric vehicle fleet

Join the Defence Forces, do a degree and much more while receiving a Salary. Closing for applications; 12th May 2019100 cadets to be recruited to serve in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. The cadetship competition is an opportunity for young people to serve their country as officers in the different branches of the Defence Forces. On completion of their cadetships, newly commissioned officers will have the chance to serve Ireland both domestically and on overseas missions, as well as experience a broad spectrum of training and education relative to their branch of service.Commenting at the launch, Minister with responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe TD underlined the &quot;opportunities a career as an officer in the Defence Forces offers, to young men and women, to learn vital life skills, develop their leadership potential, undergo world class training and enhance their education. Earlier this year, 77 cadets were commissioned from the 94th Cadet Class - 17 women were part of that class- the largest number ever to be commissioned from one Cadet class. I am committed to building on these success in 2019. Recruitment is the lifeblood of the Defence Forces and is a vital component to the development of Defence Forces capabilities.&quot;Also commenting on the launch of the competition, Óglaigh na hÉireann Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM, said, &quot;Undergoing a cadetship in Óglaigh na hÉireann is a challenging and rewarding experience that equips young men and women to be leaders and decision makers in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. Óglaigh na hÉireann is looking for young people of character and competence who embody our core values.&quot;We live in a world of diversity; the Defence Forces needs men and women from all backgrounds. The Defence Forces are now accepting applications for Officer Cadetships.<ul><li>Army Line</li><li>Army Engineer</li><li>Army Equitation</li><li>Army Ordnance</li><li>Air Corps Pilot</li><li>Naval Service Operations</li><li>Naval Service Electrical Engineer</li><li>Naval Service Marine Engineer</li></ul>Candidates must be 18 years of age or above and under 26 years of age on the 1st September 2019Closing date for applications is Sunday 12th May 2019 at 2359hrs<h1></h1><h1>WHAT IS AN ARMY OFFICER CADET</h1>An Army Cadet enlists for a Cadetship to become an Officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the Cadet Training Course in the Military College, an Army Cadet is commissioned into the Officer Ranks of the Army as a Second Lieutenant or Lieutenant. <h3>Who we want</h3>Officers are the leaders, decision makers and managers of the Defence Forces. A Line Officer leads, directs and motivates our frontline troops. The role comes with very real mental and physical challenges, with Officers being expected to lead from the front in all situations. Officer Cadets or trainee Officers engage in 15 months training in the Military College covering many basic and practical soldier skills and military fields of study before taking up an operational appointment in the Permanent Defence Forces. The Defence Forces is looking for people who have the potential to:<ul><li>Plan, prioritize and organise</li><li>Analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions</li><li>Be clear, concise and with effective communication skills</li><li>The ability to motivate others and work with a team</li><li>Can you do all of this while working in a high pressure, mentally and physically demanding and environment?</li></ul>After completing Officer training, cadets are commissioned into a Service Corp — Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, Transport or Communications Information Systems.As a young Officer many more opportunities for development, growth, variety and responsibility will come your way.Take Note: Additional education qualifications maybe required during a Cadet Competition and these will be listed in the Terms and Conditions for that competition.<h3>Age Limitations</h3>Be 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition.<h3>Induction</h3>The Cadet Competition is held annually and is the only way for potential candidates to join the Defence Forces to become an Army Line Officer. Candidates undergo psychometric and fitness testing, an interview and a medical exam.Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Application Form that, pursuant to Section 8 of the Data Protection Act, 1988, will authorise the Garda Síochána to furnish to the Defence Forces either, a statement that there are no convictions recorded against a candidate, or a statement of convictions, as the case may be.<h3>Training</h3>The purpose of cadet training is to develop character and leadership skills and instil a sense of duty and responsibility in the cadet. To benefit from that training, which is conducted in an environment of strict discipline, the cadet needs mental acuity and physical agility. During 15 months of training an Army Cadet masters basic military skills, such as rifle marksmanship, as well as developing the leadership skills required of an Army Officer. On commissioning the new Officer takes up a leadership position in one of the Army Corps.<h3>Third Level Education</h3>Personnel of the Army, who were inducted as an Officer Cadet and successfully completed their Officer Cadet training and who have not previously attained an Honours Bachelor Degree (Level 8 of the National Framework of Qualifications) or equivalent may be assigned to a course of study leading to a degree at National University of Ireland, Galway or a course of study leading to a degree at some other third level college of education.<h3>Career Progression</h3>Commissioning is just the start of an Army Officer’s career. Once assigned to an Army Corps a Young Officer will undertake a number of courses to become a fully qualified officer of that corps. The Young Officer must also adjust to the new responsibilities of commanding and training troops.<h1>WHAT IS AN AIR CORPS CADET (PILOT)</h1>An Air Corps Cadet (Pilot) enlists for a Cadetship to become an Officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the Cadet Training Course in the Military College and the Flight Training School in the Air Corps College, an Air Corps Cadet is commissioned into the Officer Ranks of the Air Corps as a Second Lieutenant or Lieutenant. <h3>Who we want</h3>Officers are the managers, decision makers and leaders of the Defence Forces. An Air Corps Flight Officer is also a military aviator who is qualified to fly the numerous types of aircraft operated by the Defence Forces. The role comes with very real physical and mental challenges, with Officers being expected to lead from the front in all situations. Officer Cadets or trainee Officers must engage in 9 months training in the Military College covering many fields of study before beginning their Officer Cadet Flight training in the Baldonnel Aerodrome, Dublin.The Defence Forces is looking for people who have<ul><li>The ability to plan, prioritize and organise.</li><li>The ability to carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions.</li><li>The technical and physical ability required to pilot military aircraft in challenging situations.</li><li>Clear, concise and effective communication skills.</li><li>The ability to motivate others and work with a team.</li><li>Can do all of this while working in a physically demanding and high pressure environment.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3>The Terms &amp; Conditions for the 2019 Cadet Competition are currently under review. When the Competition is launched these Terms and Conditions will be made available.<h3>Age Limitations</h3>Be 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition.<h3>Induction</h3>Candidates will undergo fitness testing, a preliminary competency based interview, a psychological interview, psychometric and psychomotor testing, and a medical exam. Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Application Form that, pursuant to Section 8 of the Data Protection Act, 1988, will authorise the Garda SÁochána to furnish to the Defence Forces either, a statement that there are no convictions recorded against a candidate, or a statement of convictions, as the case may be.The Induction process will determine if you have the potential to become an Air Corps Flight Officer.<h3>Training</h3>The purpose of Officer Cadet training is to develop character and leadership skills and instil a sense of duty and responsibility in the Officer Cadets, in addition to qualifying them as Military Aviators. To benefit from that training, which is conducted in an environment of strict discipline, the Officer Cadet needs mental acuity and physical agility. Air Corps Cadets spend 7 months training with an Army Cadet Class where they learn basic military skills and develop their leadership ability before they move on to flight training with the Air Corps.<h3>Career Progression</h3>After commissioning Air Corps officers must choose between specialising in fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft. Their new flight duties can include Air Ambulance, troop transport, and flying the Government Jet.<h3>What is a Naval Service Officer Cadet?</h3>A Naval Cadet enlists for a Cadetship to become an Officer in the Defence Forces. After successfully completing the Cadet Training Course in the Naval Service College, a Naval Cadet is commissioned into the Officer Ranks of the Naval Service as a Ensign or Sub Lieutenant.<h3>Who we want</h3>Officers are the managers, decision makers and leaders of the Defence Forces. A Naval Service Officer specialises in Operations Branch or Engineering Branch. The role comes with very real physical and mental challenges, with Officers being expected to lead from the front in all situations. A Naval Service Cadet engages in a course of training of approximately two years duration divided into different stages. The first year is spent in military training at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, Cork. The second year of the cadetship is in accordance with the National Maritime College of Ireland course prescribed for the cadets. At the end of the second year and on completion of exams, and a Sea Term, the cadets will be qualified for the award of a commission in the Permanent Defence Force and will be competent to carry out those duties required of an Ensign in the Naval Service.The Defence Forces is looking for people who have:-The ability to plan, prioritize and organise.<ul><li>The ability to carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions.</li><li>Clear, concise and effective communication skills.</li><li>The ability to motivate others and work with a team.</li><li>Can you do all of this while working in a physically demanding and high pressure environment.</li></ul><h3>Operations Branch Cadet</h3>Officers of the Operations Branch of the Naval Service are responsible for the efficient running of the ship. It is only from within this Branch that an officer may become Captain of a ship. The Operations Branch Officer’s responsibilities include Bridge Watchkeeping, where they are responsible for the safe navigation of the ship and the safety of the ships company along with the weapons and communications systems onboard. Operations Branch Officers also lead boarding teams in fishery protection and anti-drug running boarding operations and are therefore prime leaders and motivators of the ships company.<h3>Engineering Branch Cadet</h3>The Engineering Branch Cadet will be trained to a level whereby he/she can fill an appointment as a ships’ Marine Engineering Officer. The Engineering Officer is responsible for everything that keeps a ship afloat, moving and habitable. This includes the hull and general structures of the ship, its main engines and all auxiliary machinery, the main electrical generators, the electrical distribution system, the air conditioning, ventilation, heating systems and cold rooms as well as all fuel and water systems. It also includes the computer systems for communications, navigation and weapons control systems.<h3>Electrical Engineering Cadet</h3>Please see current terms and conditions for educational requirements.2019-Cadetships-Terms-&amp;-Conditions.pdf (size 1 MB)<h3>Age Limitations</h3>Be 18 years of age or over and under 26 years of age on the date mentioned in the notice for the current competition.<h3>Induction</h3>The Officer Cadet Competition is held annually and is the only way for potential candidates to join the Defence Forces to become a Naval Service Officer. Candidates undergo psychometric and fitness testing, an interview and a medical exam.Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to complete and sign a Garda Vetting Application Form that, pursuant to Section 8 of the Data Protection Act, 1988, will authorise the Garda Síochána to furnish to the Defence Forces either, a statement that there are no convictions recorded against a candidate, or a statement of convictions, as the case may be. The Induction Process will determine if you have the potential to lead troops as a Naval Service Officer.<h3>Training</h3>The purpose of cadet training is to develop character and leadership skills and instil a sense of duty and responsibility in the cadet. To benefit from that training, which is conducted in an environment of strict discipline, the cadet needs mental acuity and physical agility. During 2 years of training a Naval Service Cadet masters basic military skills, such as rifle marksmanship, as well as developing the leadership skills required of a Naval Service Officer. The second year of the cadetship is in accordance with the National Maritime College of Ireland course prescribed for the cadets. On commissioning the new Officer takes up a leadership role on a Naval Service vessel.<h3>Third Level Education</h3>On successful completion of the first year of training, Naval Service cadets spend the second year of the cadetship studying for a degree at the National Maritime College of Ireland.Go to <a href="http://www.military.ie/en/careers/current-competitions/">http://www.military.ie/en/careers/current-competitions/</a>For other jobs in Ireland go here; <a href="www.jobalert.ie">www.jobalert.ie</a>PRESS RELEASE - 18th April 2019Today the Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe T.D., announced the launch of the 2019 Cadetship Competition for the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF). The aim of this years competition is to induct 100 cadets to serve in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps.The cadetship competition is an opportunity for young people to serve their country as officers in the different branches of the Defence Forces. On completion of their cadetships, newly commissioned officers will have the chance to serve Ireland both domestically and on overseas missions, as well as experience a broad spectrum of training and education relative to their branch of service.Commenting on today’s launch, Minister with responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe TD underlined the &quot;opportunities a career as an officer in the Defence Forces offers, to young men and women, to learn vital life skills, develop their leadership potential, undergo world class training and enhance their education. Earlier this year, 77 cadets were commissioned from the 94th Cadet Class - 17 women were part of that class- the largest number ever to be commissioned from one Cadet class. I am committed to building on these success in 2019. Recruitment is the lifeblood of the Defence Forces and is a vital component to the development of Defence Forces capabilities.&quot;Also commenting on the launch of the competition, Óglaigh na hÉireann Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM, said, &quot;Undergoing a cadetship in Óglaigh na hÉireann is a challenging and rewarding experience that equips young men and women to be leaders and decision makers in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps. Óglaigh na hÉireann is looking for young people of character and competence who embody our core values.&quot;The competition will be open from Thursday 18th April to Sunday 12th May and applicants can apply via <a href="http://www.military.ie/en/careers/current-competitions/">military.ie.</a>

100 Defence Force Cadets Required  - Army, Naval Service and Air Corps

83% of Irish workers think about quitting their job every day, according to new survey
The incredible findings also show that 40% of professionals hate their current role.The main reason given by unhappy workers was not being in the job they want, closely followed by the belief that their role has no room for progression.The research conducted by CV-Library surveyed 1,100 workers about their level of satisfaction with their current position.37% blamed not being in the role they want as the reason they were unhappy.More than 36% of those surveyed felt their job has no room for progression, and that they have a poor work-life balance.Other frequent complaints are of feeling undervalued, and disliking their boss. Speaking on the findings, Lee Biggins, founder of CV-Library, claimed that anyone dissatisfied in their current job should consider looking for a different role.He said: “Job satisfaction is important to the nations’ professionals – and this is understandable! Work is a big part of our lives, especially as we spend a significant amount of our time there.&quot;Enjoying what you do is extremely important, particularly when it comes to establishing a good work-life balance.“If you find yourself unhappy at work, it’s first important to identify why you feel this way and put measures in place to try and make things better.&quot;You might find you’re able to fall in love with your job again. &quot;That said, if you continue to feel dissatisfied in your role, it could be time to look for a job that better meets your needs, elsewhere.”<h3>Top 10 reasons Irish workers hate their current job</h3><ol><li>Not being in the role they want – 37%</li><li>Having no room for progression – 36.6%</li><li>Poor work-life balance – 36.4%</li><li>Poor company culture – 28%</li><li>Feeling undervalued – 27.3%</li><li>Disliking their boss – 26%</li><li>Finding it stressful – 25.3%</li><li>Finding it boring – 25.1%</li><li>Being underpaid – 19%</li><li>Not getting on with their colleagues – 18.2%</li></ol>

Study finds 83% of Irish workers think about quitting their job every day

Last year almost 5,000 Irish people applied for a free interrail pass, and 314 were successful!Irish teenagers are being invited to apply for a free interrail pass which will take them around Europe.The European Commission has launched its DiscoverEU travel passes for 2019, and is making 20,000 available across the continent to 18-year-olds.Applicants must be born between July 2nd 2000 and July 1st 2001. They will be able to travel individually or in a group of up to five people. As a general rule they will travel by rail, but they will also be able to access planes, buses and ferries where necessary.The rail pass is for up to 30 days and can be availed of from August 1st 2019 to January 31st 2020. A one month interrail pass usually costs €600.Last year almost 5,000 Irish people applied for a free pass, and 314 were successful. This year, 194 interrail passes have been allocated to Irish 18-year-olds. The budget for DiscoverEU has been increased from €12 million to €16 million and there are ambitions to spend €700 million on DiscoverEU between 2021 and 2027, allowing an additional 1.5 million 18-year-olds to travel.DiscoverEU hopes to cement the notion of European unity by allowing teenagers to travel together around Europe to experience the diversity of the continent.Successful applicants also receive a travel journal for them to record and reflect on their experiences, and will have the possibility to participate in organised community-building events during their trips.Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune said the scheme had already been a “huge success”.“The scheme is a great way to help young Irish people learn about and see other’s EU countries. There is so much to learn across Europe and a scheme such as this is very welcome in helping young people as they learn and develop. It is great to see so much interest from young people in the scheme and I would encourage the creation of more schemes like this.”The European Commission is planning to launch a fourth application round before the end of 2019.Applications can be made here: <a href="https://europa.eu/youth/discovereu_en">europa.eu/youth/discovereu_en</a> Original source: Ronan McGreevy - <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/europe/irish-teens-urged-to-apply-for-20-000-free-interrail-passes-1.3879859?fbclid=IwAR31XoZMjsk4DXErbsRokGgc9_mpyds2hEsBHjFkZslncJx6rrSgU5zLqKo">The Irish Times.</a>

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