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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

Director & Chief Biscuit Dunker

Sean Breen

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>

Irish teens urged to apply for 20,000 free interrail passes

More than two-thirds of women who work in the home and have a third-level education do not want to return to a paid job, according to a survey.

Solas, the further education and training authority, surveyed 218,000 women, aged between 20 and 64, who were described as being on &#39;home duties&#39;, meaning they did not participate in the labour force.

It found that, regardless of their education level, the majority of women did not want to return to the labour force.

However, some 16,000 women said they could be encouraged to do so if they had the right supports - such as flexible working hours, childcare, apprenticeships and further education.

Launching the report, Solas director of communications Nikki Gallagher said childcare was not the sole reason why some women opted not to work.

&quot;There&#39;s a common perception that women opt out of the workforce primarily because of childcare duties while their children are young,&quot; she said.

&quot;However, the research we&#39;re publishing today shows only one-third of those not currently working have children under the age of five.

&quot;Low levels of educational attainment, and long periods out of work, can also impact on a woman&#39;s decision to remain at home.&quot;

Some 122,500 of the women surveyed had a Leaving Cert or less. Another 31,700 had further educational training, while 57,500 had a third-level education.

Almost half of the women with a third-level qualification had children aged five or younger - compared with a quarter of women with an upper secondary education or less.

Three-quarters of women with a third-level qualification had a partner in full-time employment. This fell to 48pc for women with an upper secondary education or less.

Some 38pc reported that they were either lone parents or had a partner who was not working.

Ultimately, there are over 16,000 women who are classified as &quot;untapped potential&quot;, according to Solas, and could be attracted to joining the workforce.

The right conditions such as childcare, flexible working hours, and taxation could help them to do so, said researcher Joan McNaboe.

Dress for Success founder Sonya Lennon, who helped to launch the research, said the findings were a &quot;punch in the gut&quot; but agreed with Ms McNaboe that the right conditions may attract women to work.

&quot;It&#39;s all the old chestnuts, remote working, better access to childcare, all the nuggets that we know are holding women back,&quot; she said.

&quot;They don&#39;t want to work because work doesn&#39;t work for them rather than they don&#39;t want to be economically independent.&quot;

She said there was no &quot;one-size-fits-all solution&quot; to getting women back into work.

&quot;When we look at the two big cohorts who could be in the workforce and are not, one of them is definitely the result of socio-economic issues and endemic unemployment. That is not going to need the same solution as the group of highly educated women who have fallen out of sustainable employment,&quot; she said.

Two-thirds of women doing 'home duties' do not want to return to a paid job

<h1></h1>Retire At 55 And Live To 80; Work Till You’re 65 And Die At 67. Startling New Data Shows How Work Pounds Older Bodies.A study by Dr. Ephrem Cheng, a leading American scholar, on the relationship between life expectancy and retirement age ( Age at Retirement Vs Life Span) The investigation report.The report netted several pension plans for U.S. supermajority groups, including Boeing, AT&amp;T and Ford Motor Co., and found that the later the executive retires, the shorter his or her life!The statistics are as follows:Retirement Age / Age of Death:49.9 / 8651.2 / 85.353.8 / 83.955.1 / 83.256.4 / 82.557.2 / 81.158.2 / 8059.2 / 78.5 60.1 / 76.861 / 74.562.1 / 71.863.1 / 69.364.1 / 67.965.2 / 66.8 “Ten working years could cost you twenty years of your Retirement!”Almost all large organizations are in agreement, and full-time managers who retire at the age of sixty-five usually die within eighteen months! As a result, quite a number of pension reserves have not been claimed. Dr. Cheng then launched a comprehensive survey, and the above statistics concluded that the later you retire, the earlier you die.Full-time managers face enormous pressure every day, constantly living in the emotional tension, but also need to cling to, so it is easy to push themselves to the edge of collapse. This mental and mental state seriously damages the organs and cells of the body, forming a long-term high-pressure state. Before you know it, your health will be cut short. Thus, at the age of sixty-five, when he retires, he is relieved of all his latent diseases, and within eighteen months he is gone.The findings have shocked American executives, so they say life is good enough, and they retire at 50. These senior retirees are not totally out of work. They just re-plan their lives and lives, relax and only take part-time and interesting jobs and stop pursuing power and luxury.According to the survey, the healthy decline of these 50-year-olds after they started their second spring has greatly improved. Many of them did not go to heaven until they were 85 years old. According to the survey, this group of 50-year-old retirees had their health plummeted.Dr. Cheng pointed out that the sooner you leave the circle of power and money and get rid of the shackles of fame and luxury, the happier you will be and the longer you will be able to live a basic life. Working as a philanthropist, in particular, is more conscious of living meaningfully, and as a result, the immune system is strengthened and the lifeline is prolonged.So when are you retiring?

Startling New Data Shows How Work Pounds Older Bodies

First UK airport to get permanent team of therapy dogs to calm nervous fliers.A Scottish airport is getting UK’s first permanent therapy dog team to help calm nervous fliers. Therapets will lend a paw to those who are anxious getting on planes at Aberdeen International Airport from this weekend. The travel hub has drafted in a team of four-legged volunteers after a successful trial over the busy Christmas and New Year period. The airport will become the first in the UK to have its very own therapy dog team when the Canine Crew start regular working regularly on Saturday. The dogs are easily identified in their high-vis jackets and bandanas, and will mingle with passengers and staff throughout the terminal.
They are already regular visitors to nursing homes, schools, prisons and universities, but this is the first venture of this scale based in the UK bringing dogs into an airport environment.
The animals have already been helping to improve mental health and wellbeing, alleviate stress and calm nerves, and are now ready to work their magic in their new surroundings. A joint endeavour by Therapet and Canine Concern Scotland, the team of 14 dogs – of various sizes – will be deployed with their handlers on a rota basis. Included in the team are friendly golden retrievers, German shepherds, beagles and a pug, among others.

Therapet’s north-east representative Diane Wood said: ‘We are delighted to take the lead in this project and have the opportunity to work with the Aberdeen airport. ‘All our dogs – and their owners – have undergone rigorous training and assessment to work in a variety of environments and the dogs are used to being stroked and petted and generally made a fuss of so they will lap up the attention and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to interact with passengers and staff. ‘The mere action of stroking a dog slows down the heartbeat and reduces blood pressure so they will be a great help to anyone feeling nervous about their journey. ‘The dogs will work in pairs, for two hours at a time once a week and we plan to keep everybody updated about what dogs are visiting and when.’Aberdeen airport duty manager Fraser Bain added: ‘We’re excited to be the first airport in the UK to offer this service to passengers. ‘As well as benefiting our visitors, we also recognise the benefit to the mental health and wellbeing of our staff. ‘The Canine Crew is made up of a variety of dogs, with a mixture of brilliant traits and personalities and we cannot wait to see the reaction of our passengers.’

UK airport hires permanent team of therapy dogs to soothe nervous fliers

If you are returning to work after a break for whatever reasons, you may need to consider a few things before you jump right in!Well firstly, if you&#39;re looking for a job check out our listings and if you&#39;re on Social Media follow us, as we share information relevant to jobs in your area everyday.There are also lots of local services such as Jobs Centres, Intreo and Social Welfare Offices that can advise regarding your CV and work preparation schemes to help you with your transition.But will you lose out by taking up Work?The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection also have an on-line estimator that will help you assess the financial consequences of taking up full-time work - this is important. The Benefit of Work Estimator is a user friendly tool that gives an indication of the difference between your potential in-work and your current out-of-work payments based on information provided by you.  The Reckoner works out the total amount you would receive on taking up full-time work (including any Working Family Payment) and compares this to what you are getting in jobseeker payments (including Rent Supplement). What about your Medical Card and Rent Supplements?If you are unemployed you may be able to retain your medical card or Rent Supplement when you take up employment.If you are unemployed and you are returning to full-time or part-time work, you can keep your medical card for 3 years provided you have been getting a full-rate payment for one of the following allowances or benefits for 12 months or more:<ul><li>Jobseeker&#39;s Benefit</li><li>Jobseeker&#39;s Allowance</li><li>One-Parent Family Payment</li><li>Illness Benefit</li><li>Invalidity Pension</li><li>Disability Allowance</li><li>Blind Pension or</li><li>Have been on an employment incentive scheme or educational opportunity scheme</li></ul>If you take up full-time employment you will retain your medical card for 3 years from the date you start work. If you take up part-time employment the 3-year period starts from the date your income exceeds the relevant medical card guideline - further details can be found on hse.ie about this.Rent SupplementIf you have been unemployed or not in full-time employment for at least 12 months and are assessed as in need of housing under the Rental Accommodation Scheme you may be entitled to retain your Rent Supplement or part of it.Differential rents and returning to workIf you are renting from a local authority or housing association, your rent is calculated using the local authority differential rents system. This system is based on your household’s weekly income and your ability to pay. So, if your income increases when you return to work, you must inform the local authority or housing association and you may be asked for a higher contribution towards the rent.If you are a private tenant on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, your rent contribution is calculated in a similar way and you will have to notify the local authority when your income changes.If you have children:<ul><li>You may be able to keep your Increase for a Qualified Child payment for 13 weeks. Alternatively, if you are taking up a low-paid job, you may qualify for Working Family Payment (WFP)</li><li>The Back to Work Family Dividend is available for lone parent and long-term jobseeker families with children return to work. It can be paid in addition to WFP.</li><li>A number of affordable childcare schemes provide childcare for families on lower incomes and aim to support parents to return to work or education.</li></ul>There&#39;s lots of information about the above and many other topics that will help you on the Citizens Information Website, HSE, Revenue.ie, welfare.ie and the inou.ie - best of luck For jobs go here: <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/jobs">https://www.jobalert.ie/jobs</a>

Keeping your Medical Card and other entitlements when you find a job!

Director & Ideation Manager

Pamela Doyle

Self employed workers will be able to benefit from a welfare payment of €203 a week should they find themselves out of work from November. This will be the first time that the self-employed will be granted access to jobseeker’s benefit, and it will be paid at the same rate as those who are employed and lose their job. The move, which was first announced in last year’s Budget, will also benefit the many thousands of contractors who work for multinationals and smaller companies around the company on a self-employed basis.“This new benefit supports the Government’s aim of creating a supportive environment for entrepreneurship, including providing an income safety net to employees and self-employed alike,” Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty said. “The introduction of a new Jobseeker’s Benefit scheme for the self-employed represents the next step in the Government’s work to extend PRSI benefits and will provide an income safety net to thousands of small and medium businesses throughout the country.”Up until now, the only state benefit the self employed could access when their work dried up was jobseeker’s allowance. However, this was means tested and based on previous year’s income, which would have excluded many.Now however, it is expected that up to 6,500 individuals could benefit from the payment at any time in a year. The benefit will be paid at a maximum rate of €203.00 a week to the applicant, with payments also potentially available for dependents; a qualifying adult payment of €134.70 a week may apply for example, as well as an increase of up to €34 a week per each child under the age of 12, and €37 a week for each child aged 12 and over.Applicants will also have access to the full range of employment supports available to other jobseekers such as referral to group information sessions, one to one interviews and subsequent caseworker support.Applicants will have to satisfy a PRSI test to access the payment. As is the case with previously employed applicants, self-employed workers will need to have 260 or more self-employment PRSI contributions paid to get jobseeker’s benefit for the full nine months. Those with fewer than 260 contributions will get the paymnet for six months.Self employed workers have been able to access an enhanced range of welfare payments in recent years. For example, the self-employed now benefit from treatment benefits, which includes free eye tests, dental examinations and contributions towards the cost of hearing aids, and the invalidity pension, as well as having entitlement to a full state pension, and statutory maternity/paternity pay.However, when those who are self employed find themselves out of work on a short term basis due to ill-health, they still can’t access illness benefit.Drafting of the legislation needed has commenced, with the new scheme expected to be available from November 2019. Source: <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/personal-finance/self-employed-can-claim-the-dole-for-the-first-time-from-november-1.3874890?fbclid=IwAR0Prz4LX7cez26orm4syb7w1gmQYPSqI5QR5WsB3LQ_LC8KZ6h2Fkq-4ic">The Irish Times</a>

Self-employed can claim the dole for the first time from November

By Isabelle Roughol
Senior editor-at-large, LinkedIn | Tech and media hybrid
You should really get more sleep. I know, you&#39;ve heard it before. But there&#39;s something about hearing sleep scientist Matt Walker enumerate on the TED stage all the ways sleep deprivation destroys your health, relationships and productivity that finally convinced me. Here&#39;s one stat I won&#39;t forget in a hurry: on the spring day after daylight savings comes into force — a wonderful controlled experiment when more than a billion people lose an hour of sleep — heart attacks increase by 24%! That&#39;s how much even a small change in sleep impacts health. (Yes, the reverse is also true in the fall: heart attacks decrease when we gain an hour of sleep.)Sleep deprivation impacts cardiovascular health, reproductive health, mental health, your brain, your immune system... and it&#39;ll make you behave really weirdly at work.<h3>Lack of sleep makes you less ambitious.</h3>&quot;Underslept employees, defined as sleeping six hours or less, will select fewer challenging problems,&quot; Walker tells me in a follow-up interview. In the lab, people are given a chance to just do email or deep project work. Those who haven&#39;t slept enough systematically choose the easy option, he says.<h3>Lack of sleep makes you less creative.</h3>In that same experiment, once they are working on meaningful problems, underslept employees come up with fewer creative solutions. &quot;It&#39;s creativity and ingenuity that&#39;s supposed to drive businesses forward!&quot; Walker reminds us.<h3>Lack of sleep makes you unethical.</h3>&quot;The less and less sleep that an employee has, the more deviant and unethical they become,&quot; Walker explains. Those employees become more likely to fudge a factor in a spreadsheet, falsify expense claims, or even claim the work of other people as their own.<h3>Lack of sleep makes you lazy.</h3>In a group, workers who have slept less will lean on others to do the work and ride their coattails. That&#39;s called social loafing, and it doesn&#39;t make for a great team atmosphere.<h3>Lack of sleep makes you bad at learning.</h3>Sorry students, all-nighters are pointless. After an all-nighter, your capacity to retain new information drops by 40%. &quot;You need sleep after learning to hit the save button on these new memories,&quot; Walker says. &quot;But you also need sleep before learning to prepare your brain.&quot;<h3>Lack of sleep makes you less of a leader.</h3>Walker cites a study by Christopher Barnes at the University of Washington: When CEOs have had a bad night&#39;s sleep, their employees rate them as less charismatic! The rating can change significantly from one day to the next and though the workers have no idea of their leader&#39;s sleeping habits, they can tell that something was off.So there&#39;s really little evidence that Jack Ma&#39;s devotion to the 9-9-6 schedule — working 9 am to 9 pm six days a week — makes any business sense. &quot;This notion of time on task is a fallacy,&quot; Walker says. It was already questionable in the industrial age, when tired workers made more mistakes and had more accidents, and it is especially questionable in the information age. Why have people sitting there twice as long working half as well? Or as Walker puts it, &quot;Why would you boil a pot of water at medium heat when you could do it in half the time on high?&quot;What can be harmful on an individual level becomes nonsensical at the national scale. The RAND corporation measured that sleep deprivation costs developed economies up to 3% of GDP, a growth rate many countries would envy. That&#39;s $411 billion of lost productivity due to insufficient sleep in the US, more than $50 billion in the UK or $138 billion in Japan. &quot;If I could solve the sleep-loss crisis within the workplace, I could almost double the budget for education in most of those countries or I could almost halve the healthcare deficit,&quot; Walker says.The bad news is you can&#39;t &quot;catch up&quot; on sleep, and the damage done is done. But you can stop adding to it. These are Walker&#39;s recommendations for a good night&#39;s sleep:<ul><li>Be regular. Go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time every day, even on the weekend.</li><li>Keep a cool room. Your body needs to drop its temperature to fall asleep. Ideal room temperature is 65°F or 18°C.</li><li>Make your bedroom a haven. Don&#39;t work there. Your brain needs to associate it with sleep.</li><li>Avoid sleeping pills, caffeine and alcohol. They keep your sleep superficial.</li></ul>Every species known to science sleeps. There must be a good reason. &quot;If sleep does not serve an absolutely vital function, it&#39;s probably the biggest mistake the evolution process has ever made. You&#39;re not reproducing, you&#39;re not finding food, you&#39;re not caring for your young, and worse still, you&#39;re vulnerable to predation,&quot; Walker notes. &quot;It&#39;s the most idiotic thing — unless it&#39;s non-negotiable.&quot;

These are all the ways lack of sleep makes you terrible at work

On Friday morning, homeless web developer David Casarez woke from his park bench in Mountain View, Calif., put on a nice shirt and tie, and carried his hand-written cardboard sign to a nearby highway median.

“HOMELESS,” the sign read.

“HUNGRY 4 SUCCESS. TAKE A RESUME.”

It turned out to be the perfect job search strategy.

A passerby’s photo of him standing on the median holding the sign soon went viral on Twitter, and by Saturday afternoon, he’d been flooded with more than 200 job offers.

“Google reached out to me,” the astounded 26-year-old told The Post.

“So many other companies. Pandora. A bunch of startups,” he said, speaking by phone at a Starbucks near where he’d first gone begging — literally — for work.

“A product manager from Bitcoin.com was wondering if I could work remotely or if I want to relocate to Tokyo,” he said, with wonder in his voice as he scrolled through the offers.

“But tonight, I’ll be back on my bench in Rengstorff Park.”

Casarez grew up in the border town of Laredo, Texas.

He earned a bachelor’s in management information systems from Texas A&amp;M University, landed a good web developer job at General Motors in Austin, but then cashed out his 401(k) and drove to Silicon Valley to pursue the dream of his own tech startup — only to run out of cash in June.

“I’d been living in my car for more than a year,” he said of his 2015 Ford Transit Connect utility van.

Enlarge ImageDavid Casarez&#39;s resume
David Casarez’s resumeJasmine Scofield
“No one was hiring. I had an interview with Apple in January, but the job was filled internally,” he said.

Casarez says he did some freelancing — a few web design and logo design jobs.

But a month ago, his van was repossessed, he said, and he’s been sleeping in the park since.

On Friday, he dressed as best he could — “to be presentable to my future employers,” he explained — and set out with his new sign and a stack of resumes in a FedEx envelope.

“It was basically a make-or-break moment,” he said of his job-search breakthrough.

“I wanted to keep my head up high, keep looking forward and see what opportunity would come next,” he added.

“I was thinking, you know, like this was like my last stop. If this didn’t work, I’d go back home and give up on my dream.”

He’d only been standing on the median at El Camino Real and San Antonio Road for a couple hours when a passing driver named Jasmine Scofield stopped and asked if she could take his picture and post it online.

Sure, Casarez told her.

“Today I saw this young homeless man asking for people to take a resume rather than asking for money,” she tweeted around 5 p.m. Friday.

“Please RT so we can help David out!”

By mid-afternoon Saturday California time, Scofield’s photos of Casarez and his resume had been retweeted more than 50,000 times and liked nearly 70,000 times.

“It’s been happening very quickly, and I’m in shock,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting that kind of response,” he added. “It kinda blew up.”

Homeless man hands out resumes, gets hundreds of job offers

According to Dr. Paul Kelley, a leading researcher at Oxford University, having to wake up and go to work before 10 o’clock in the morning is one of the most common forms of torture.The Circadian Rhythm, or the internal body clock, represents the biological timers that dictate the way our body functions, and this genetically pre-programmed cycle regulates our perception of time, brain function, energy levels, and hormone production.Therefore, waking up this early and working before 10 o’clock tortures our body and negatively affects the natural balance in the body.Kelley explains that people cannot change their 24-hour rhythms, and one cannot learn to get up at a certain time, since the liver and your heart have different patterns and they should actually shift two or three hours.In the early 20th century, when the 8-hour working day was introduced, along with the 24/7 factory productivity, no one considered the natural human body clock.As a result, Dr. Paul Kelley claims that it affects the physical, emotional and performance systems and thus damages the body. Staff should start at 10 am. He also adds that people are chronically sleep-deprived, and it is an international issue.Moreover, a week with less than six hours’ sleep each night leads to 711 changes in how genes function.He believes that the effects of work will be drastically improved if we made simple changes in the time we start and end work.Dr. Kelley and other neuroscientists point out the importance of understanding functionality of the body at different ages, especially when it comes to sleep cycles. Sleep deprivation starts in adolescence as teens are biologically predisposed to go to sleep around midnight.Therefore, they aren’t really awake until 10 am in the morning, and due to the strict early morning hour schedule of schools, they are losing an average of 10 hours of sleep a week. Moreover, they tend to stay awake longer into the night on weekends, so they face a difficulty to constantly readjust to the early-to-bed, early-to-rise sleep cycle that is structured for a 55-year-old.A British school tested Dr.Kelley’s theory that schools should start from 8.30 am to 10.00 am, and after some time, the grades of the students were significantly increased, and as well as their attendance and general productivity.Therefore, if we decide to incorporate such changes in all sectors of the modern society, people will undoubtedly become more productive, happier, healthier, full of energy and joy, instead of being fatigued, stressed, and addicted to coffee.

Scientists Say That Starting Work Before 10am Is Similar To Torture

Up to half of all jobs could be wiped out or changed almost beyond recognition as new technologies sweep through the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development has warned.

It estimates automation will eliminate almost one in six roles completely, while a further third will “change radically”, bringing the total to 46pc of all jobs.

New jobs will be created to replace the lost posts, but traditional full-time, permanent employment may become a thing of the past for most workers, and those with the fewest skills and least training are most vulnerable.

“Individuals will face deep and rapid changes: many will have to change not only their job but even their occupation, and most will have to modernise their skills and working practices. These transitions towards new jobs and occupations might be difficult and costly for a number of workers,” said the OECD in its annual Employment Outlook.Automation to date has not wiped out job opportunities. The employment rate is rising across much of the developed world, particularly among women and older workers.

But avoiding mass unemployment will require new skills and a new approach to work, the OECD said.

Just as the shift from manufacturing jobs into the services industry left some workers struggling, so this tech revolution risks locking millions out of employment in the years ahead.

“Doomsday scenarios are unlikely to materialise, but there are some real risks,” the think-tank warned.

“Many are worried that the world of work is heading for a dystopian future of massive technological unemployment, precarious work, workers with little or no bargaining power, and important skills gaps as populations age rapidly.”The solution is a complete overhaul of education and training to better serve workers and businesses in a world of rapidly changing technology and longer lives, the OECD believes.

“We should move away from a model of front-loaded education – whereby recognised skills are mainly developed in schools and universities and subsequently used at work – to a system in which skills are continuously updated during the working life to match changing skills needs,” its report said.Its surveys of 29 mostly rich countries indicate six in 10 workers lack basic IT skills or computer experience, indicating the scale of the challenge.

A key risk is that middle-wage jobs will be destroyed, leaving only low-paid and high-paid positions with little in between.

One consequence of new technology is a rise in &quot;gig&quot; working on a temporary or informal basis. The OECD fears this has undermined workers’ rights and protections in countries including the UK, potentially making those workers more vulnerable to losing their jobs and leaving them with fewer welfare protections should they fall on hard times.

Robots set to wipe out or radically alter millions of jobs, OECD warns

Staying At Home with Kids Is Harder Than Going to Work
We love our kids. No doubt about that. They are bundles of joy given to us by the universe to set our lives on a path of unbridled love, affection, and happiness. At least, that’s what many of us think.
However, this doesn’t change the fact that they drive us nuts sometimes. Staying at home to look after your kids can be more difficult than going to a hectic job [1]. Kids can drain our energy, especially newborns. Feeding, soothing, singing to sleep, bathing, changing, powdering, playing, cooing, gagging – the unconditional love we have for them doesn’t always relieve the stress. Stay-at-home parents can relate better to this, especially those with many kids.
They don’t usually like to complain about their ordeals. Most people would wonder, “What’s so hard about staying at home all day with your little one(s)?” People judge them without thinking about what they go through every day. It’s true that constantly complaining can do more harm than good, but everyone deserves to once in a while and they need to be taken seriously.
When most working parents spend a day at home with their kids, even on paid leave, many can’t wait to get back to work.
AVEENO Baby U.K. survey
A nationwide survey conducted in the U.K. has shown that many parents get more stressed while staying at home with their kids than going to work [2]. The survey, conducted by AVEENO® Baby, had a sample size of the of 1,500 mothers and fathers from around the country. These parents either worked various types of jobs or were stay-at-home parents. 
The results of the survey were as follows:
31% agreed that staying at home with kids is more stressful than going to work.
40% agreed that after having their own first child, they stopped judging new parents for complaining too much.
55% believed that having a baby is hard work even with a strong support system.
25% voted that having a baby is easy.
Despite NCT (National Childbirth Trust) classes and self-help books, 45 percent of the women said they wouldn’t have coped without their own mother’s advice.
39% of the parents said they are constantly exhausted.
71% of the moms and dads believed that social media made parenting more competitive, with everyone trying to level up to someone else.
27% felt they are under pressure to be perfect parents.
22% are worried about their newborns’ eating habits.
9% are worried about their kids’ sleep patterns.
Despite all these, 42% agreed that they experienced true, unconditional love for the first time when they had their first baby.
“Becoming a parent is an amazing experience, but we understand that entering this new chapter of life can also bring with it a great deal of stress and worry, so we wanted to discover more about what new parents experience in the first few years, what they wish they had known and how best we can support them,” Aveeno Baby Skin expert, Rebecca Bennett, told The Sun.
The verdict is, taking care of kids is not an easy feat. Nevertheless, their heart-warming smiles, tiny feet, soft bums, and cloud-like hair will do a lot to override any exhaustion we feel. One moment, we want to grab our bags and run for the door. The next, you are on your back balancing your toddler on your belly.
It’s an on and off thing.

Study Finds Staying At Home with Kids Is Harder Than Going to Work

Reasons why employers pay more for Job Advertising in Ireland!Bottom line….THERE IS NO REASON, but your’re still paying way over the odds, even when your investment may not fill the job! Why? Well it could be because you’ve signed up to a yearly contract and you’re just uploading job ads on the same platform for the sake of it, hoping to get back something from your investment. Maybe you’re not really checking the analytics, you’ve a few ads up on different platforms and you’re not really sure where the candidates are coming from? Then of course, it could be that your company has always used the same platforms for years, old habits die hard and it can be difficult for you to implement changes when you’re new on the block. If you’re a business struggling with increasing costs though, you’ll be well aware of what job advertising is costing you and if you’re finding it difficult to fill vacancies, you may feel there’s no alternative. But there is, you could be one of the savvy recruiters, who are trying out new platforms, saving money and thankfully getting results at the same time!But let’s look at the options and the cost of job advertising in Ireland. You could advertise on a jobs board, which according to US website www.betterteam.com will set you back the following; Jobs.ie €765 per job ad, Irishjobs.ie €1050 and Jobbio €104 a month, over €1,200 a year, that’s just to name a few. You could try advertising on social media, but you may not have a large following, so your job Ad won&#39;t reach that many people. You could sponsor your Ads, if you know how – but it’s difficult to know how much that will cost you. You could avail of the services of JobAlert.ie, who combine a jobs board with a location specific social media campaign for your job - you’ll pay just €99 for a local Ad or €149 for a Nationwide campaign, reaching over 243,000+ followers. At JobAlert.ie we’re helping businesses of all sizes to fill jobs quickly and also saving them money at the same time. Job Ads are hosted on our website and also shared across our social media platforms. We’re reaching both active and passive job seekers. By the latter term, we mean we are reaching out to candidates who may not actively be looking at job boards but if they see something in their Social Media news feeds they will apply. You just pay for Job Ads as you need them – we do the rest, we won’t tie you into unnecessary contracts – you just pay as you go. The model we use is simple. Like years ago, when employers used local newspaper classifieds to reach ‘readers’ with once off Ads, we do the same. Only difference is, we use online technology to reach future employees and their friends and family members who may tell them about the job. It really is that simple, but it works. We pride ourselves on the follow up service we give our customers, once you try our service, you’ll come back over and over again. Don’t just take our word for it – read some recent testimonials here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2GuZxBd">http://bit.ly/2GuZxBd</a>We have other packages with discounts available for clients that are recruiting in large numbers, you’re very welcome to call our team on 00 353 1 8495003 to discuss your needs. To Advertise 1 job on line now click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2GtG5oy">http://bit.ly/2GtG5oy</a>We look forward to hearing from you.

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The National Youth Council of Ireland, together with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are calling for applications for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020.Are you aged 18 - 25, a self-started, interested in policy making and writing, capable of digesting lots of information and quickly turning around policy papers/speeches? Available to travel to Brussels in June, Geneva in July and New York for up to a month in Sept/Oct 2019, January/March 2020 (TBC) and July 2020 (TBC)?Read on....UN Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020Information for Applicants&amp;Application FormUN Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 - 2020 Application Process &amp; RulesThe National Youth Council of Ireland, together with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are delighted to announce the call for applications for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 – 2020 which will support two young people aged between 18-25 years to join Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations. Since 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) have partnered to provide the opportunity for young people in Ireland to participate in the UN Youth Delegate Programme.  The aims of United Nations Youth Delegate Programme Ireland are:·       To provide a platform for young people from Ireland to be represented at the United Nations;·       To directly involve young people from Ireland in the international diplomacy and foreign policy and decision-making agenda;·       To hear and include the voice of young people on development, human rights, and global citizenship issues at local, national, and international levels;·       To promote development and youth policies among young people in Ireland;·       To familiarise young people in Ireland with global development issues, the Sustainable Development Goals, and opportunities for action;·       To support global citizenship activities and development initiatives in Ireland. This Programme will support young people to be agents of change, and to foster active global citizenship through engagement with the UN, contributing to building a world of justice, equity, peace, and dignity.  Call for ApplicationsApplicants should be:·       Between the ages of 18 – 25 years (on May 19th 2019)·       A self-starter·       Committed to giving significant time to this Programme·       Experienced in organising events and committed to organising consultations and events with young people/others in Ireland (and possibly other locations) and sharing their experiences with others, through written reports and social media, including videos·       Interested in policy making and writing, capable of digesting lots of information and quickly turning around policy papers/speeches·       Committed to regularly using blog/video/social media posts·       Experienced public speakers·       Available for interview week of June 10th 2019·       Able to travel to Brussels June/July 2019 (TBC)·       Able to travel to Geneva July 3rd – 5th 2019·       Able to travel to New York for up to a month September/October 2019, January/March 2020 (TBC) and July 2020 (TBC)·       Curious about the world. Interested in diplomacy, disarmament, public engagement, development education and global citizenship education, and youth issues ·       Passionate about solving today’s most pressing problems and working to engage young people in this important agenda·       Resident of Ireland Skills and qualifications ·       Policy making experience·       Event organising experience·       Media/Social Media/Communications experience·       Knowledge of international current affairs·       Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals·       Knowledge of the UN Youth Strategy·       Knowledge of Development Policies in Ireland and at UN level·       Knowledge of Development Education·       Experience in negotiating and in leading out on workshops and training·       Excellent report writing, communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills·       Culturally competent·       Ability to work collaboratively with others – senior NGO reps, young people, youth organisations, DFAT, NYCI, etc. What you must commit to if you are chosen as a UN Youth Delegate:·       Attend intergovernmental conferences: United Nations General Assembly (September/October 2018 TBC), the ECOSOC meeting (January/February 2020 TBC), Human Rights Meetings (June/July 2020 TBC), and the HLPF July 2020 (TBC)·       Participate in training at EU level in June/July 2019·       Regular reporting to/meeting with NYCI and DFAT on activities, actions, and consultations<ul><li>Consultation/visits/participation in events with young people, youth organisations, educational institutions and NGOs in Ireland to increase awareness among young people in Ireland on global issues and promote UN values</li></ul>·       Regular participation in UN Youth Delegate support meetings (NYCI/European Youth Forum/DFAT)·       Meet with DFAT/NYCI/Irish Mission in New York and Geneva ·       Organise side events in New York and Ireland (TBC)·       Work with Irish Missions on UN policy issues, planning meetings, networking and supporting the team (as appropriate)·       Work with UN Youth Delegates from other countries on policy issues, planning meetings, events, social media, and networking ·       Complete a report when term of office is complete·       Workshops/Consultations/Meetings with young people and organisations around Ireland on development/Sustainable Development Goals issues in Ireland and the world with a special emphasis on Youth, Peace and Security and Youth Rights<ul><li>Publication of blogs/videos/articles on specific topics regarding youth issues at a local and global level</li></ul>·       Hand over meeting with future delegates·       PR and social media (as negotiated with DFAT/NYCI) throughout your term of office, particularly using social media/blogs/photos/video when travelling in Youth Delegate capacity

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Additional Parental Leave announced! The Government has announced that parents are to have access to two weeks&#39; paid leave each from November. There are also future plans for this to rise to seven weeks each over the next three years.The Department of Social Protection will pay the parental benefit at the same rate as maternity and paternity benefit, which is €245 per week. Individual employers can then decide if they want to provide a “top up” payment to bring the benefit up to an employee’s salary level.The news will be welcomed by parents who would like to spend more quality time with their children. Under the scheme it will also enable male same sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefit. Up to 60,000 parents a year are to gain new paid parental leave and benefit from November.<blockquote>Regina Doherty said &quot;This, I hope, will help to incentivise fathers to take more time off work to care for their children than has been the case up to now&quot;, “In that formative first year of life, children now have the opportunity to spend more time with both parents.&quot;</blockquote>All new parents in employment or self-employment will be able to avail of the new scheme.Read the full Press Release here;Up to 60,000 Parents a Year to Gain as New Paid Parental Leave and Benefit available from this NovemberParents will have access to two weeks leave each – expected to rise to seven weeks each over the next three years Legislation will also enable male same-sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefitTuesday, 23 April, 2019The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty TD, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton TD, today announced that from this November all new parents in employment or self-employment will be able to avail of a new Parental Leave scheme offering two weeks leave and benefit to spend with their new babies during their first year. Ultimately, parents will be able to benefit from seven weeks leave each under the scheme as it develops incrementally over the next three years.The Minister for Justice and Equality has secured the approval of Government for the priority drafting of the necessary legislation to introduce the leave entitlement. A General Scheme of the Bill is being published today. Arrangements are currently underway in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to ensure the necessary legislation is in place for the benefit and that the administrative and technical solutions are in place in advance of November for the operation of this scheme. It is estimated that up to 60,000 parents could benefit from the scheme in a full year.Speaking on the importance of the scheme, Minister Doherty said:“Parents, children and society in general will all benefit from the introduction of this scheme. Firstly, in that formative first year of life, children now have the opportunity to spend more time with both parents. Secondly, on top of the recently introduced Paternity Benefit, this extends the leave benefits available to fathers.“Crucially this new benefit is non-transferable and is available on a ‘use it or lose it’ basis. This, I hope, will help to incentivise fathers to take more time off work to care for their children than has been the case up to now. The evidence shows that when fathers take a more significant and meaningful share in the parenting of their children the individual family benefits - and so does wider society, as by encouraging more fathers to take time off, we are in a position to challenge the existing culture regarding work and gender.”Welcoming the scheme as a practical support for working parents, Minister Flanagan said: “This is an important support for working parents in Ireland. The General Scheme of the Bill, which I am publishing today, provides for paid parental leave for each parent of a child under one, whether employed or self-employed. The leave will initially be set at two weeks, increasing on a phased basis over the next three years. This is in addition to existing maternity, paternity and adoptive leave entitlements. It will provide working parents with further opportunity to spend more time with their baby in its crucial first year of development. With the introduction of this Bill, we are delivering on our commitment to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child’s life. This is a practical measure to benefit parents and children. Helping working parents to have more flexibility and greater choice in how they balance their professional and family lives has positive benefits for families and for society as a whole.”Under the scheme, both parents will have access to two weeks each (non-transferrable) benefit for babies born from this November, which will be paid at the same rate as Maternity Benefit and Paternity Benefit - €245 per week. It is intended to incrementally increase this to up to seven weeks parental leave over the next three years in line with Government announcement for Budget 2019. Minister Stanton highlighted another important feature of the Bill:“The Bill also proposes to take the final steps needed to enable male same-sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefit. This is further progress towards ensuring equality for all families.I look forward to introducing the legislation into the Houses of the Oireachtas, once drafted, and hope that colleagues on all sides of the Houses will work with me in ensuring that we can implement this important legislation at the earliest possible time.”ENDSNote for EditorsParental Leave and Benefit Bill 2019:<ul><li>The Bill is part of the Government commitment to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child’s life</li><li>A draft General Scheme of the Bill was presented to Government on 16 April and approval was granted for the priority drafting of the Bill</li><li>It is intended that the leave will be set initially at two weeks per parent. The leave can be taken within 52 weeks of the birth of the child or in the case of an adoption, from the date of placement of the child</li><li>The Bill also proposes to address a lacuna in the law, which prevents a male same-sex couple from receiving adoptive leave and benefit. It provides for the repeal of Section 177 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. It further provides for the modification and reintroduction of Section 177 of that Act or an amendment of Section 2 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995</li><li>The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection will make the payment of the benefit. It will be up to individual employers to decide if they will provide a ‘top-up’ payment to the salary level of employees earning more than this</li><li>The Government commitment is to increase the leave by 2021 to 7 weeks paid parental leave per parent.</li></ul>

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Use Job advertising that works.Harness the latest technologies to find your next hire through JobAlert and social media. No contracts, no hidden fees.Reach jobseekers directlyTraditional recruitment methods don&#39;t make sense anymore. Big advertising fees do not guarantee applications. JobAlert is changing the face of recruitment by going directly to jobseekers through social media, allowing you to reach both active and passive job seekers.Watch your jobs go viralReceive applications like never before as your jobs are viewed, liked &amp; shared across the nation. Embrace the power of social media to get your job in front of as many candidates as possible.Frequently Asked Questions How do I pay for a job advertising package?It’s very straightforward. Just select the job advertising package that you require, continue through the checkout process and pay with your credit card. Once payment has been completed an invoice receipt will be sent immediately to your email address. There are no hidden fees or yearly subscriptions; you can just purchase one Job Ad at a time as you require them. For discounts and credit terms on multiple Job Ads please call our sales department directly at +353 1 849 5003 to discuss further.Will my online payment be safe and secure?Yes. We use Stripe to handle our online payments. They help us ensure that all of our online payments are safe and secure. Stripe is a PCI Service Provider Level 1 which is the highest grade in payment processing security.Can I be invoiced instead of paying by debit or credit card?Yes, for multiple Job Ads we can offer credit terms and we’ll also give you a discount for bulk orders. Call our sales department directly at +353 1 849 5003 to discuss further.Do you offer custom packages?Yes. We can build you a customized solution to fit your needs. If that means tailoring a package that includes unlimited job credits, multiple weekly shares on social media, or prioritizing jobs that needed to be filled yesterday, it can be done. Contact us at info@jobalert.ie or call us today to discuss on +353 1 849 5003.How long will it take before my job advertisement is live?Once you have published a job it will be made live once a member of our team reviews it. Normally your job will be live within the hour but this process can sometimes take up to 6 hours. Our team will then arrange to share your vacancy across our social media channels.How many people will see my Ad?Right now, we have over 243,000 social media followers and a reach of over 2.1m. Our website receives over 472,000 visitors per month. We also share Job Ads on Instagram and LinkedIn where required. So your Job Ads will get plenty of exposure.Can I choose which Counties I want to target?Yes, you can choose which counties you’d like to share your Job Ad to when you place your Ad. Right now we have specific social media pages targeting each county in Ireland and in the capital we have specific pages for Dublin North, South, West and the City Centre. You can also choose to do a Nationwide Job Ad.Do you provide graphic design work for sharing my job on social media?Each job package comes with a standard graphic for use on social media. For custom graphics, get in touch.How do I receive job applications?You can specify how you would like to receive job applications when uploading a job. You can request to receive applications by email or provide a link to your careers page/internal candidate management system – the choice is completely yours.Can I keep my company name confidential?Yes, your company can be kept anonymous when advertising on JobAlert.ie.Do you have a data protection policy?We fully adhere to all European Data Protection Legislation. This is outlined in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.Do you have any Testimonials from Clients using your service?Yes - check out what our clients say <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/employers?openTestimonies=true#testimonies">here.</a>To place a job advertisement now click <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/post-job/packages">here.</a> For more information about our service visit our employer page <a href="https://www.jobalert.ie/employers">here.</a>ORContact us by email or phone to discuss your needs in more detail.Phone: 00 353 1 8495003Email: info@jobalert.ieWe look forward to hearing from you.

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