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Read more: Pensions automatic enrolment reduces the mental health gap in retirement savings
Dr. Karen Arulsamy, Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen Prof. Liam Delaney, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics A pdf version is available here. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations Introduction Ageing populations and longer life expectancies mean that more people are retiring and spending more years in retirement. This trend […]
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Read more: Work quality in Northern Ireland statistics
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) released its latest Work Quality statistical publication. More information is available here.
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Read more: Assessing the policies to assist Disabled People to access Employment in Ireland
This paper will look at the current levels of disabled people working in Ireland, examine what supports currently exist for disabled people in the workplace, consider the possible reasonable accommodations that employees could expect to make, and the grants available to them. The paper will also examine other societal aspects that might prevent people from entering the workforce in the same way non-disabled people can. Lastly, this paper will explore the lessons learned from Covid-19 and examine whether the practices adopted during Covid-19 could allow disabled people to be more active in the workplace. The aim of this paper is to analyse if the current supports are fit for purpose.
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Read more: The Future of Social Protection and the Welfare State in the EU
The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Social Protection published its final report on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU, available here.
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Read more: OECD Economic Survey of Ireland 2022
The OECD published its Economic Survey of Ireland 2022. It features a specific thematic chapter on the health sector for the first time. It is available here.
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Read more: How decreasing poverty could be achieved
The ESRI have just released a report “Decreasing poverty requires a mix of policy measures such as increasing female labour force participation and spending more on benefits targeting children”. The report is available HERE.
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Read more: The Pandemic: Two years that have changed Ireland. Part 1: Health, Healthcare and the Labour Market
This is the first in a series of papers that aim to give an overview of some of ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Ireland. This paper examines some the key statistics that illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on Irish society since Ireland’s first confirmed case on 29th February 2020 and it focuses on healthcare, social care, and the labour market
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Read more: Impact of COVID-19 Income Supports on Employees – Insights from Real Time Administrative Sources, Series 3
“Impact of Selected COVID-19 Income Supports on Employees – Series 3” update is now available from the Central Statistics Office here
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Read more: Skills Mobility Partnerships: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Labour Migration
“Skills Mobility Partnerships: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Labour Migration” is available from the European Migration Network and the OECD here
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Read more: The Initial Labour Market Impact of COVID-19
Economic Letters, Vol 2020, No. 4, Central Bank of Ireland Stephen Byrne, Dermot Coates, Enda Keenan and Tara McIndoe-Calder The Digest Series presents summaries of papers that make contributions to policy debates that have already been published by the identified authors in cited outlets. Introduction Job losses since the outbreak of COVID-19 are concentrated in […]
