- Read more: EU Court Upholds Minimum Wage Directive in Victory for Social Europe
The ruling preserves key provisions on wage adequacy and collective bargaining, revealing how employer lobbying inadvertently expanded EU social policy powers.
- Read more: Good Jobs: What are they and How do we get more of them?
The Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) has published a new paper: Good Jobs: What are they and How do we get more of them? This paper addresses the policy challenge of increasing the number of good jobs in Northern Ireland, a key pillar in the Department for Economy’s economic vision. The paper also provides a…
- Read more: Sub-minimum wages in Ireland
The ESRI has published a report “Sub-minimum wages in Ireland”. The report examines sub-minimum wage employment in Ireland and finds that, while all young workers aged 15–19 could legally be paid a sub-minimum wage rate, the majority receive higher pay.
- 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.
