More than 90% of the world’s migrant population left their home places voluntarily and mostly for economic reasons; “economic migrants” who decided to leave their country of birth in search of employment. The remaining 10% are refugees and asylum seekers…
Is Ireland’s economy doing well? Ireland is facing the same pressures as its neighbours over the cost of living and energy security. Ireland has enjoyed many years of back-to-back economic growth but with recent geo-political events, there has been a…
Live a new experience, work helping other people and improve your English without worrying about paying for your accommodation and meals, volunteering in Ireland could be a good option. In recent years we heard that more and more people are…
Have you ever wondered how Ireland’s unemployment benefits compare to our EU counterparts? Are we over- or under-performing in this area? Throughout 2021, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) have been pressuring politicians to reevaluate our current “inadequate” unemployment…
Over the last decade, “user experience” (UX) has become a buzzword in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design. User Experience is everything that involves the way any user interacts with the world around them. In UX, all…
Given the current climate, it’s likely to be a while before in-person activities return to pre-pandemic levels and it seems that in the future virtual interviews are not just the “new normal” but the “only normal”. So what’s a virtual…
The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) is defined as the percentage difference between the average gross hourly earnings for women and men. It compares the pay of all working men and women; not just those in similar jobs, with similar working…
Before digitisation changed the whole business model of the music industry, music journalists were thought to be the ‘gatekeepers’ between musicians and their fans. Their words had weight and importance. Artists needed to get reviews, interviews, and column inches to…
I could feel my payday glow vanishing as I dumbfoundedly stared at my payslip, which was half of what I should have received. I was unknowingly and incorrectly charged the emergency tax, like hundreds of fellow residents. How did I…
The complex and dynamic business environment has demanded more innovations from companies. A multicultural company is a work team composed of people from different ethnic and professional backgrounds, with diverse beliefs, values, opinion, etc. This generates synergies that may lead…